Moulvibazar-1

Moulvibazar-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. It was formed in 1984. The preceding member of this constituency was Md. Shahab Uddin from Awami League. The constituency is vacant since August 6, 2024 following the dissolution of the parliament.

Moulvibazar-1
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Moulvibazar District
Division	Sylhet Division
Electorate	265,809 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1984
Member(s)	Vacant (ad interim)
← 234 Sylhet-6 236 Moulvibazar-2 →

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Barlekha and Juri upazilas.^[2][3]

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Sylhet constituency when the former Sylhet District was split into four districts: Sunamganj, Sylhet, Moulvibazar, and Habiganj.^[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	Imam Uddin Ahmed	Jatiya Party[7]
	1988	Ebadur Rahman Chowdhury	Jatiya Party[8]
	1996	Md. Shahab Uddin	Awami League
	2001	Ebadur Rahman Chowdhury	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
	2008	Md. Shahab Uddin	Awami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Md. Shahab Uddin	104,020	91.5	+31.2
	JP(E)	Ahmed Riyaj Uddin	9,649	8.5	N/A
Majority			94,371	83.0	+62.1
Turnout			113,669	48.9	−38.1
	AL hold

Elections in the 2000s

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Md. Shahab Uddin	106,570	60.3	+14.4
	BNP	Ebadur Rahman Chowdhury	69,609	39.4	−8.2
	Independent	Md. Anwarul Islam	561	0.3	N/A
Majority			36,961	20.9	+19.2
Turnout			176,740	87.0	+6.6
	AL gain from BNP

General Election 2001: Moulvibazar-1^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Ebadur Rahman Chowdhury	49,281	47.6	+23.7
	AL	Md. Shahab Uddin	47,539	45.9	+6.3
	IJOF	Makhaddas Ali	16,767	14.7	N/A
Majority			1,742	1.7	−14.0
Turnout			113,587	87.7	+2.4
	BNP gain from AL

Elections in the 1990s

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Md. Shahab Uddin	33,179	39.6	+1.9
	BNP	Ebadur Rahman Chowdhury	20,047	23.9	+8.5
	JP(E)	Masuk Ahmed Chowdhury	15,335	18.3	−19.9
	JI	Abdul Malik	8,958	10.7	+2.1
	Sammilita Sangram Parishad	Md. Musamuddin Chowdhury	5,994	7.2	N/A
	Independent	Abdul Shahid	162	0.2	N/A
	Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali)	ANM Yusuf	82	0.1	N/A
Majority			13,132	15.7	+15.2
Turnout			83,757	78.0	+17.4
	AL gain from JP(E)

General Election 1991: Moulvibazar-1^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP(E)	Ebadur Rahman Chowdhury	27,900	38.2
	AL	Iman Uddin Ahmed	27,558	37.7
	BNP	Asad Uddin	11,230	15.4
	JI	Abdul Malik	6,256	8.6
	Ganatantri Party	Tobarak Hossain	108	0.1
Majority			342	0.5
Turnout			73,052	60.6
	JP(E) hold