{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Sunamganj-1 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = সুনামগঞ্জ-১.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Sunamganj District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Sylhet Division]] | population = | electorate = 399,359 (2018)<ref name="2018results" /> | towns = | future = | year = 1984 | abolished_label = | abolished = | members_label = | members = | party_label = <!-- defaults to "Party" --> | party = | next = | previous = | module = {{align|left|← [[Shariatpur-3|223 Shariatpur 3]]}}{{align|right|[[Sunamganj-2|225 Sunamganj-2]] →}} }} '''Sunamganj-1''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]]. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Dharamapasha Upazila|Dharamapasha]], [[Jamalganj Upazila|Jamalganj]], [[Tahirpur Upazila|Tahirpur]], and [[Madhyanagar Upazila|Madhyanagar]] upazilas.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created in 1984 from a Sylhet constituency when the former Sylhet District was split into four districts: [[Sunamganj District|Sunamganj]], [[Sylhet District|Sylhet]], [[Moulvibazar District|Moulvibazar]], and [[Habiganj District|Habiganj]].<ref name="district-stats" />
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Bangladesh}}" | |[[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] |[[Prasun Kalin Roy]] |[[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Communist Party]]<ref name="1986results" /> |- | | [[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] | [[Badruddoza Ahmed Shuja]] | <ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Bangladesh}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Nozir Hossain]] | [[Communist Party of Bangladesh|Communist Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Feb 1996]] | [[Nozir Hossain]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]<ref name="feb1996results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Jun 1996]] | [[Syed Rafiqul Haque]] | [[Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] | [[Nozir Hossain]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[Moazzem Hossain Ratan]] | [[Awami League]] |- |}
== Elections ==
=== Elections in the 2010s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2014]]: Sunamganj-1<ref name="2014results" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Moazzem Hossain Ratan]] |votes = 88,981 |percentage = 73.2 |change = +14.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = [[Syed Rafiqul Haque]] |votes = 32,581 |percentage = 26.8 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 56,400 |percentage = 46.4 |change = +23.6 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 121,562 |percentage = 34.6 |change = -52.1 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2000s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Sunamganj-1<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Moazzem Hossain Ratan]] |votes = 155,252 |percentage = 58.3 |change = +15.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Rafiq Chowdhury |votes = 94,458 |percentage = 35.5 |change = -21.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = [[Nozir Hossain]] |votes = 16,716 |percentage = 6.3 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 60,794 |percentage = 22.8 |change = +8.2 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 266,426 |percentage = 86.7 |change = +10.5 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Sunamganj-1<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Nozir Hossain]] |votes = 128,448 |percentage = 56.9 |change = +16.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Suranjit Sen Gupta |votes = 95,574 |percentage = 42.4 |change = +0.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = Md. Ali Hossain |votes = 1,224 |percentage = 0.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = [[Badruddoza Ahmed Shuja]] |votes = 329 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 32,874 |percentage = 14.6 |change = +13.7 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 225,575 |percentage = 76.2 |change = +3.0 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Sunamganj-1<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Syed Rafiqul Haque]] |votes = 68,787 |percentage = 41.8 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Nozir Hossain]] |votes = 67,312 |percentage = 40.9 |change = +23.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Ali Amzad |votes = 16,668 |percentage = 10.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Muslem Uddin |votes = 6,345 |percentage = 3.9 |change = -3.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Gano Forum |candidate = Md. Mosharof Hossain |votes = 4,154 |percentage = 2.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Jainal Abedin |votes = 710 |percentage = 0.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Workers Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Tarek-Al-Moin |votes = 438 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 1,475 |percentage = 0.9 |change = -10.8 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 164,414 |percentage = 73.2 |change = +25.3 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Sunamganj-1<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = [[Nozir Hussain]] |votes = 44,117 |percentage = 36.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = Ali Amzad |votes = 30,187 |percentage = 25.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Muktar Hossain |votes = 21,391 |percentage = 17.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Shahjahan |votes = 13,224 |percentage = 11.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Muslem Uddin |votes = 8,371 |percentage = 7.0 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = [[Syed Rafiqul Haque]] |votes = 1,150 |percentage = 1.0 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = A. Nur Akhonjit |votes = 961 |percentage = 0.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = NDP |candidate = [[Badruddoza Ahmed Shuja]] |votes = 132 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 13,930 |percentage = 11.7 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 119,533 |percentage = 47.9 |change = }} {{Election box gain no swing| |winner = Communist Party of Bangladesh |loser = }} {{Election box end}}
{{Sunamganj District}}
== References == <references> <ref name="2018results">{{cite news |title=Sunamganj-1 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Sunamganj-1&d=sylhet |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 |format=PDF |access-date=13 August 2014}}</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="district-stats">{{cite web |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Sylhet.pdf |title=District Statistics 2011: Sylhet |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |format=PDF |access-date=15 February 2018}}</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="feb1996results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp-bangla/6th%20Parliament%20.pdf |title=List of 6th Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=8 October 2015}}</ref> <ref name="2014results">{{cite news |title=Sunamganj-1 |url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=224 |work=Bangladesh Election Result 2014 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=8 February 2018}}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=221&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=223 |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/20081228235309/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=223 |archive-date=28 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </references>
==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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