{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Panchagarh-1 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = পঞ্চগড়-১.svg | map_entity = | map_year = 2018 | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Panchagarh District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Rangpur Division]] | electorate = 458,807 (2026) | towns = | future = | year = 1984 | abolished_label = | abolished = | elects_howmany = | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | member_label = [[Member of Parliament]] | members = [[Muhammad Nawshad Zamir]] | next = | module = {{align|right|[[Panchagarh-2]] →}} }} '''Panchagarh-1''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]]. The current [[Member of Parliament]] in this constituency is [[Muhammad Nawshad Zamir]] of [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Tetulia Upazila|Tetulia]], [[Panchagarh Sadar Upazila|Panchagarh Sadar]] and [[Atwari Upazila|Atwari]] upazilas, except the [[Boda Upazila|Boda]] Pourashova area.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=(নং-৬৫৫) ত্রয়োদশ জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচন উপলক্ষ্যে জাতীয় সংসদের নির্বাচনি এলাকার সীমানার পুন:নির্ধারনি চূড়ান্ত তালিকা-২০২৫ প্রকাশ। |url=https://www.ecs.gov.bd/category/national-parliament-election}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=September 2025}}
== History == The constituency was created in 1984 from the Dinajpur-2 constituency when the former Dinajpur District was split into three districts: [[Panchagarh District|Panchagarh]], [[Thakurgaon District|Thakurgaon]], and [[Dinajpur District, Bangladesh|Dinajpur]].<ref name="district-stats" />
Ahead of the [[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026 general election]], the Election Commission reduced the boundaries of the constituency to exclude the Boda Pourashova area of [[Atwari Upazila]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Deepto |first=Ahmed |date=2025-09-04 |title=EC finalises 300 constituency boundaries, redraws 46 seats |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/elections/news/ec-finalises-300-constituency-boundaries-redraws-46-seats-3978746 |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=September 2025}}
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |+ ! colspan="2" |El.ction !Member !Party |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] |[[Sirajul Islam (Panchagarh politician)|Sirajul Islam]] |[[Awami League]]<ref name="1986results" /> |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | |[[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] |[[Abdul Kuddus (politician)|Abdul Kuddus]] |[[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]]<ref name="1988results" /> |- |rowspan="3" style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] |[[Mirza Ghulam Hafiz]] | rowspan="3" |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- |[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|1996]] |rowspan="2" | [[Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar|Jamiruddin Sarkar]] |- |[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] |[[Mazharul Haque Prodhan]] |[[Awami League]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal}}" | |[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] |[[Nazmul Haque Prodhan]] |[[Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal|JaSaD]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] |[[Mazharul Haque Prodhan]] | rowspan="2" |[[Awami League]]<ref name="2018results" /> |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] |[[Naimuzzaman Bhuiyan]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] |[[Muhammad Nawshad Zamir]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |}
== Elections ==
=== Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin |title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General election 2026]]: Panchagarh-1<ref>{{cite web |title=পঞ্চগড়-১ |url=https://election.prothomalo.com/seat/1 |website=প্রথম আলো |language=bn}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate=[[Muhammad Nawshad Zamir]] |votes=176,169 |percentage=51.18 |change=−13.59 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=National Citizen Party |candidate=[[Sarjis Alam]] |votes=168,049 |percentage=48.82 |change=N/A }} {{Election box majority | votes = 8,120 | percentage = 2.36 | change = −32.71 }} {{Election box turnout | votes = 344,218 | percentage = 74.24 | change = +30.16 }} {{Election box Registered electors | reg. electors = 463,700 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2024 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2024]]:Panchagarh-1 <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ecs.gov.bd/bec/public/files/1/12th-parliament-election-constituency-wise-result/NPE_24_1.xlsx |title=Panchagarh-1 Result |author=Bangladesh Election Commission|date=2024 |website=[[Bangladesh Election Commission]] |format=PDF |access-date=10 February 2024}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |party = Awami League |candidate = [[Naimuzzaman Bhuiyan]] |votes = 124,742 |percentage = 64.77 |change = +10.53 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent politician |candidate = Anwar Sadat |votes = 57,210 |percentage = 29.71 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Front |candidate = Serajul Islam |votes = 1,481 |percentage = 0.77 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = National People's Party (Bangladesh) |candidate = Moshiur Rahman |votes = 1,399 |percentage = 0.73 |change = +0.69 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bangladesh Supreme Party |candidate = Abdul Wadud Badsah |votes = 1371 |percentage = 0.71 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bangladesh