Bagerhat-1
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bagerhat-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.
| Bagerhat-1 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
 | |
| District | Bagerhat District |
| Division | Khulna Division |
| Electorate | 371,994 (2026) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Fakirhat, Mollahat, and Chitalmari upazilas, integrating these areas within a single administrative and electoral boundary.[1]
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from the Khulna-1 constituency when the former Khulna District was split into three districts: Bagerhat, Khulna, and Satkhira.
Ahead of the 2026 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2022 Bangladeshi census. This 2025 redistricting reduced the number of constituencies in Bagerhat District from four to three and altered the boundaries of Bagerhat-1.[2] Previously it encompassed Chitalmari, Fakirhat, and Mollahat upazilas.[3][4]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | MA Khayer | Awami League[5] | |
| 1988 | Sheikh Abdul Hye Bachchu | Jatiya Party[6] | |
| 1991 | Mozammel Hossain | Awami League | |
| Feb 1996 | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | BNP | |
| Sep 1996 by-election | Sheikh Helal | Awami League | |
| 2001 | |||
| Mar 2009 by-election | |||
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB Party | Md Aminul Islam | ||||
| BNP | Kapil Krishna Mondal | ||||
| Jamaat | Md Moshiur Rahman Khan | ||||
| BML | Md Shamsul Haque | ||||
| JP(E) | S M Golam Sarwar | ||||
| Independent | Md Sheikh Masud Rana | ||||
| Independent | M A H Selim | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
Elections in the 2010s
Sheikh Helal Uddin was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[8]
Elections in the 2000s
Sheikh Hasina stood for three seats in the 2008 general election: Bagerhat-1, Rangpur-6, and Gopalganj-3. After winning all three, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them.[9] Helal Uddin was elected unopposed in March 2009 after the Election Commission disqualified the other two candidates in the by-election scheduled for April 2009.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Sheikh Hasina | 142,979 | 68.3 | +12.1 | |
| BNP | Sheikh Wahiduzzaman Dipu | 58,533 | 28.0 | −15.8 | |
| IAB | Md. Liakat Ali | 7,522 | 3.6 | N/A | |
| National People's Party | Sheikh Shawkat Hossain | 288 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 84,446 | 40.3 | +28.0 | ||
| Turnout | 209,322 | 89.4 | +7.6 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Sheikh Helal Uddin | 106,235 | 56.2 | ||
| BNP | Rumeen Farhana | 82,922 | 43.8 | ||
| Majority | 23,313 | 12.3 | |||
| Turnout | 189,157 | 81.8 | |||
| AL hold | |||||
Elections in the 1990s
Sheikh Hasina stood for three seats in the June 1996 general election: Bagerhat-1, Khulna-1, and Gopalganj-3. After winning all three, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them.[13][14][15] Helal Uddin was elected in a September 1996 by-election.[15]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Sheikh Hasina | 77,342 | 51.4 | +3.2 | |
| BNP | Rumeen Farhana | 47,299 | 31.4 | +0.2 | |
| IOJ | Moulana Siddiqur Rahman | 9,912 | 6.6 | +6.3 | |
| Jamaat | Md. Ahad Ali | 8,463 | 5.6 | N/A | |
| JP(E) | S.M. Shafiqul Islam | 5,977 | 4.0 | +3.7 | |
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Surandra Nath Sikdar | 586 | 0.4 | −0.9 | |
| Bangladesh Tafsil Jati Federation (S.K. Mandal) | Sawpan Kumar Mandal | 350 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Democratic Republican Party | Md. Arafatul Islam | 275 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Zaker Party | Muniruzzaman | 234 | 0.2 | −0.3 | |
| Independent | Binoy Krisna Poddar | 179 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 30,043 | 19.9 | +2.9 | ||
| Turnout | 150,617 | 82.8 | +23.0 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Mozammel Hossain | 62,045 | 48.2 | |||
| BNP | Sheikh Mujibar Rahman | 40,155 | 31.2 | |||
| BKA | Maulana Siddiqur Rahman | 21,123 | 16.4 | |||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Sheik Kamruzzaman | 1,728 | 1.3 | |||
| NAP (Muzaffar) | S. M. Sabur | 1,525 | 1.2 | |||
| Zaker Party | S. M. Nizamul Haq | 641 | 0.5 | |||
| Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula) | Sheikh Shawkat Hossain Nilu | 494 | 0.4 | |||
| JP(E) | Sheik A Hai | 442 | 0.3 | |||
| IOJ | Khelafot Hossain | 361 | 0.3 | |||
| Bangladesh Muslim League (Matin) | A Sabur Sheik | 154 | 0.1 | |||
| Majority | 21,890 | 17.0 | ||||
| Turnout | 128,668 | 59.8 | ||||
| AL gain from JP(E) | ||||||
