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Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad

Rajshahi-1 Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad District Rajshahi District Division Rajshahi Division Electorate 468,780 (2026) Current constituency Created 1973 Parliamentary Party Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Member of Parliament Mujibur Rahman ← 51 Naogaon-6 53 Rajshahi-2 →

**Rajshahi-1** is a constituency represented in the [Jatiya Sangsad](/source/Jatiya_Sangsad) (National Parliament) of [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh). Professor Mujibur Rahman currently holds the seat, having won the 13th National Parliamentary Election on 12 February 2026. He secured 171,786 votes, winning by a majority of 1,884.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses [Godagari](/source/Godagari_Upazila) and [Tanore](/source/Tanore_Upazila) upazilas, integrating the remaining areas under a single administrative and electoral boundary.[1][2]

## History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

## Members of Parliament

Election Member Party 1973 Moin Uddin Ahmed Bangladesh Awami League[3] 1979 Shahjahan Miah Bangladesh Nationalist Party[4] Major Boundary Changes 1986 Mujibur Rahman Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami[5] 1988 Durul Huda Jatiya Party (Ershad)[6] 1991 Aminul Haque Bangladesh Nationalist Party 2008 Omar Faruk Chowdhury Bangladesh Awami League 2014 2018 2024 2026 Mujibur Rahman Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami [7]

## Elections

### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2026: Rajshahi-1[8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Jamaat Mujibur Rahman 171,786 49.2 +33.0 BNP Md. Sharif Uddin 169,902 48.7 +1.9 Majority 1,884 0.5 −5.8 Turnout 348,833 74.4 −18.6 Registered electors 468,780 Jamaat gain from AL

General Election 2024: Rajshahi-1[9] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Omar Faruk Chowdhury 103,592 50.8 −2.3 Independent Golam Rabbani 92,419 45.4 N/A Independent Mahiya Mahi 9,009 4.4 N/A Majority 11,173 5.4 −0.9 Turnout 205,020 43.8 −49.2 Registered electors 468,362 AL hold

### Elections in the 2010s

Omar Faruk Chowdhury was re-elected unopposed in the [2014 general election](/source/2014_Bangladeshi_general_election) after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[10]

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Rajshahi-1[1][11][12] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Omar Faruk Chowdhury 146,786 53.1 +15.0 BNP Enamul Haque 129,450 46.8 −12.3 Bangladesh Kalyan Party Salahuddin Biswas 366 0.1 N/A Majority 17,336 6.3 −14.7 Turnout 276,602 93.0 +4.4 AL gain from BNP

General Election 2001: Rajshahi-1[13] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Aminul Haque 130,631 59.1 +11.4 AL Omar Faruk Chowdhury 84,185 38.1 +6.9 IJOF Md. Jalal Uddin 5,022 2.3 N/A WPB Rafiqul Islam 915 0.4 N/A Independent Aminul Islam 298 0.1 N/A Jatiya Party (M) Anowar Iqbal Badal 88 0.0 N/A Majority 46,446 21.0 +4.5 Turnout 221,139 88.6 +1.5 BNP hold

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Rajshahi-1[13] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Aminul Haque 83,994 47.7 +4.8 AL Md. Alal Uddin 55,003 31.2 +1.5 Jamaat Mujibur Rahman 28,453 16.2 −8.8 JP(E) Rabeya Bhuiyan 6,915 3.9 +2.4 Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Mozibur 631 0.4 N/A Independent M. M. Sajedun Nabi 448 0.3 N/A Gano Forum Bholanath Majhi 276 0.2 N/A JSD Abdul Ohab 270 0.2 N/A Oikkya Prakriyya Md. Abdus Salam 112 0.1 N/A Majority 28,991 16.5 +3.3 Turnout 176,102 87.1 +12.8 BNP hold

General Election 1991: Rajshahi-1[13] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Aminul Haque 61,975 42.9 AL Md. Mohsin 42,897 29.7 Jamaat Mujibur Rahman 36,058 25.0 JP(E) Durul Huda 2,108 1.5 Independent Muhammad Lutfar Rahman 1,344 0.9 Majority 19,078 13.2 Turnout 144,382 74.3 BNP gain from

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-maps_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-maps_1-1) ["Constituency Maps of Bangladesh"](http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Election Commission*. 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ecs_2-0)** ["Delimitation of Constituencies"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140727220238/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF) (PDF). *Bangladesh Election Commission* (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from [the original](http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF) (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1973results_3-0)** ["List of 1st Parliament Members"](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/1st.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1979results_4-0)** ["List of 2nd Parliament Members"](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/2nd.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1986results_5-0)** ["List of 3rd Parliament Members"](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1988results_6-0)** ["List of 4th Parliament Members"](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2026results_7-0)** ["List of 13th Parliament Members"](http://ecs.gov.bd/en/page/result-for-12th-national-parliament-election). *Bangladesh Election Commission* (in Bengali). Retrieved 7 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["VoteDB candidates"](https://www.votebd.org/candidates/?seat=695b67ba24f34914b4e55e38). *VoteBD*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Mahiya Mahi affirms strength despite losing election"](https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/election/336336/mahiya-mahi-affirms-strength-despite-losing). Dhaka Tribune. 2024-01-09. Retrieved 2024-02-16.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2014results_10-0)** Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). ["AL closer to majority before voting"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210503164909/http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/). *New Age*. Dhaka. Archived from [the original](http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/) on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2008results_11-0)** ["Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results"](http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=51&Year=2008). *Amar Desh*. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2008nomination_12-0)** ["Nomination submission List"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180211190041/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1). *Bangladesh Election Commission* (in Bengali). Archived from [the original](http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1) on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_13-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_13-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_13-2) ["Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081229000617/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=52). *Vote Monitor Networks*. Archived from [the original](http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=52) on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

## External links

- ["People's Republic of Bangladesh"](http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/bangladesh/). *Psephos*.

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