Rangpur-1

Rangpur-1

Rangpur-1

Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad

Rangpur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Asaduzzaman Bablu.

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Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Gangachhara Upazila and wards 1 through 8 of Rangpur City Corporation.[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]

Members of Parliament

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Elections

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.[10]

Elections in the 2000s

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Elections in the 1990s

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Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood from jail for five seats in the 1991 general election:[14] Rangpur-1, Rangpur-2,[15] Rangpur-3, Rangpur-5,[16] and Rangpur-6.[17] After winning all five, he chose to represent Rangpur-3 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them.[18] Karimuddin Bharsa, of the Jatiya Party (Ershad), was elected in a September 1991 by-election.[19]

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References

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    "Rangpur-1". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
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    "EC 'gerrymanders' 25 constituencies for pressure of ministers, MPs". Prothom Alo. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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    "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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    "53 constituencies get new boundaries". The Daily Star. 4 July 2013.
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    "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
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    "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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    "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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    "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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    "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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    "Nat'l election: Number of unopposed winners now 154". The Bangladesh Chronicle. UNB. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
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    "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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    "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
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    "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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    Ahmed, Helal Uddin (2012). "Ershad, Lt. General Hussein M". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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    "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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    "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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    "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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    "List of 5th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 March 2018.
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    Akhter, Muhammad Yeahia (2001). Electoral Corruption in Bangladesh. Ashgate. p. 243. ISBN 0-7546-1628-2.

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