Narail-1
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
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Narail-1 is a constituency represented in the National Parliament of Bangladesh since 1984. From 13th February, 2026, this constituency is owned by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party Candidate Biswas Jahangir Alam.[2]
| Narail-1 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| |
| District | Narail District |
| Division | Khulna Division |
| Electorate | 238,174 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
| Parliamentary Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Member of Parliament | Biswas Jahangir Alam |
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Kalia Upazila and five union parishads of Narail Sadar Upazila: Bhadrabila, Bichhali, Kalora, Shaikhati, and Singasolpur.[3][4]
History
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | SM Abu Sayeed | Jatiya Party | 1986–1990 | [6] |
| 1991 | Dhirendra Nath Saha | Awami League | 1991–1996 | [7] |
| Feb 1996 | Monirul Islam Tipu | BNP | Feb–Jun 1996 | [8] |
| Jun 1996 | Dhirendra Nath Saha | Awami League | 1996–2001 | [9] |
| 2002 by-election | Dhirendra Nath Saha | BNP | 2002–2006 | [10] |
| 2008 | Kabirul Haque Mukti | Independent | 2009–2014 | [11] |
| 2014 | Awami League | 2014–2018 | [12] | |
| 2018 | Awami League | 2019–2024 | [13] | |
| 2026 | Biswas Jahangir Alam | BNP | 2026–present | [14] |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Biswas Jahangir Alam | 99,975 | |||
| Jamaat | Md Obaidullah | 75,225 | |||
| Independent | B M Nagib Hosen | ||||
| IAB | Abdul Aziz | ||||
| National Party | Md Milton Mollah | ||||
| Independent | Sukesh Saha Ananda | ||||
| Independent | Md Ujjal Molla | ||||
| Independent | S M Sazzad Hossain | ||||
| Majority | 24,750 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Elections in the 2010s
Kabirul Haque Mukti was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[16]
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Kabirul Haque Mukti | 63,826 | 39.5 | N/A | ||
| BNP | Biswas Jahangir Alam | 50,777 | 31.4 | −42.6 | ||
| AL | Bimal Biswas | 43,295 | 26.8 | N/A | ||
| IAB | Md. Ayub Hossain Mina | 3,822 | 2.4 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Dhirendra Nath Shah | 63 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 13,049 | 8.1 | −41.0 | |||
| Turnout | 161,783 | 88.4 | +41.8 | |||
| Independent gain from BNP | ||||||
Sheikh Hasina stood for five seats in the October 2001 general election: Rangpur-6, Narail-1, Narail-2, Barguna-3, and Gopalganj-3. After winning all but Rangpur-6, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other three, triggering by-elections in them.[19] Dhirendra Nath Shah of the BNP was elected in a January 2002 by-election.[20]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Sheikh Hasina | 78,216 | 54.6 | +8.5 | |
| BNP | Dhirendra Nath Saha | 61,413 | 42.9 | +18.6 | |
| IJOF | Sharif Munir Hossain | 2,741 | 1.9 | N/A | |
| WPB | Md. Nazrul Islam | 401 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| BKA | A. Quddus Sheikh | 237 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Independent | Md. Lutfar Rahman Sarder | 78 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Jatiya Party (M) | Ishtiaq Hossain Shikder | 38 | 0.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 16,803 | 11.7 | −10.1 | ||
| Turnout | 143,124 | 76.2 | +1.5 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Dhirendra Nath Saha | 51,167 | 46.1 | +0.2 | |
| BNP | Biswash Jahangir Alam | 26,948 | 24.3 | −0.6 | |
| JP(E) | Gazi Asraf Ul Alam | 18,622 | 16.8 | +16.0 | |
| Jamaat | M. H. Bahauddin | 7,389 | 6.7 | +0.9 | |
| IOJ | Siraj Khan | 5,094 | 4.6 | +0.1 | |
| JSD | Sharif Nurul Ambia | 1,228 | 1.1 | −0.4 | |
| Gano Forum | Tariqul Islam | 394 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Independent | Munshi Ruhul Kuddus | 141 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) | Md. Ashiqul Alam | 41 | 0.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 24,219 | 21.8 | +0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 111,024 | 74.7 | +19.5 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Dhirendra Nath Saha | 47,158 | 45.9 | |||
| BNP | Gautam Mitra | 25,604 | 24.9 | |||
| Independent | Gazi Asraf Ul Alam | 13,533 | 13.2 | |||
| Jamaat | S. Md. Faruk Ahmmad | 5,913 | 5.8 | |||
| IOJ | Maulana Shahadat | 4,664 | 4.5 | |||
| Independent | Shahdat | 2,398 | 2.3 | |||
| JSD | Sharif Nurul Ambia | 1,503 | 1.5 | |||
| JP(E) | SM Abu Sayeed | 824 | 0.8 | |||
| Bangladesh Hindu League | Gobinda | 384 | 0.4 | |||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Zamir Hossain | 382 | 0.4 | |||
| Zaker Party | Md. Delwar Hossain | 213 | 0.2 | |||
| Independent | Tofiqur Rahman | 182 | 0.2 | |||
| Majority | 21,554 | 21.0 | ||||
| Turnout | 102,758 | 55.2 | ||||
| AL gain from JP(E) | ||||||
