Panchagarh-1
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
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Panchagarh-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. The current Member of Parliament in this constituency is Muhammad Nawshad Zamir of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
| Panchagarh-1 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| |
| District | Panchagarh District |
| Division | Rangpur Division |
| Electorate | 458,807 (2026) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
| Parliamentary Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Member of Parliament | Muhammad Nawshad Zamir |
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Tetulia, Panchagarh Sadar and Atwari upazilas, except the Boda Municipality area.[1][2][3][failed verification]
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from the Dinajpur-2 constituency when the former Dinajpur District was split into three districts: Panchagarh, Thakurgaon, and Dinajpur.[4]
Ahead of the 2026 general election, the Election Commission reduced the boundaries of the constituency to exclude the Boda Pourashova area of Atwari Upazila.[5][failed verification]
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Muhammad Nawshad Zamir | 176,169 | 51.18 | −13.59 | ||
| NCP | Sarjis Alam | 168,049 | 48.82 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 8,120 | 2.36 | −32.71 | |||
| Turnout | 344,218 | 74.24 | +30.16 | |||
| Registered electors | 463,700 | |||||
| BNP gain from AL | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Naimuzzaman Bhuiyan | 124,742 | 64.77 | +10.53 | |
| Independent | Anwar Sadat | 57,210 | 29.71 | N/A | |
| BNF | Serajul Islam | 1,481 | 0.77 | N/A | |
| NPP | Moshiur Rahman | 1,399 | 0.73 | +0.69 | |
| BSP | Abdul Wadud Badsah | 1371 | 0.71 | N/A | |
| BSM | Abdul Majid | 743 | 0.39 | N/A | |
| Rejected ballots | 5,633 | 2.93 | +1.36 | ||
| Majority | 67,532 | 35.07 | +22.17 | ||
| Turnout | 192,579 | 44.08 | −40.46 | ||
| Registered electors | 436,923 | ||||
| AL hold | Swing | -9.59 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Mazharul Haque Prodhan | 173,888 | 54.24 | N/A | |
| BNP | Nawshad Zamir | 132,539 | 41.34 | N/A | |
| IAB | Mohammed Abdullah | 3,453 | 1.08 | N/A | |
| Zaker Party | Sumon Rana | 3,399 | 1.06 | N/A | |
| National Democratic Party | Rashed Prodhan | 1,412 | 0.44 | N/A | |
| JP(E) | Abu Salek | 729 | 0.23 | −44.87 | |
| National Peoples Party | Habibur Rahman | 132 | 0.04 | N/A | |
| Rejected ballots | 5,045 | 1.57 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 41,349 | 12.90 | +3.10 | ||
| Turnout | 320,597 | 84.54 | +59.04 | ||
| Registered electors | 379,207 | ||||
| AL gain from JSD | Swing | +6.45 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JSD | Nazmul Haque Prodhan | 46,155 | 53.64 | N/A | |
| JP(E) | Abu Salek | 37,908 | 44.06 | N/A | |
| Rejected ballots | 1,983 | 2.30 | |||
| Majority | 8,247 | 9.58 | −8.5 | ||
| Turnout | 86,046 | 26.16 | |||
| Registered electors | 328,959 | ||||
| JSD gain from AL | Swing | +4.9 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Mazharul Haque Prodhan | 156,550 | 58.7 | +24.4 | |
| BNP | Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar | 107,726 | 40.4 | +0.5 | |
| PDP | Delowar Hossain | 1,251 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| IAB | Md. Shahjahan | 883 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| CPB | Safiur Rahman | 402 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Rejected ballots | 2,534 | 0.94 | -0.03 | ||
| Majority | 48,824 | 18.3 | +12.7 | ||
| Turnout | 266,812 | 91.7 | +6.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 291,095 | ||||
| AL gain from BNP | Swing | +11.95 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar | 81,702 | 39.9 | +4.5 | |
| AL | Md. Nurul Islam | 70,164 | 34.3 | +4.7 | |
| IJOF | Shafiul Alam Prodhan | 50,829 | 24.8 | N/A | |
| Independent | Md. Khaja Nazimuddin | 1,159 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Gano Forum | Md. Rezael Islam | 486 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Independent | Muhammad Ali | 478 | 0.2 | −0.2 | |
| Rejected ballots | 2,009 | 0.97 | -0.14 | ||
| Majority | 11,538 | 5.6 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 206,827 | 86.15 | +4.34 | ||
| Registered electors | 240,073 | ||||
| BNP hold | Swing | -0.01 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar | 57,433 | 35.02 | −4.33 | |
| AL | Md. Nurul Islam | 48,012 | 29.28 | −1.93 | |
| JP(E) | Shafiul Alam Prodhan | 38,085 | 23.22 | +14.05 | |
| Jamaat | Md. Abdul Khaleq | 16,356 | 9.97 | New | |
| Zaker Party | Md. Jamer Ali | 1,214 | 0.74 | −1.01 | |
| Independent | Muhammad Ali | 683 | 0.42 | New | |
| FP | Md. Khaja Nazimuddin Joarder | 378 | 0.23 | New | |
| Rejected ballots | 1,825 | 1.11 | +0.03 | ||
| Majority | 9,421 | 5.75 | −2.39 | ||
| Turnout | 163,986 | 81.81 | +19.71 | ||
| Registered electors | 200,457 | ||||
| BNP hold | Swing | -1.20 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Mirza Ghulam Hafiz | 48,678 | 39.35 | ||
| AL | Sirajul Islam | 38,604 | 31.21 | ||
| NDP | Shafiul Alam Prodhan | 18,178 | 14.70 | ||
| JP(E) | Abdul Kuddus | 11,344 | 9.17 | ||
| Zaker Party | Md. Jamer Ali | 2,160 | 1.75 | ||
| JSD | Nazmul Haque Prodhan | 1,839 | 1.49 | ||
| IOJ | Md. Shahjahan | 800 | 0.65 | ||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Azizar Rahman | 494 | 0.40 | ||
| BAKSAL | Md. AKM Samsuddoha | 265 | 0.21 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 1,337 | 1.08 | |||
| Majority | 10,074 | 8.14 | |||
| Turnout | 123,699 | 62.10 | |||
| Registered electors | 199,181 | ||||
| BNP gain from JP(E) | Swing | +4.07 | |||
