Kushtia-1
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
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Kushtia-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 13th February 2026, the constituency is represented by Reza Ahmed Bacchu Molla, a candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
| Kushtia-1 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| |
| District | Kushtia District |
| Division | Khulna Division |
| Electorate | 336,119 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Daulatpur Upazila.[2][3][4]
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Azizur Rahman Akkas | Awami League[5] | |
| 1979 | Ahammad Ali | BNP[6] | |
| Major Boundary Changes | |||
| 1986 | Mohammad Korban Ali | Jatiya Party[7][8] | |
| 1991 | Ahsanul Haq Mollah | BNP | |
| 2004 by-election | Bachhu Mollah | ||
| 2008 | Afaz Uddin Ahmed | Awami League | |
| 2014 | Rezaul Haque Chowdhury | Independent | |
| 2018 | AKM Sarwar Jahan | Awami League | |
| 2024 | Rezaul Haque Chowdhury | Independent | |
| 2026 | Bachhu Mollah | BNP | |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Rezaul Haque Chowdhury | 62,528 | 54.2 | N/A | ||
| AL | Afaz Uddin Ahmed | 52,909 | 45.8 | −12.4 | ||
| Majority | 9,619 | 8.3 | −8.8 | |||
| Turnout | 115,437 | 37.7 | −53.5 | |||
| Independent gain from AL | ||||||
Elections in the 2000s
Ahsanul Haq Mollah died in December 2003.[12] Bachhu Mollah, his son, was elected in a March 2004 by-election.[13]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Ahsanul Haq Mollah | 108,326 | 49.1 | +11.0 | |
| AL | Afaz Uddin Ahmed | 103,491 | 46.9 | +19.2 | |
| IJOF | Md. Golam Mostafa | 6,056 | 2.7 | N/A | |
| JSD | Md. Rezaul Haq | 1,994 | 0.9 | −1.6 | |
| WPB | Md. Lutfar Rahman Joarder | 598 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Independent | Md. Kamal Hossain | 184 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Moslem Uddin | 143 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Jatiya Janata Party (Hafizur) | Hafizur Rahman Khaja | 30 | 0.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,835 | 2.2 | −8.2 | ||
| Turnout | 220,822 | 86.0 | −2.7 | ||
| BNP hold | |||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Ahsanul Haq Mollah | 64,692 | 38.1 | −0.2 | |
| AL | Afaz Uddin Ahmed | 47,053 | 27.7 | N/A | |
| JP(E) | Korban Ali | 36,797 | 21.7 | +4.1 | |
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Yakub Ali | 11,657 | 6.9 | −10.3 | |
| Jamaat | Md. Nur Kutubul Alam | 4,551 | 2.7 | −2.4 | |
| JSD | Kazi Aref Ahmed | 4,293 | 2.5 | −3.5 | |
| Zaker Party | Md. Kamal Hossain | 636 | 0.4 | −1.1 | |
| Independent | Md. Matiar Rahman | 214 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 17,639 | 10.4 | −10.3 | ||
| Turnout | 169,893 | 88.7 | +16.3 | ||
| BNP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Md. Ahsanul Haq Molla | 56,807 | 38.3 | |||
| JP(E) | Korban Ali | 26,140 | 17.6 | |||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Yakub Ali | 25,591 | 17.2 | |||
| BAKSAL | Md. Shamsul Alam Dudu | 20,327 | 13.7 | |||
| JSD | Kazi Aref Ahmed | 8,919 | 6.0 | |||
| Jamaat | Md. Nur Kutubul Alam | 7,589 | 5.1 | |||
| Zaker Party | Md. Zahidul Islam | 2,264 | 1.5 | |||
| Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) | Md. Hafizur Rahman Khaza | 478 | 0.3 | |||
| FP | Abu Bakar | 247 | 0.2 | |||
| Independent | AKM Sarwar Jahan | 110 | 0.1 | |||
| Majority | 30,667 | 20.7 | ||||
| Turnout | 148,472 | 72.4 | ||||
| BNP gain from JP(E) | ||||||
