{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Update|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Pirojpur-1 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = পিরোজপুর-১.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Pirojpur District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Barisal Division]] | population = | electorate = 392,178 (2026) | towns = | future = | year = 1984 | abolished_label = | abolished = | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]] | members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | members = [[Masood Sayedee]] | next = | module = {{align|left|← [[Jhalokati-2|126 Jhalokati-2]]}}{{align|right|[[Pirojpur-2|128 Pirojpur-2]] →}} }} '''Pirojpur-1''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Nazirpur Upazila|Nazirpur]], [[Pirojpur Sadar Upazila|Pirojpur Sadar]], and [[Nesarabad (Swarupkati) Upazila|Nesarabad]] upazilas.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created in 1984 from the Bakerganj-14 constituency when the former [[Backergunge District|Bakerganj District]] was split into four districts: [[Bhola District|Bhola]], [[Barisal District|Bakerganj]], [[Jhalokati District|Jhalokati]], and [[Pirojpur District|Pirojpur]].
Ahead of the [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008 general election]], the [[Bangladesh Election Commission|Election Commission]] redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the [[2001 Bangladesh census]].<ref name="Rahman2010" /> The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.<ref name="ds11Jul2008" />
Ahead of the [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014 general election]], the Election Commission swapped Zianagar Upazila from Pirojpur-1 to Pirojpur-2, and Nesarabad Upazila from Pirojpur-2 to Pirojpur-1.<ref name="ecs" /><ref name="ds4Jul2013" />
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Mostafa Jamal Haider]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]]<ref name="1986results" /><ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Sudhangshu Shekhar Haldar]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Feb 1996]] |[[Gazi Nuruzzaman Babul]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami}}" | | [[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Jun 1996]] | rowspan="2" | [[Delwar Hossain Sayeedi]] | rowspan="2" | [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami}}" | | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | rowspan="2" | [[A. K. M. A. Awal Saydur Rahman]] | rowspan="4" |[[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] | rowspan="2" |[[SM Rezaul Karim]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami}}" | | [[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] | [[Masood Sayedee]] | [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]] |}
== Elections == === Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2026]]: Pirojpur-1}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = [[Masood Sayedee]] |votes = 132,659 |percentage = 55.33 |change = +9.83 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Alamgir Hossain |votes = 107,105 |percentage = 44.67 |change = +40.77 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 25,554 |percentage = 10.66 |change = +7.26 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 241,964 |percentage = 61.69 |change = −25.41 }} {{Election box Registered electors| |reg. electors = 392,178 }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |loser = Bangladesh Awami League |swing = +9.83 }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2010s === AKMA Awal was re-elected unopposed in the [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014 general election]] after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.<ref name="2014results" />
=== Elections in the 2000s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Pirojpur-1<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[AKMA Awal]] |votes = 101,710 |percentage = 48.8 |change = +8.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = [[Delwar Hossain Sayeedi]] |votes = 94,714 |percentage = 45.5 |change = -11.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Mostafa Jamal Haider]] |votes = 8,406 |percentage = 4.0 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = Md. Nazrul Islam |votes = 2,536 |percentage = 1.2 |change = -0.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Kalyan Party |candidate = Tapan Kumar Mitra |votes = 275 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh |candidate = Shamsul Jalal Chowdhury |votes = 98 |percentage = 0.0 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = [[Syed Shahidul Haque Jamal]] |votes = 38 |percentage = 0.0 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 6,996 |percentage = 3.4 |change = -14.0 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 208,289 |percentage = 87.1 |change = +10.7 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Pirojpur-1<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = [[Delwar Hossain Sayeedi]] |votes = 110,108 |percentage = 57.2 |change = +20.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Sudhangshu Shekhar Haldar]] |votes = 76,731 |percentage = 39.9 |change = +3.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = Md. Nazrul Islam |votes = 4,059 |percentage = 2.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = Sadeq Ahmmad |votes = 1,053 |percentage = 0.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Abdullahil Mahmud |votes = 209 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = Pankaj Kumar Dakua |votes = 120 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Manindra Nath Dhali |votes = 58 |percentage = 0.0 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 33,377 |percentage = 17.4 |change = +17.2 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 192,338 |percentage = 76.4 |change = -0.9 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Pirojpur-1<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = [[Delwar Hossain Sayeedi]] |votes = 55,717 |percentage = 37.0 |change = +20.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Sudhangshu Shekhar Haldar]] |votes = 55,437 |percentage = 36.8 |change = -8.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Mostafa Jamal Haider]] |votes = 30,009 |percentage = 19.9 |change = +17.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Gazi Nuruzzaman Babul |votes = 5,912 |percentage = 3.9 |change = -27.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Sheikh Rafique Ahmed |votes = 2,904 |percentage = 1.9 |change = -0.7 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Shahedul Islam Panna |votes = 309 |percentage = 0.2 |change = -0.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Khitish Chandra Mondol |votes = 228 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Islamic Sashantantrik Andolan |candidate = Md. Belaet Hossien Al Feroji |votes = 190 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Freedom Party |candidate = Md. Emdadul Kabir |votes = 35 |percentage = 0.0 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 280 |percentage = 0.2 |change = -13.7 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 150,741 |percentage = 77.3 |change = +25.0 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |loser = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Pirojpur-1<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Sudhangshu Shekhar Haldar]] |votes = 55,405 |percentage = 45.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Gazi Nuruzzaman Babul |votes = 38,538 |percentage = 31.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Tofazzel Hossain |votes = 20,350 |percentage = 16.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = A. Jabbar |votes = 3,215 |percentage = 2.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Shidul Haider |votes = 2,680 |percentage = 2.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Ganatantri Party |candidate = Ali Haider Khan |votes = 474 |percentage = 0.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Shahidul Kalam |votes = 369 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = A. H. Nasir Ali |votes = 256 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Jatiya Oikkya Front |candidate = Rejaul Karim |votes = 193 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Liaqat Ali Sheikh |votes = 168 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh National Congress |candidate = Amar Krishna |votes = 54 |percentage = 0.0 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 16,867 |percentage = 13.9 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 121,702 |percentage = 52.3 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
== References == <references>
<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]] |format=PDF |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]] |format=PDF |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="Rahman2010">{{cite book |last=Rahman |first=Syedur |date=2010 |title=Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bJfcCPUr0OoC&pg=PA105 |publisher=[[Scarecrow Press]] |page=105 |isbn=978-0-8108-7453-4}}</ref> <ref name="ds11Jul2008">{{cite news |last=Liton |first=Shakhawat |date=11 July 2008 |title=Final list of redrawn JS seats published |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-45202 |newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> <ref name="ds4Jul2013">{{cite news |title=53 constituencies get new boundaries |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/53-constituencies-get-new-boundaries |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=4 July 2013}}</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 |last=Ahmed |first=Taib |date=15 December 2013 |title=AL closer to majority before voting |url=http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/ |newspaper=[[New Age (Bangladesh)]] |location=[[Dhaka]] |access-date=12 August 2014}}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=121&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=129 |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/20081229002753/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=129 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </references>
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