Thakurgaon-1
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
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Thakurgaon-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. The current Member of Parliament in this constituency is Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
| Thakurgaon-1 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| |
| District | Thakurgaon District |
| Division | Rangpur Division |
| Electorate | 480,609 (2023) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
| Parliamentary Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Member of Parliament | Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir |
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila.[1][2]
History
The constituency was created in 1984 when the former Dinajpur District was split into three districts: Panchagarh, Thakurgaon, and Dinajpur.[3]
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir | 238,836 | 48.44 | +16.47 | ||
| Jamaat | Delwar Hossain | 141,017 | 28.63 | +19.19 | ||
| Majority | 97,819 | 19.81 | +17.43 | |||
| Turnout | 379,853 | 74.25 | −4.05 | |||
| Registered electors | 511,629 | |||||
| BNP gain from AL | ||||||
Elections in the 1990s
Khademul Islam died in December 1996. Ramesh Chandra Sen was elected in a February 1997 by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Khademul Islam | 62,709 | 34.35 | ||
| BNP | Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir | 58,369 | 31.97 | ||
| JP(E) | Md. Nurul Haque | 42,609 | 23.34 | ||
| Jamaat | Md. Rafiqul Islam | 17,242 | 9.44 | ||
| Zaker Party | Md. Jaherul Haque Chowdhury | 923 | 0.51 | ||
| CPB | Syed Merajul Hossain | 716 | 0.39 | ||
| Turnout | 184,543 | 78.3 | |||
| AL hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Khademul Islam | 57,535 | 39.72 | |||
| BNP | Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir | 36,406 | 25.13 | |||
| Jamaat | Md. Rafiqul Islam | 26,800 | 18.5 | |||
| JP(E) | Md. Rezwanul Haq Chowdhury | 21,051 | 14.53 | |||
| Zaker Party | Md. Shahidul Islam | 1,150 | 0.79 | |||
| BAKSAL | Md. Manjur Rahman | 832 | 0.57 | |||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Mansur Ali | 648 | 0.45 | |||
| Independent | Atiqul Islam Atik | 428 | 0.3 | |||
| Turnout | 120,165 | 69.5 | ||||
| AL gain from JP(E) | ||||||
