Rangpur-1

{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Rangpur-1 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = রংপুর-১.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Rangpur District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Rangpur Division]] | population = | electorate = 375,227 (2026) | towns = | future = | year = 1973 | abolished_label = | abolished = | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]] | members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | members = [[Md. Rayhan Shirazi]] | next = | previous = | module = {{align|left|← [[Lalmonirhat-3|18 Lalmonirhat-3]]}}{{align|right|[[Rangpur-2|20 Rangpur-2]] →}} }} '''Rangpur-1''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]]. [[Md Rayhan Shirazi]] is the current member of parliament.

== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Gangachhara Upazila]] and wards 1 through 9 of [[Rangpur City Corporation]].<ref name="pa1May2018" /><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>

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

Ahead of the [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014 general election]], the [[Bangladesh Election Commission|Election Commission]] reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had also included three [[union parishad]]s of [[Rangpur Sadar Upazila]]: Haridebpur, Pashuram, and Uttam.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ds4Jul2013" />

Ahead of the [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018 general election]], the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency to include wards 1 through 8 of Rangpur City Corporation.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />

Ahead of the [[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026 general election]], the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency to include an additional 9th ward of the Rangpur City Corporation.<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>

== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1973 Bangladeshi general election|1973]] | [[Abdur Rouf (politician)|Abdur Rouf]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]]<ref name="1973results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979]] | [[Mashiur Rahman (politician from Rangpur)|Mashiur Rahman]] | rowspan="2" | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]<ref name="1979results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | 1979 by-election | [[Shafiqul Ghani Swapan]] |- ! colspan="4" |'''Major Boundary Changes''' |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Moyezuddin Sarker]] | rowspan="3" | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]]<ref name="1986results" /><ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | Sep 1991 by-election | [[Karimuddin Bharsa]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | |[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|1996]] |[[Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Islami Jatiya Oikya Front}}" | | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] | [[Moshiur Rahman Ranga]] | [[Islami Jatiya Oikya Front]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[Hossain Mokbul Shahriar]] | rowspan="2" | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] | [[Moshiur Rahman Ranga]] |- ! |[[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] |[[Asaduzzaman Bablu (politician)|Asaduzzaman Bablu]] |[[Independent politician|Independent]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami}}" | |[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] |[[Md. Rayhan Shirazi]] |[[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]] |- |}

== Elections ==

=== Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin |title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General election 2026]]: Rangpur-1<ref>{{cite web |title=রংপুর-১ |url=https://election.prothomalo.com/seat/19 |website=প্রথম আলো |language=bn}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate=[[Md. Rayhan Shirazi]] |votes=145,088 |percentage=64.2 |change=+50.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate=Md. Mokarram Hossain Sujan |votes=69,407 |percentage=30.7 |change=''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 75,681 |percentage = 33.5 |change = -34.0 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 225,836 |percentage = 60.2 |change = -25.0 }} {{Election box Registered electors| |reg. electors = 375,227 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |loser = Independent politician }} {{Election box end}}

=== Elections in the 2010s === Moshiur Rahman Ranga was 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]]: Rangpur-1<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Hossain Mokbul Shahriar]] |votes = 168,989 |percentage = 81.0 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Muhammad Abdul Ghani |votes = 28,270 |percentage = 13.6 |change = -14.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Anwarul Islam |votes = 8,210 |percentage = 3.9 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Khairul Islam |votes = 2,101 |percentage = 1.0 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Ganatantri Party |candidate = Saif Uddin Ahmed |votes = 741 |percentage = 0.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Progressive Democratic Party (Bangladesh) |candidate = Md. Abdul Kayum |votes = 313 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }}

{{Election box majority| |votes = 140,719 |percentage = 67.5 |change = +51.2 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 208,624 |percentage = 85.2 |change = +8.6 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |loser = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front }} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Rangpur-1<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = [[Moshiur Rahman Ranga]] |votes = 77,812 |percentage = 44.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Shah Md. Ruhul Islam |votes = 49,278 |percentage = 28.2 |change = +6.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Md. Sharaf Uddin Ahmmed |votes = 47,109 |percentage = 27.0 |change = +3.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Matiar Rahman |votes = 456 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }}

{{Election box majority| |votes = 28,534 |percentage = 16.3 |change = -10.9 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 174,655 |percentage = 76.6 |change = +7.9 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}

=== Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Rangpur-1<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu]] |votes = 61,373 |percentage = 50.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Mesbah Uddin Ahmed |votes = 28,373 |percentage = 23.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Shah Md. Ruhul Islam |votes = 25,923 |percentage = 21.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Ali Md. Jafar |votes = 3,610 |percentage = 3.0 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Md. Therul Kabi |votes = 593 |percentage = 0.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Workers Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Ruhini Chandra Barman |votes = 563 |percentage = 0.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Samsul Alam |votes = 327 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Md. Mozzamel Haque |votes = 206 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Mostafa Kamal |votes = 163 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Mosaddek Hossain |votes = 163 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }}

{{Election box majority| |votes = 33,000 |percentage = 27.2 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 121,294 |percentage = 68.7 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}

Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood from jail for five seats in the 1991 general election:<ref name="Banglapedia-Ershad" /> Rangpur-1, [[Rangpur-2]],<ref name="votemonitor020" /> [[Rangpur-3]], [[Rangpur-5]],<ref name="votemonitor023" /> and [[Rangpur-6]].<ref name="votemonitor024" /> After winning all five, he chose to represent Rangpur-3 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them.<ref name="1991results" /> [[Karimuddin Bharsa]], of the Jatiya Party (Ershad), was elected in a September 1991 by-election.<ref name="Akhter2001" />

{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Rangpur-1<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]] |votes = 50,004 |percentage = 56.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Md. Mojibar Rahman Pramanik |votes = 20,310 |percentage = 22.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Shah Md. Ruhul Islam |votes = 15,515 |percentage = 17.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = NAP (Muzaffar) |candidate = Md. Sekendar Ali |votes = 1,220 |percentage = 1.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Md. Shah Emdadul Haq |votes = 695 |percentage = 0.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Md. Ruhul Amin |votes = 464 |percentage = 0.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Workers Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Chad Miah |votes = 234 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = United Communist League of Bangladesh |candidate = A. K. M. Shirazul Islam |votes = 102 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }}

{{Election box majority| |votes = 29,694 |percentage = 33.5 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 88,547 |percentage = 54.3 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}

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==External links== * {{Cite web |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/bangladesh/ |title=People's Republic of Bangladesh |website=Psephos}}

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