Rangpur-1
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
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Rangpur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2026 by Md. Rayhan Shirazi of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.
| Rangpur-1 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| |
| District | Rangpur District |
| Division | Rangpur Division |
| Electorate | 375,227 (2026) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Party | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |
| Member | Md. Rayhan Shirazi |
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Gangachhara Upazila and wards 1 through 9 of Rangpur City Corporation.[1][2]
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had also included three union parishads of Rangpur Sadar Upazila: Haridebpur, Pashuram, and Uttam.[3][4]
Ahead of the 2018 general election, the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency to include wards 1 through 8 of Rangpur City Corporation.[3][5]
Ahead of the 2026 general election, the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency to include an additional 9th ward of the Rangpur City Corporation.[6]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Abdur Rouf | Awami League[7] | |
| 1979 | Mashiur Rahman | Bangladesh Nationalist Party[8] | |
| 1979 by-election | Shafiqul Ghani Swapan | ||
| Major Boundary Changes | |||
| 1986 | Moyezuddin Sarker | Jatiya Party (Ershad)[9][10] | |
| Sep 1991 by-election | Karimuddin Bharsa | ||
| 1996 | Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu | ||
| 2001 | Moshiur Rahman Ranga | Islami Jatiya Oikya Front | |
| 2008 | Hossain Mokbul Shahriar | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | |
| 2014 | Moshiur Rahman Ranga | ||
| 2024 | Asaduzzaman Bablu | Independent | |
| 2026 | Md. Rayhan Shirazi | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaat | Md. Rayhan Shirazi | 145,088 | ||||
| BNP | Md. Mokarram Hossain Sujan | 69,407 | ||||
| Majority | ||||||
| Turnout | 225,836 | |||||
| Registered electors | 375,227 | |||||
| Jamaat gain from Independent | ||||||
Elections in the 2010s
Moshiur Rahman Ranga was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[12]
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(E) | Hossain Mokbul Shahriar | 168,989 | 81.0 | N/A | ||
| Jamaat | Muhammad Abdul Ghani | 28,270 | 13.6 | −14.6 | ||
| Independent | Anwarul Islam | 8,210 | 3.9 | N/A | ||
| IAB | Md. Khairul Islam | 2,101 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
| Ganatantri Party | Saif Uddin Ahmed | 741 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
| PDP | Md. Abdul Kayum | 313 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 140,719 | 67.5 | +51.2 | |||
| Turnout | 208,624 | 85.2 | +8.6 | |||
| JP(E) gain from IJOF | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IJOF | Moshiur Rahman Ranga | 77,812 | 44.6 | N/A | ||
| Jamaat | Shah Md. Ruhul Islam | 49,278 | 28.2 | +6.8 | ||
| AL | Md. Sharaf Uddin Ahmmed | 47,109 | 27.0 | +3.6 | ||
| Independent | Md. Matiar Rahman | 456 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 28,534 | 16.3 | −10.9 | |||
| Turnout | 174,655 | 76.6 | +7.9 | |||
| IJOF gain from JP(E) | ||||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(E) | Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu | 61,373 | 50.6 | ||
| AL | Mesbah Uddin Ahmed | 28,373 | 23.4 | ||
| Jamaat | Shah Md. Ruhul Islam | 25,923 | 21.4 | ||
| BNP | Ali Md. Jafar | 3,610 | 3.0 | ||
| IOJ | Md. Therul Kabi | 593 | 0.5 | ||
| WPB | Ruhini Chandra Barman | 563 | 0.5 | ||
| Independent | Md. Samsul Alam | 327 | 0.3 | ||
| Zaker Party | Md. Mozzamel Haque | 206 | 0.1 | ||
| Independent | Md. Mostafa Kamal | 163 | 0.1 | ||
| Independent | Md. Mosaddek Hossain | 163 | 0.1 | ||
| Majority | 33,000 | 27.2 | |||
| Turnout | 121,294 | 68.7 | |||
| JP(E) hold | |||||
Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood from jail for five seats in the 1991 general election:[16] Rangpur-1, Rangpur-2,[17] Rangpur-3, Rangpur-5,[18] and Rangpur-6.[19] After winning all five, he chose to represent Rangpur-3 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them.[20] Karimuddin Bharsa, of the Jatiya Party (Ershad), was elected in a September 1991 by-election.[21]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(E) | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | 50,004 | 56.5 | ||
| AL | Md. Mojibar Rahman Pramanik | 20,310 | 22.9 | ||
| Jamaat | Shah Md. Ruhul Islam | 15,515 | 17.5 | ||
| NAP (Muzaffar) | Md. Sekendar Ali | 1,220 | 1.4 | ||
| BNP | Md. Shah Emdadul Haq | 695 | 0.8 | ||
| Zaker Party | Md. Ruhul Amin | 464 | 0.5 | ||
| WPB | Md. Chad Miah | 234 | 0.3 | ||
| UCL | A. K. M. Shirazul Islam | 102 | 0.1 | ||
| Majority | 29,694 | 33.5 | |||
| Turnout | 88,547 | 54.3 | |||
| JP(E) hold | |||||
