Dinajpur-1

The Dinajpur-1 (Parliamentary seats) is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National parliament) of Bangladesh. It is located in the Dinajpur District and 6 number constituency in the 300 constituency. The Constituency area is 618.54 km2.

Boundaries

The constituency covers Kaharole Upazila and Birganj Upazila in Dinajpur District.[1]

Members of Parliament

ElectionName of Parliament MemberPolitical Party
1991
February 1996
June 1996 Abdur Rauf Chowdhuri Bangladesh Awami League
2001 Abdullah Al Kafi Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami[2][3]
2008 Manoranjon Shill Gopal Bangladesh Awami League
2014 Manoranjon Shill Gopal[4] Bangladesh Awami League

Elections

2014

General election, 2014:Dinajpur-1
Party Candidate Votes %
Awami League Manoranjon Shill Gopal 124,314 83.3
Workers Party Abdul Haque 24,973 16.7
Total votes 149,287 100.0
Voter turnout %
Awami League hold

2008

General election, 2008: Dinajpur-1
Party Candidate Votes %
Awami League Manoranjon Shill Gopal ১৪৩,০৯৭ ৫৬.৬
Jamaat-e-Islami Mohammad Hanif ১০৭,১৬৮ ৪২.৪
No party Others 2 candidates ২,৪৯৪ ০১.০%
Total votes ২৫২,৭৫৯ ১০০
Voter turnout %
Awami League gain from Jamaat-e-Islami

2001

General election, 2001: Dinajpur-1
Party Candidate Votes %
Jamaat-e-Islami Abdullah al Kafi 88,811 45.0
Awami League Abdur Rauf Chowdhuri 60,197 30.5
Jatiya Party (E) Manoranjon Shill Gopal 40,478 20.5
No party Others 3 candidates 7,879 04.4%
Total votes 197,365 100
Voter turnout %
Jamaat-e-Islami gain from Awami League

References

  1. ↑ "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh 2013" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. Retrieved 6 August 2015.(in Bengali)
  2. ↑ "Dinajpur-1". Election Commission Bangladesh.
  3. ↑ "Obituary reference for Kafi in JS". bdnews24.com. 11 September 2005. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "List of Parliament member". Jatiyo Sangshad.
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