Kurigram-1
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
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Kurigram-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Md Anwarul Islam is the current member of parliament.
| Kurigram-1 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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| District | Kurigram District |
| Division | Rangpur Division |
| Electorate | 461,516 (2018) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
| Parliamentary Party | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |
| Member of Parliament | Md Anwarul Islam |
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Bhurungamari and Nageshwari upazilas.[1][2]
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from a Rangpur constituency when the former Rangpur District was split into five districts: Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Kurigram, and Gaibandha.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaker Party | Md. Abdul Hai | ||||
| JP(E) | A.K.M. Mostafizur Rahman | ||||
| BNP | Saifur Rahman Rana | 117,356 | 46.6% | ||
| Jamaat | Md. Anwarul Islam | 134,648 | 53.4% | ||
| IAB | Md. Harisul Bari | ||||
| GOP | Md. Bin Yamin Molla | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(E) | A.K.M. Mostafizur Rahman[note 1] | 74,720 | 69.9 | +4.5 | |
| Independent | Md. Abdul Hai[note 1] | 30,613 | 28.7 | N/A | |
| Jatiya Party (M) | Rashid Ahmed[note 1] | 1,500 | 1.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 44,107 | 41.3 | +13.8 | ||
| Turnout | 106,833 | 26.0 | −62.0 | ||
| JP(E) hold | |||||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(E) | A.K.M. Mostafizur Rahman | 209,899 | 65.4 | N/A | ||
| BNP | Saifur Rahman Rana | 92,583 | 28.8 | −5.6 | ||
| IAB | Golam Mostofa Md. Ansar Ali | 17,465 | 5.4 | N/A | ||
| KSJL | Kazi Md. Latiful Kabir | 1,221 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 117,316 | 27.5 | +26.7 | |||
| Turnout | 321,168 | 88.0 | +9.5 | |||
| JP(E) gain from IJOF | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IJOF | A.K.M. Mostafizur Rahman | 89,073 | 35.2 | N/A | ||
| BNP | Saifur Rahman Rana | 87,157 | 34.4 | +11.0 | ||
| AL | Md. Shamsul Haq Chowdhury | 75,730 | 29.9 | +4.7 | ||
| Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Ershadul Haque Dipu | 543 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) | Jahedul Haque Milu | 398 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| JSD | Shree Gopinath Ray | 279 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 1,916 | 0.8 | −12.3 | |||
| Turnout | 253,180 | 78.5 | +11.6 | |||
| IJOF gain from JP(E) | ||||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(E) | A.K.M. Mostafizur Rahman | 64,064 | 38.3 | −0.5 | |
| AL | Md. Mozammel Haque Prodhan | 42,125 | 25.2 | −1.2 | |
| BNP | Saifur Rahman Rana | 39,088 | 23.4 | +12.1 | |
| Jamaat | Md. Kamruddin | 16,401 | 9.8 | −11.8 | |
| IOJ | Md. Abdur Rahman Prodhan | 4,714 | 2.8 | N/A | |
| Zaker Party | Kaflur Rahman | 583 | 0.3 | −0.3 | |
| Gano Forum | Shahidul Islam | 318 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 21,939 | 13.1 | +0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 167,293 | 66.9 | +20.8 | ||
| JP(E) hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(E) | A.K.M. Shahidul Islam | 46,476 | 38.8 | ||
| AL | Md. Abdus Sabur Chawdhury | 31,630 | 26.4 | ||
| Jamaat | Md. Kamruddin | 25,876 | 21.6 | ||
| BNP | Md. Khairul Alam | 13,543 | 11.3 | ||
| Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman) | Md. Zahedul Haq | 805 | 0.7 | ||
| Zaker Party | Md. Kafilur Rahman | 659 | 0.6 | ||
| CPB | Md. Abdul Hai | 477 | 0.4 | ||
| IOJ | Fazlul Haq Chairman | 290 | 0.2 | ||
| Majority | 14,846 | 12.4 | |||
| Turnout | 119,756 | 46.1 | |||
| JP(E) hold | |||||
Notes
- Sources vary with regard to the 2014 vote count. They report between 74,429 and 74,720 votes for the winner, between 30,172 and 38,172 votes for the runner up, and between 0 and 1,601 votes for the third place finisher, but the discrepancies in the figures are not large enough to change the overall outcome.
