Nilphamari-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Aftab Uddin Sarkar of the Awami League.
| Nilphamari-1 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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| District | Nilphamari District |
| Division | Rangpur Division |
| Electorate | 372,535 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
| Party | Awami League |
| Member(s) | Aftab Uddin Sarkar |
| Seat no. 12 | |
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Dimla and Domar upazilas.[2][3]
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from the Rangpur-1 constituency when the former Rangpur District was split into five districts: Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Kurigram, and Gaibandha.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Aftab Uddin Sarkar | 80,430 | 82.7 | N/A | ||
| JP(E) | Jafar Iqbal Siddiki | 15,848 | 16.3 | -43.7 | ||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Khoirul Alam | 968 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 64,582 | 66.4 | +22.9 | |||
| Turnout | 97,246 | 29.2 | -60.5 | |||
| AL gain from JP(E) | ||||||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(E) | Jafar Iqbal Siddiki | 179,657 | 69.5 | N/A | ||
| BNP | Rafiqul Islam | 67,190 | 26.0 | -3.9 | ||
| NAP | Mohammad Jakaria | 5,124 | 2.0 | N/A | ||
| Bangladesh National Awami Party | Shafikul Ghaani Shawpan | 3,649 | 1.4 | N/A | ||
| Gano Forum | Abdur Rouf | 1,088 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
| BSD | Ashrafuzzaman Laku | 791 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
| IAB | Abdul Jalil | 760 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
| KSJL | Syed Elias Ahmed | 360 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 112,467 | 43.5 | +42.8 | |||
| Turnout | 258,619 | 89.7 | +11.8 | |||
| JP(E) gain from AL | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Hamida Banu Shova | 66,871 | 33.4 | +1.6 | ||
| IJOF | NK Alam Chowdhury | 65,552 | 32.8 | N/A | ||
| BNP | Shahrin Islam Tuhin | 59,805 | 29.9 | +16.2 | ||
| Independent | Abdur Rouf | 5,707 | 2.9 | N/A | ||
| WPB | Nur Mohammad Khan | 1,743 | 0.9 | -0.2 | ||
| Independent | Sushanta Misra | 309 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 1,319 | 0.7 | -7.7 | |||
| Turnout | 199,987 | 77.9 | +4.0 | |||
| AL gain from JP(E) | ||||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(E) | NK Alam Chowdhury | 60,444 | 40.1 | +8.9 | ||
| AL | Abdur Rouf | 47,833 | 31.8 | +0.1 | ||
| BNP | Shahrin Islam Tuhin | 20,672 | 13.7 | +12.6 | ||
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Ishak Ali | 19,137 | 12.7 | -4.4 | ||
| WPB | Nur Mohammad Khan | 1,634 | 1.1 | -1.7 | ||
| Independent | Abdul Hai Sarker | 523 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
| Zaker Party | Md. Golam Azam Khan | 315 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ||
| Majority | 12,611 | 8.4 | +7.8 | |||
| Turnout | 150,558 | 73.9 | +12.2 | |||
| JP(E) gain from AL | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Abdur Rouf | 41,218 | 31.7 | |||
| JP(E) | NK Alam Chowdhury | 40,492 | 31.2 | |||
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Ishak Ali | 22,263 | 17.1 | |||
| Independent | Shafikul Ghaani Shawpan | 10,159 | 7.8 | |||
| Independent | Hamida Banu Shova | 8,306 | 6.4 | |||
| WPB | Md. Moniruzzaman | 3,648 | 2.8 | |||
| BNP | Md. Rezaul Basunia | 1,386 | 1.1 | |||
| Ganatantri Party | Md. Golam Sarwar | 788 | 0.6 | |||
| FP | Md. Nurunnabi Dulal | 736 | 0.6 | |||
| Zaker Party | Md. Motowar Rahman | 381 | 0.3 | |||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Munir Uddun | 300 | 0.2 | |||
| Jatiya Oikkya Front | Abdul Hai Sarkar | 259 | 0.2 | |||
| Majority | 726 | 0.6 | ||||
| Turnout | 129,067 | 61.7 | ||||
| AL gain from JP(E) | ||||||
References
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