Netrokona-1
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
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Netrokona-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.
| Netrokona-1 | |
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| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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| District | Netrokona District |
| Division | Mymensingh Division |
| Electorate | 353,206 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Durgapur and Kalmakanda upazilas.[2][3]
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from the Mymensingh-12 constituency when the former Mymensingh District was split into four districts: Mymensingh, Sherpur, Netrokona, and Kishoreganj.[4]
Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census.[5] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.[6]
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Chobi Biswas | 53,496 | 51.3 | −9.2 | |
| Independent | Shah Kutub Uddin Talukdar | 31,710 | 30.4 | N/A | |
| Independent | Mustaque Ahmed Ruhi | 17,665 | 16.9 | N/A | |
| JP(E) | Md. Anowar Hossain Khan | 1,381 | 1.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 21,786 | 20.9 | −2.2 | ||
| Turnout | 104,252 | 34.7 | −48.1 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Abdul Karim Abbasi | 103,059 | 52.3 | +15.4 | ||
| AL | Jalal Uddin Talukder | 90,031 | 45.7 | +5.7 | ||
| CPB | Dibalok Singha | 3,493 | 1.8 | +0.6 | ||
| KSJL | A. K. Azad | 455 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 13,028 | 6.6 | +3.5 | |||
| Turnout | 197,038 | 78.2 | +4.0 | |||
| BNP gain from AL | ||||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Jalal Uddin Talukder | 59,574 | 40.0 | +3.1 | ||
| BNP | Abdul Karim Abbasi | 55,027 | 36.9 | −0.4 | ||
| JP(E) | Golam Rabbani | 29,115 | 19.5 | −2.2 | ||
| Jamaat | Abdul Kadir | 2,772 | 1.9 | N/A | ||
| CPB | Dibalok Singha | 1,728 | 1.2 | −2.6 | ||
| Islami Shasantantra Andolon | Mohammad Shamsul Huda | 592 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
| Zaker Party | Ebadat Ali | 265 | 0.2 | −0.1 | ||
| Majority | 4,547 | 3.1 | +2.7 | |||
| Turnout | 149,073 | 74.2 | +25.3 | |||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Abdul Karim Abbasi | 38,437 | 37.3 | |||
| AL | Jalal Uddin Talukder | 38,023 | 36.9 | |||
| JP(E) | Golam Rabbani | 22,396 | 21.7 | |||
| CPB | Chobi Biswas | 3,918 | 3.8 | |||
| Zaker Party | Ebadat Ali | 337 | 0.3 | |||
| Majority | 414 | 0.4 | ||||
| Turnout | 103,111 | 48.9 | ||||
| BNP gain from | ||||||
