Sylhet-1
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Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
| Sylhet-1 | |
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| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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| District | Sylhet District |
| Division | Sylhet Division |
| Electorate | 544,244 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Member | Khandakar Abdul Muktadir |
Sylhet-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Khandaker Abdul Muktadir is the incumbent representative since February 2026.
The constituency encompasses wards 1 through 27 and 31 through 39 of Sylhet City Corporation, along with Sylhet Sadar Upazila, integrating these areas within a single administrative and electoral boundary.[2][3]
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
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 altered the boundaries of the constituency.[5]
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Khandaker Abdul Muktadir | 176,936 | ||||
| Jamaat | Maulana Habibur Rahman | 134,983 | ||||
| BNP gain from AL | ||||||
Elections in the 2010s
- General Election 2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | AK Abdul Momen | 2,98,696 | N/A | ||
| BNP | Khandaker Abdul Muktadir | 1,23,851 | N/A | ||
| IAB | Md Redwanul Haque Chowdhury | 2,024 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 1,74,845 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,24,571 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,44,244 | ||||
| AL hold | |||||
Abul Maal Abdul Muhith was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[11]
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Abul Maal Abdul Muhith | 178,636 | 55.5 | +17.5 | ||
| BNP | Saifur Rahman | 140,367 | 43.6 | −9.9 | ||
| BKA | Nassir Uddin | 822 | 0.3 | −0.1 | ||
| BSD | Ujjal Roy | 660 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| BIF | Md. Jalaluddin | 605 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Bangladesh Kalyan Party | Md. Kahir Mahmood | 495 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Shafique | 270 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 38,269 | 11.9 | −3.6 | |||
| Turnout | 321,855 | 76.0 | +8.1 | |||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Saifur Rahman | 133,827 | 53.5 | +21.3 | ||
| AL | Abul Mal Abdul Muhit | 95,089 | 38.0 | +5.4 | ||
| IJOF | A. Mukit Khan | 17,090 | 6.8 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Md. Chaifur Rahman | 1,246 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
| Liberal Party Bangladesh | M. Kutub Uddin Ahmad | 1,159 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
| BKA | Md. Nasir Uddin | 556 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) | Md. Humayun Khan | 403 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Md. Ismail Ali | 298 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Jatiya Janata Party (Nurul Islam) | Nurul Islam Khan | 197 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ||
| Independent | Mostafa Allama | 190 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| JSD | Siddiqur Rahman | 186 | 0.1 | −0.4 | ||
| Jatiya Party (M) | Eftekhar Ahmad Limon | 83 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 38,738 | 15.5 | +15.1 | |||
| Turnout | 250,324 | 67.9 | +1.3 | |||
| BNP gain from AL | ||||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Humayun Rashid Chowdhury | 59,710 | 32.6 | +2.3 | ||
| BNP | Saifur Rahman | 58,990 | 32.2 | +0.5 | ||
| JP(E) | Babrul Hossain Babul | 40,175 | 21.9 | N/A | ||
| Jamaat | Shafiqur Rahman | 18,029 | 9.8 | −5.2 | ||
| Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh | Rezaul Karim Kashemi | 1,293 | 0.7 | N/A | ||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Mohammad Shafiq | 1,122 | 0.6 | N/A | ||
| JSD | Shamima Akhtar | 1,005 | 0.5 | −6.2 | ||
| IOJ | Abdur Rakib | 785 | 0.4 | −6.2 | ||
| Independent | Md. Habibur Rahman Moin | 459 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
| Zaker Party | M. A. Karim | 337 | 0.2 | −0.2 | ||
| Independent | Ruhela Hussain Rina | 327 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Awami League (Mostofa Allama) | Mostofa Allama | 276 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Md. Masuk Murad | 248 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Islamic Dal Bangladesh (Saifur) | Md. Soyfur Rahman | 221 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| BKA | Nasir Uddin | 159 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Jatiya Janata Party (Nurul Islam) | Md. Abdul Matin Chowdhury | 144 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 720 | 0.4 | −1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 183,280 | 66.6 | +26.3 | |||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Khandaker Abdul Malik | 37,090 | 31.7 | |||
| AL | Iftekhar Hossain Shamim | 35,470 | 30.3 | |||
| Jamaat | Shafiqur Rahman | 17,517 | 15.0 | |||
| JSD | Sadar Uddin Ahmad | 7,865 | 6.7 | |||
| IOJ | Md. Masud Khan | 7,736 | 6.6 | |||
| Independent | Md. Nausheran Chowdhury | 7,224 | 6.2 | |||
| Jatiya Janata Party (Aashraf) | Shafikur Rahman | 2,048 | 1.7 | |||
| Islami Samajtantrik Dal | Liaqat Ali Khan | 867 | 0.7 | |||
| Zaker Party | Md. Abdul Karim | 449 | 0.4 | |||
| Bangladesh Nezam-e-Islam Party | A. Rakib | 445 | 0.4 | |||
| Bangladesh Islamic Biplobi Parishad | Sheikh Md. Obaidullah Bin Sayeed Jalalabadi | 202 | 0.2 | |||
| CPB | Md. Abdul Malek | 141 | 0.1 | |||
| Majority | 1,620 | 1.4 | ||||
| Turnout | 117,054 | 40.3 | ||||
| BNP gain from Independent | ||||||
References
- 1 2 3 "Sylhet-1". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- 1 2 "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ↑ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
- ↑ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
- ↑ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ↑ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "BNP candidate Khandakar Abdul Muktadir wins in Sylhet-1". BSS. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ↑ Zakaria, Mohammad (14 December 2013). "The number now goes up to 151". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ↑ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ↑ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
External links
- "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.
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