Barguna-1

Barguna-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Golam Sorowar Tuku of the Awami League.

Barguna-1
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Barguna District
Division	Barisal Division
Electorate	414,402 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1984
← 108 Satkhira-4 110 Barguna-2 →

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Amtali, Barguna Sadar, and Taltali upazilas.^[2][3]

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Patuakhali constituency when the former Patuakhali District was split into two districts: Barguna and Patuakhali.^[4]

Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census.^[5] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.^[6]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1986	Humayun Kabir Hiru	JaSaD (Rab)[7]
	1988	Zafrul Hasan Farhad	Jatiya Party[8]
	1991	Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu	Awami League
	Feb 1996	Abdur Rahman Khokon	BNP
	Jun 1996	Direndra Debnath Shambhu	Awami League
	2001	Delwar Hossain	Independent
	2008	Direndra Debnath Shambhu	Awami League
	2024	Golam Sarwar Tuku	Independent

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Barguna-1^[9][10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu	85,080	56.4	+6.2
	Independent	Delwar Hossain	65,179	43.2	+12.4
	BNF	Md. Kholilur Rahman Khan	512	0.3	N/A
Majority			19,901	13.2	−6.2
Turnout			150,771	41.9	−40.4
	AL hold

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Barguna-1^[2][11][12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Direndro Debnath Shambhu[13]	131,368	50.2	+15.9
	Independent	Delwar Hossain	80,590	30.8	−25.9
	BNP	Motiawer Rahaman Talukder	24,686	9.4	+8.5
	IAB	Md. Mosharef Hossain	21,384	8.2	N/A
	Zaker Party	Md. Kamruzzaman Khalek	2,354	0.9	N/A
	BTF	Shah Md. Abul Kalam	510	0.2	N/A
	BSD	Ferdaus Ahammad	363	0.1	N/A
	Independent	Rashidul Hasan Khan	224	0.1	N/A
Majority			50,778	19.4	−2.9
Turnout			261,479	82.3	+19.7
	AL gain from Independent

General Election 2001: Barguna-1^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Delwar Hossain	84,611	56.7	N/A
	AL	Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu	51,302	34.3	−13.4
	IJOF	A. Rashid	11,889	8.0	N/A
	BNP	Md. Jahangir Hossain	1,376	0.9	−15.3
	JSD	Ziaul Kabir Dulu	178	0.1	N/A
Majority			33,309	22.3	−0.7
Turnout			149,356	62.6	−3.3
	Independent gain from AL

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Barguna-1^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu	54,953	47.7	+7.3
	IOJ	A. Rashid	28,479	24.7	N/A
	BNP	Md. Abdur Rahman	18,703	16.2	−5.1
	JP(E)	Zafrul Hasan Farhad	7,890	6.8	+5.2
	JI	Sultan Ahmed	2,659	2.3	N/A
	Zaker Party	Md. Mojibur Rahman	1,160	1.0	−0.6
	Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali)	Gaji Md. Abdur Rashid	450	0.4	N/A
	CPB	Abdul Halim	441	0.4	N/A
	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD	Md. A. Shobahan	268	0.2	−3.1
	Independent	Md. A. Sobahan	243	0.2	N/A
Majority			26,474	23.0	+9.3
Turnout			115,246	65.9	+20.6
	AL hold

General Election 1991: Barguna-1^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu	44,722	40.4
	IOJ	A. Rashid Pir Shaheb	29,507	26.7
	BNP	Md. Fazlul Haq Sagir	23,540	21.3
	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD	Humayun Kabir Hiru	3,661	3.3
	Independent	Kabir Ahsan	2,663	2.4
	Zaker Party	Mozibar Rahman	1,817	1.6
	JP(E)	Zafrul Hasan Farhad	1,746	1.6
	Independent	Zalal Ahmad	1,320	1.2
	Independent	A. Naser Azam Khan	1,169	1.1
	NAP (Muzaffar)	Md. Nurul Alam	340	0.3
	FP	Md. Nazmul Ahsan	129	0.1
	NDP	A. K. A. Aziz	91	0.1
Majority			15,215	13.7
Turnout			110,705	45.3
	AL gain from