Gopalganj-1 | |
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Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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District | Gopalganj District |
Division | Dhaka Division |
Electorate | 321,450 (2018)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1984 |
Party | Awami League |
Member(s) | Faruk Khan |
Gopalganj-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 1996 by Faruk Khan of the Awami League.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Muksudpur Upazila and seven union parishads of Kashiani Upazila: Kashiani, Mamudpur, Maheshpur, Parulia, Rajpat, Ratail, and Sajail.[2][3]
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from a Faridpur constituency when the former Faridpur District was split into five districts: Rajbari, Faridpur, Gopalganj, Madaripur, and Shariatpur.[4]
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Faruk Khan | 240,304 | 97.6 | +6.0 | |
JP(E) | Deepa Majumdar | 5,863 | 2.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 234,441 | 95.2 | +8.6 | ||
Turnout | 246,167 | 89.0 | +6.4 | ||
AL hold |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Faruk Khan | 183,234 | 91.6 | +13.1 | |
BNP | Md. Salimuzzaman Molla | 9,986 | 5.0 | −5.9 | |
IAB | Md. Ruhul Amin | 6,810 | 3.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 173,248 | 86.6 | +19.0 | ||
Turnout | 200,030 | 82.6 | +10.5 | ||
AL hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AL | Faruk Khan | 145,391 | 78.5 | −8.4 | |
BNP | Md. Mahbbat Jan Chowdhury | 20,136 | 10.9 | +7.3 | |
Independent | Ali Azam | 14,755 | 8.0 | N/A | |
Independent | Deepa Majumdar | 3,680 | 2.0 | N/A | |
IJOF | Md. Tayebur Rahman Sharif | 828 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) | Moshayed Hossain Dhali | 396 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 125,255 | 67.6 | −15.5 | ||
Turnout | 185,186 | 72.1 | −1.3 | ||
AL hold |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Faruk Khan | 119,536 | 86.9 | +21.8 | |
Jamaat-e-Islami | A. K. Imdadul Haque | 5,236 | 3.8 | −7.7 | |
BNP | Khairul Baki Mian | 4,914 | 3.6 | −5.5 | |
JP(E) | Julfiqar Ali | 3,502 | 2.5 | +2.0 | |
IOJ | Niamat Ullah | 3,124 | 2.3 | N/A | |
Zaker Party | Md. Anwarul Islam | 615 | 0.4 | 0.0 | |
Independent | Md. Mosharaf Hossain Dhali | 293 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali) | Sharif Emraul Islam | 182 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Bibuti Bhushan Biswas | 151 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 114,300 | 83.1 | +30.0 | ||
Turnout | 137,553 | 73.4 | +20.7 | ||
AL hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Kazi Abdur Rashid | 79,219 | 65.1 | |||
BAKSAL | Mukul Chandra Basu | 14,602 | 12.0 | |||
Jamaat-e-Islami | A. K. Imdadul Haque | 13,992 | 11.5 | |||
BNP | Khairul Baki Mian | 11,136 | 9.1 | |||
JP(E) | Zulfikar Ali | 656 | 0.5 | |||
Bangladesh Hindu League | Suresh Chandra Biswash | 641 | 0.5 | |||
Independent | Md. Lutfar | 484 | 0.4 | |||
Zaker Party | A. Mannan | 475 | 0.4 | |||
JSD | Azizur Rahman | 197 | 0.2 | |||
Independent | M. H. Khan Monjur | 193 | 0.2 | |||
Independent | Md. Farooq Ahmmad Talukdar | 81 | 0.1 | |||
Bangladesh National Congress | Monindra Sarkar | 80 | 0.1 | |||
Majority | 64,617 | 53.1 | ||||
Turnout | 121,756 | 52.7 | ||||
AL gain from JP(E) |
References
- ^ "Gopalganj-1". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ জেলা প্রশাসনের পটভূমি [Background of District Administration]. Faridpur District (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Gopalganj-1". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Electoral Area Result Statistics: Gopalganj-1". AmarMP. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
External links
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