Faridpur-1

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

Faridpur-1
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Faridpur District
Division	Dhaka Division
Electorate	410,501 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1973
Member(s)	vacant
← 210 Rajbari-2 212 Faridpur-2 →

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Alfadanga, Boalmari, and Madhukhali upazilas.^[2][3]

History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1973	S. A. Malek	Awami League[4]
	1979	ABM Golam Mustafa	Bangladesh Nationalist Party[5]
Major Boundary Changes
	1986	Shah Mohammad Abu Zafar	Jatiya Party[6][7]
	1991	Md. Abdur Rouf Miah	Awami League
	February 1996	Khandaker Nasirul Islam	Independent
	1996	Kazi Sirajul Islam	Awami League
	2005 by-election	Shah Mohammad Abu Zafar	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
	2008	Abdur Rahman	Awami League
	2014
	2018	Monzur Hossain	Awami League[1]
	2024	Abdur Rahman	Awami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Abdur Rahman was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.^[8]

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Faridpur-1^[2][9][10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Abdur Rahman	175,387	61.8
	BNP	Shah Mohammad Abu Zafar	72,285	25.5
	Independent	Kazi Sirajul Islam	32,928	11.6
	IAB	Md. Hafizur Rahman	2,278	0.8
	Bangladesh Kalyan Party	Md. Kamruzzaman Mrida	669	0.2
	Gano Forum	S. M. Kaysir Rahman Sharif	137	0.0
Majority			103,102	36.3
Turnout			283,684	89.4
	AL gain from BNP

In 2005, Kazi Sirajul Islam joined the BNP. This led to the Election Commission declaring his seat vacant on 4 June 2005 under Article 70 of the Constitution, which penalizes floor-crossing.^[11] Shah Mohammad Abu Zafar of the BNP was elected in an August 2005 by-election.^[12]

General Election 2001: Faridpur-1^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Kazi Sirajul Islam	126,858	50.9	+3.2
	BNP	Shah Mohammad Abu Zafar	119,912	48.1	+46.1
	IJOF	Md. Akteruzzaman Khan	1,177	0.5	N/A
	CPB	Abdul Maleq Shikder	804	0.3	N/A
	BKA	Md. A. Rashed	416	0.2	N/A
	Independent	K. M. Noor Islam Sikder	208	0.1	N/A
Majority			6,946	2.8	−1.7
Turnout			249,375	81.6	−1.0
	AL hold

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Faridpur-1^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Kazi Sirajul Islam	93,864	47.7	+5.3
	JP(E)	Shah Mohammad Abu Zafar	84,985	43.2	+15.1
	JI	Habibur Rahman	12,296	6.3	−8.5
	BNP	Khandakar Nasirul Islam	3,984	2.0	−6.4
	Zaker Party	Md. Saiful Islam	908	0.5	−1.1
	CPB	Md. Abdul Malek Sikdar	572	0.3	N/A
	Independent	Qazi Mahatab-Ul-Islam	126	0.1	N/A
Majority			8,879	4.5	−9.8
Turnout			196,735	82.6	+25.6
	AL hold

General Election 1991: Faridpur-1^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Md. Abdur Rouf Miah	68,027	42.4
	JP(E)	Shah Mohammad Abu Zafar	45,134	28.1
	JI	Habibur Rahman	23,797	14.8
	BNP	A K M Shamsul Bari	13,485	8.4
	Bangladesh Janata Party	Md. Mozaffor Hossein	4,443	2.8
	Zaker Party	Md. Lutfor Rahman	2,520	1.6
	BKA	Md. Siddiqur Rahman	1,847	1.2
	UCL	Md. Abu Sayeed Miah	972	0.6
	BAKSAL	Abu Zafar Miah	215	0.1
	Jatiya Jukta Front	Md. Yunus Ali Biswash	169	0.1
Majority			22,893	14.3
Turnout			160,609	57.0
	AL gain from JP(E)