Noakhali-1 is a constituency of the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant.

Noakhali-1
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictNoakhali District
DivisionChittagong Division
Electorate347,671 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created1973
Parliamentary PartyNone
Member of ParliamentVacant
Previous ConstituencyFeni-3 (Constituency 267)
Next ConstituencyNoakhali-2 (Constituency 269)

Boundaries

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The constituency encompasses Chatkhil Upazila and Sonaimuri Upazila but excluding these four union parishads of Sonaimuri Upazila: Ambarnagar, Baragaon, Bazra and Nateshwar.[2][3]

History

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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

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Election Member Party
1973 A. B. M. Musa Bangladesh Awami League[6]
1979 Zafar Imam Bangladesh Nationalist Party[7]
1986 Moudud Ahmed Jatiya Party[8][9]
1988 by-election K. M. Hossain Jatiya Party[citation needed]
1991 Zainul Abdin Farroque Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Feb 1996
June 1996
2001
2008 Mahbub Uddin Khokon
2014 H. M. Ibrahim Bangladesh Awami League
2018
2024

Elections

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Elections in the 2010s

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H. M. Ibrahim 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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Ganatantri Party candidate Nurul Islam died days before the 29 December 2008 general election. Voting in the constituency was postponed until 12 January 2009.[11] H. M. Ibrahim, who had earlier withdrawn in favor of Nurul Islam, ran in his place as the Grand Alliance candidate.[12]

General Election 2008: Noakhali-1[2][13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Mahbub Uddin Khokon 105,380 54.8 −7.1
AL H. M. Ibrahim 80,658 41.9 8.7
IAB Abdur Rahim 3,458 1.8 N/A
BKA Md. Ziaul Haq 725 0.4 N/A
Independent Golam Moula 531 0.3 N/A
KSJL Md. Amin Ulla 460 0.2 N/A
Independent Mahbubur Rahman 386 0.2 N/A
Independent Khandaker Ruhul Amin 320 0.2 N/A
National People's Party Md. Mosarraf Hossain 221 0.1 N/A
JSD Mohammed Harun Rashid 161 0.1 −0.4
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Deen Mohammad Buiyan 50 0.0 N/A
Majority 24,722 12.9 −15.8
Turnout 192,350 77.7 14.6
BNP hold
General Election 2001: Noakhali-1[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Zainul Abdin Farroque 57,555 61.9 15.6
AL Jafar Ahmad Chowdhury 30,876 33.2 10.3
IJOF Shibu Prasad Chandra 3,897 4.2 N/A
JSD Md. Tajul Islam 506 0.5 N/A
Jatiya Party (M) S. M. A. Wahab 177 0.2 N/A
Majority 26,679 28.7 5.3
Turnout 93,011 63.1 −3.1
BNP hold

Elections in the 1990s

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General Election June 1996: Noakhali-1[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Zainul Abdin Farroque 31,187 46.3 14.3
AL Md. V. P. Mostofa 15,440 22.9 2.9
JP(E) Moudud Ahmed 15,181 22.5 −6.6
Jamaat-e-Islami Abu Shakher Md. Zakaria 4,682 6.9 N/A
Bangladesh Samyabadi Dal (Marxist-Leninist) Mohi Uddin 311 0.5 N/A
Zaker Party Nasir Uddin 277 0.4 0.1
Islami Shasantantra Andolon Mohammad Mohsin 184 0.3 N/A
Independent Master Nur Islam 115 0.2 N/A
Majority 15,747 23.4 20.5
Turnout 67,377 66.2 33.0
BNP hold
General Election 1991: Noakhali-1[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Zainul Abdin Farroque 21,418 32.0
JP(E) Moudud Ahmed 19,508 29.1
AL Rafiq Uddin Ahmad 13,395 20.0
Independent Zafar Ahmed 9,058 13.5
BKA Nurullah Kashemi 1,360 2.0
Bangladesh Janata Party Osman Gani 1,114 1.7
JSD Kazi Md. Solaiman 327 0.5
Independent Md. Mostafa Bhuiyan 215 0.3
Zaker Party Abu Lais Ansary 173 0.3
Bangladesh Inqualab Party Ruhul Aamin Chowdhury 129 0.2
FP Md. Abduj Jaher Chowdhury 89 0.1
NAP (Bhashani) Abdul Motaleb 61 0.1
Independent Md. Khalilur Rahman Majumdar 57 0.1
Bangladesh Muslim League (Yusuf) M. N. Taher Khan 48 0.1
Independent M. A. Bari 48 0.1
Majority 1,910 2.9
Turnout 67,000 33.2
BNP gain from AL

References

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  1. ^ "Noakhali-1". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  4. ^ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
  5. ^ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
  6. ^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  7. ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  9. ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  10. ^ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  11. ^ "BNP's Mahbub wins Noakhali-1". bdnews24.com. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  12. ^ "SC validates AL nominee's candidature". The Daily Star. 5 January 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  15. ^ a b c "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.
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