Khulna-1

Khulna-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Panchanan Biswas of the Awami League.

Khulna-1
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictKhulna District
DivisionKhulna Division
Electorate259,420 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created1973
PartyAwami League
Member(s)Panchanan Biswas

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Batiaghata and Dacope upazilas.[2][3]

History

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]

Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had also included one union parishad of Paikgachha Upazila: Deluti.[3][6]

Members of Parliament
ElectionMemberParty
1973 M. A. Khair Awami League[7]
1979 Syed Mojahidur Rahman Bangladesh Nationalist Party[8]
Major Boundary Changes
1986 Sheikh Harunur Rashid Awami League[9]
1988 Sheikh Abul Hossain Jatiya Party[10]
1991 Sheikh Harunur Rashid Awami League
February 1996 Prafulla Kumar Mandal Bangladesh Nationalist Party[11]
Sep 1996 by-election Panchanan Biswas Awami League
2008 Nani Gopal Mandal Awami League
2014 Panchanan Biswas Awami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s
General Election 2014: Khulna-1[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Awami League Panchanan Biswas 66,904 64.9 +3.1
Independent Nani Gopal Mandal 34,527 33.5 N/A
JP(E) Sunil Shubha Ray 1,682 1.6 N/A
Majority 32,377 31.4 +4.6
Turnout 103,113 44.8 -44.9
Awami League hold

Elections in the 2000s
General Election 2008: Khulna-1[2][13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Awami League Nani Gopal Mandal 120,801 61.8 +9.9
BNP Amir Ezaz Khan 68,420 35.0 +3.6
IAB Md. Abu Shaid 5,746 2.9 N/A
National People's Party Sheikh Md. Jakir Hossen 412 0.2 N/A
Majority 52,381 26.8 +6.3
Turnout 195,379 89.7 +5.5
Awami League hold
General Election 2001: Khulna-1[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Awami League Panchanan Biswas 78,552 51.9
BNP Amir Ezaz Khan 47,523 31.4
CPB Acinta Kumar Biswas 18,512 12.2
IJOF Sheikh Abul Hossain 6,560 4.3
Independent Sheikh Asaduzzaman Jalal 111 0.1
Majority 31,029 20.5
Turnout 151,258 84.2
Awami League hold

Elections in the 1990s

Sheikh Hasina stood for three seats in the June 1996 general election: Bagerhat-1, Khulna-1, and Gopalganj-3. After winning all three, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them.[15][16][17] Panchanan Biswas was elected in a September 1996 by-election.[18]

General Election June 1996: Khulna-1[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Awami League Sheikh Hasina 62,247 53.5 +5.8
CPB Acinta Kumar Biswas 19,398 16.7 -6.3
BNP Profullah Kumar Mandal 11,910 10.2 -4.9
Independent Md. Ismail Hossain 11,250 9.7 N/A
JP(E) Binoy Krisna Roy 8,048 6.9 -0.7
Jamaat-e-Islami Sheikh Md. Abu Yusuf 2,308 2.0 N/A
IOJ Ataur Rahman Atiq 775 0.7 N/A
JSD (R) S. N. Masum 260 0.2 N/A
Zaker Party K. M. Idris Ali 165 0.1 -0.1
Independent Md. Akram Sheikh 65 0.1 N/A
Majority 42,849 36.8 +12.2
Turnout 116,426 80.4 +14.1
Awami League hold
General Election 1991: Khulna-1[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Awami League Sheikh Harunur Rashid 44,812 47.7
CPB Acinta Kumar Biswas 21,688 23.0
BNP M. Nurul Islam 14,203 15.1
JP(E) Binoy Krisna Roy 7,161 7.6
Independent Akram Hashem Sheikh 4,866 5.2
Independent A. U. Ahmmad 720 0.8
Zaker Party Md. Lutfor Rahman 195 0.2
Independent Somor Kanti Haldar 156 0.2
JSD (S) Nuruzzaman Sheikh 128 0.1
Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) Molla Lutfor Rahman 95 0.1
Majority 23,144 24.6
Turnout 94,004 66.3
Awami League gain from JP(E)

References
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  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. "53 constituencies get new boundaries". The Daily Star. 4 July 2013.
  7. "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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  11. "List of 6th Parliament Members" (PDF). Jatiya Sangsad. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  12. "Khulna-1". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 8 February 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. "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.
  16. "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.
  17. "List of 7th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  18. "AL tickets trigger protests in several districts". The Daily Star. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2018.


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