Sangskritik Muktijote |candidate = Abdul Majid |votes = 743 |percentage = 0.39 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box rejected| |votes = 5,633 |percentage = 2.93 |change = +1.36 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 67,532 |percentage = 35.07 |change = +22.17 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 192,579 |percentage = 44.08 |change = -40.46 }} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 436,923 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Awami League |swing = -9.59 }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2010s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2018 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2018]]: Panchagarh-1 <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/bec/public/files/1/11th%20nation_result_1_100.xlsx|title=Panchagarh-1 Result |author=Bangladesh Election Commission|date=2019 |website=[[Bangladesh Election Commission]] |format=PDF |access-date=7 July 2020}}</ref>}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Awami League |candidate = [[Mazharul Haque Prodhan]] |votes = 173,888 |percentage = 54.24 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Nawshad Zamir |votes = 132,539 |percentage = 41.34 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Mohammed Abdullah |votes = 3,453 |percentage = 1.08 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Sumon Rana |votes = 3,399 |percentage = 1.06 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = National Democratic Party |candidate = Rashed Prodhan |votes = 1,412 |percentage = 0.44 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Abu Salek |votes = 729 |percentage = 0.23 |change = -44.87 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = National Peoples Party |candidate = Habibur Rahman |votes = 132 |percentage = 0.04 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box rejected| |votes = 5,045 |percentage = 1.57 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 41,349 |percentage = 12.90 |change = +3.10 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 320,597 |percentage = 84.54 |change = +59.04 }} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 379,207 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Awami League |loser = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |swing = +6.45 }}
{{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2014]]: Panchagarh-1<ref name="2014results" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = [[Nazmul Haque Prodhan]] |votes = 46,155 |percentage = 53.64 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Abu Salek |votes = 37,908 |percentage = 44.06 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box rejected| |votes = 1,983 |percentage = 2.30 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 8,247 |percentage = 9.58 |change = -8.5 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 86,046 |percentage = 26.16 |change = }} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 328,959 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |loser = Bangladesh Awami League |swing = +4.9 }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2000s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Panchagarh-1<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Mazharul Haque Prodhan]] |votes = 156,550 |percentage = 58.7 |change = +24.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar]] |votes = 107,726 |percentage = 40.4 |change = +0.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Progressive Democratic Party (Bangladesh) |candidate = Delowar Hossain |votes = 1,251 |percentage = 0.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Shahjahan |votes = 883 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Safiur Rahman |votes = 402 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box rejected| |votes = 2,534 |percentage = 0.94 |change = -0.03 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 48,824 |percentage = 18.3 |change = +12.7 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 266,812 |percentage = 91.7 |change = +6.4 }} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 291,095 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |swing = +11.95 }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Panchagarh-1<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar]] |votes = 81,702 |percentage = 39.9 |change = +4.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Md. Nurul Islam |votes = 70,164 |percentage = 34.3 |change = +4.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = Shafiul Alam Prodhan |votes = 50,829 |percentage = 24.8 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Khaja Nazimuddin |votes = 1,159 |percentage = 0.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Gano Forum |candidate = Md. Rezael Islam |votes = 486 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Muhammad Ali |votes = 478 |percentage = 0.2 |change = -0.2 }} {{Election box rejected| |votes = 2,009 |percentage = 0.97 |change = -0.14 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 11,538 |percentage = 5.6 |change = -0.2 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 206,827 |percentage = 86.15 |change = +4.34 }} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 240,073 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |swing = -0.01 }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Panchagarh-1<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar]] |votes = 57,433 |percentage = 35.02 |change = -4.33 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Md. Nurul Islam |votes = 48,012 |percentage = 29.28 |change = -1.93 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Shafiul