Dinajpur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2005 by Manoranjon Shill Gopal of the Awami League.
| Dinajpur-1 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
 | |
| District | Dinajpur District |
| Division | Rangpur Division |
| Electorate | 344,065 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Party | Awami League |
| Member(s) | Md Zakaria Zaka |
| Seat no. 6 | |
Boundaries edit
The constituency encompasses Birganj and Kaharole upazilas.[2][3]
History edit
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Members of Parliament edit
Elections edit
Elections in the 2010s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Manoranjon Shill Gopal | 124,314 | 83.3 | +26.7 | |
| WPB | Abdul Haq | 24,973 | 16.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 99,341 | 66.5 | +52.3 | ||
| Turnout | 149,287 | 49.0 | -43.9 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
Elections in the 2000s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Manoranjon Shill Gopal | 143,097 | 56.6 | |||
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Mohammed Hanif | 107,168 | 42.4 | |||
| CPB | Md. Altaf Hussain | 1,596 | 0.6 | |||
| IAB | Md. Jamal Uddin | 898 | 0.4 | |||
| Majority | 35,929 | 14.2 | ||||
| Turnout | 252,759 | 92.9 | ||||
| AL gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | ||||||
Abdullah Al Kafi died in September 2005. Independent candidate Manoranjon Shill Gopal was elected in a December by-election.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Abdullah Al Kafi | 88,669 | 44.9 | +31.4 | ||
| AL | Abdur Rauf Chowdhury | 60,197 | 30.5 | -11.7 | ||
| IJOF | Manoranjon Shill Gopal | 40,621 | 20.6 | N/A | ||
| JSD | Md. Abdul Khaleque Sarkar | 6,848 | 3.5 | N/A | ||
| CPB | Md. Altaf Hussain | 760 | 0.4 | -0.1 | ||
| Independent | Abdul Malek Sarkar | 279 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 28,472 | 14.4 | -5.2 | |||
| Turnout | 197,374 | 85.2 | +9.4 | |||
| Jamaat-e-Islami gain from AL | ||||||
Elections in the 1990s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Abdur Rauf Chowdhury | 60,681 | 42.2 | -6.1 | |
| BNP | Syed Ahmed Reza Hossain | 32,437 | 22.5 | +10.8 | |
| JP(E) | Manoranjon Shill Gopal | 29,583 | 20.6 | +13.5 | |
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Abdullah Al Kafi | 19,463 | 13.5 | -17.1 | |
| CPB | Md. Altaf Hussain | 756 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Abdul Khaleque | 690 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Bangladesh Janata Party | Md. Ahad Ali | 283 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 28,244 | 19.6 | +1.9 | ||
| Turnout | 143,893 | 75.8 | +11.9 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Md. Aminul Islam | 56,191 | 48.3 | |||
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Abdullah Al Kafi | 35,598 | 30.6 | |||
| BNP | Md. A. Mannan | 13,603 | 11.7 | |||
| JP(E) | Md. Anisul Haq | 8,203 | 7.1 | |||
| NDP | Manoranjon Shill Gopal | 2,194 | 1.9 | |||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Abdul Khaleque | 338 | 0.3 | |||
| Zaker Party | Md. Nazrul Islam | 232 | 0.2 | |||
| Majority | 20,593 | 17,7 | ||||
| Turnout | 116,359 | 63.9 | ||||
| AL gain from | ||||||
References edit
- ^ "Dinajpur-1". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. 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.
- ^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Dinajpur-1". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Manoranjan Shil Gopal (Ind) unofficially elected in Dinajpur-1 by poll". bdnews24.com. 4 December 2005. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
External links edit
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