Munshiganj-1
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| Munshiganj-1 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
 | |
| District | Munshiganj District |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| Electorate | 440,532 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
| Party | BNP |
| Member | Sheikh Md. Abdullah |
Munshiganj-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.
The constituency encompasses Sirajdikhan and Sreenagar upazilas.[2][3]
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from a Dhaka constituency when the former Dhaka District was split into six districts: Manikganj, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Gazipur, Narsingdi, and Narayanganj.
Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census.[4] The 2008 redistricting reduced the number of seats in the district from four to three,[5] making each of the surviving three larger.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Shah Moazzem Hossain | Jatiya Party[6][7] | |
| 1991 | A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury | BNP | |
| 2002 by-election | Mahi B. Chowdhury | ||
| 2004 by-election | Bikalpa Dhara | ||
| 2008 | Sukumar Ranjan Ghosh | Awami League | |
| 2018 | Mahi B. Chowdhury | Bikalpa Dhara[1] | |
| 2024 | Mohiuddin Ahmed | Awami League | |