Alam Prodhan |votes = 38,085 |percentage = 23.22 |change = +14.05 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Md. Abdul Khaleq |votes = 16,356 |percentage = 9.97 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Md. Jamer Ali |votes = 1,214 |percentage = 0.74 |change = -1.01 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Muhammad Ali |votes = 683 |percentage = 0.42 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Freedom Party |candidate = Md. Khaja Nazimuddin Joarder |votes = 378 |percentage = 0.23 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box rejected| |votes = 1,825 |percentage = 1.11 |change = +0.03 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 9,421 |percentage = 5.75 |change = -2.39 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 163,986 |percentage = 81.81 |change = +19.71 }} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 200,457 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |swing = -1.20 }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Panchagarh-1<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party|candidate=[[Mirza Ghulam Hafiz]]|votes=48,678|percentage=39.35|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Awami League|candidate=[[Sirajul Islam (Panchagarh politician)|Sirajul Islam]]|votes=38,604|percentage=31.21|change=}} {{Election box candidate| |party = NDP |candidate = Shafiul Alam Prodhan |votes = 18,178 |percentage = 14.70 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Jatiya Party (Ershad)|candidate=[[Abdul Kuddus (politician)|Abdul Kuddus]]|votes=11,344|percentage=9.17|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Zaker Party|candidate=Md. Jamer Ali|votes=2,160|percentage=1.75|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal|candidate=[[Nazmul Haque Prodhan]]|votes=1,839|percentage=1.49|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Islami Oikya Jote|candidate=Md. Shahjahan|votes=800|percentage=0.65|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD|candidate=Azizar Rahman|votes=494|percentage=0.40|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League|candidate=Md. AKM Samsuddoha|votes=265|percentage=0.21|change=}} {{Election box rejected| |votes = 1,337 |percentage = 1.08 |change = }} {{Election box majority||votes=10,074|percentage=8.14|change=}} {{Election box turnout||votes=123,699|percentage=62.10|change=}} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 199,181 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |swing = +4.07 }} {{Election box end}}
== References == <references> <ref name="2018results">{{cite news |title=Panchagarh-1 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Panchagarh-1&d=rangpur |work=The Daily Star |access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref> <ref name="maps">{{cite web |url=http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf |title=Constituency Maps of Bangladesh |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2010 |website=[[Bangladesh Election Commission]] |access-date=13 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814131945/http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf |archive-date=14 August 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="ecs">{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF |title=Delimitation of Constituencies |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2013 |website=[[Bangladesh Election Commission]] |language=bn |access-date=23 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727220238/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF |archive-date=27 July 2014}}</ref> <ref name="district-stats">{{cite web |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Dinajpur.pdf |title=District Statistics 2011: Dinajpur |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]] |access-date=15 February 2018 |archive-date=11 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311140911/http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Dinajpur.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="1986results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf |title=List of 3rd Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> <ref name="1988results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf |title=List of 4th Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> <ref name="2014results">{{cite news |title=Panchagarh-1 |url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=1 |work=Bangladesh Election Result 2014 |publisher=[[Dhaka Tribune]] |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118074147/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates?constituency_id=1 |archive-date=18 November 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=001&Year=2008 |title=Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=[[Amar Desh]] |access-date=8 February 2018}}</ref> <ref name="2008nomination">{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1 |title=Nomination submission List |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=[[Bangladesh Election Commission]] |language=bn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211190041/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1 |archive-date=11 February 2018 |access-date=9 February 2018}}</ref> <ref name="votemonitor">{{cite web |url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=1 |title=Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Vote Monitor Networks |access-date=11 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222053944/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=1 |archive-date=22 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </references>
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