Panchagarh-1

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

Panchagarh-1
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Panchagarh District
Division	Rangpur Division
Electorate	4,36,923 (2023)
Current constituency
Created	1984
Panchagarh-2 →

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Atwari, Panchagarh Sadar, and Tetulia upazilas.^[1][2]

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Dinajpur-2 constituency when the former Dinajpur District was split into three districts: Panchagarh, Thakurgaon, and Dinajpur.^[3]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1986	Sirajul Islam	Awami League[4]
	1988	Abdul Kuddus	Jatiya Party[5]
	1991	Mirza Ghulam Hafiz	BNP
	1996	Jamiruddin Sarkar
	2001
	2008	Mazharul Haque Prodhan	Awami League
	2014	Nazmul Haque Prodhan	JaSaD
	2018	Mazharul Haque Prodhan	Awami League[6]
	2024	Naimuzzaman Bhuiyan

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General Election 2024:Panchagarh-1 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Naimuzzaman Bhuiyan	124,742	64.77	+10.53
	Independent	Anwar Sadat	57,210	29.71	N/A
	Bangladesh Nationalist Front	Serajul Islam	1,481	0.77	N/A
	National Peoples Party	Moshiur Rahman	1,399	0.73	+0.69
	Bangladesh Supreme Party	Abdul Wadud Badsah	1371	0.71	N/A
	Bangladesh Sansgkritik Muktijote	Abdul Majid	743	0.39	N/A
Rejected ballots			5,633	2.93	+1.36
Majority			67,532	35.07	+22.17
Turnout			192,579	44.08	−40.46
Registered electors			436,923
	AL hold		Swing	-9.59

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2018: Panchagarh-1 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Mazharul Haque Prodhan	173,888	54.24	N/A
	BNP	Nawshad Zamir	132,539	41.34	N/A
	IAB	Mohammed Abdullah	3,453	1.08	N/A
	Zaker Party	Sumon Rana	3,399	1.06	N/A
	National Democratic Party	Rashed Prodhan	1,412	0.44	N/A
	JP(E)	Abu Salek	729	0.23	−44.87
	National Peoples Party	Habibur Rahman	132	0.04	N/A
Rejected ballots			5,045	1.57	N/A
Majority			41,349	12.90	+3.10
Turnout			320,597	84.54	+59.04
Registered electors			379,207
	AL gain from JSD		Swing	+6.45

General Election 2014: Panchagarh-1^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JSD	Nazmul Haque	46,155	53.64	N/A
	JP(E)	Abu Salek	37,908	44.06	N/A
Rejected ballots			1,983	2.30
Majority			8,247	9.58	−8.5
Turnout			86,046	26.16
Registered electors			328,959
	JSD gain from AL		Swing	+4.9

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Panchagarh-1^[1][10][11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Mazharul Haque Prodhan	156,550	58.7	+24.4
	BNP	Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar	107,726	40.4	+0.5
	PDP	Delowar Hossain	1,251	0.5	N/A
	IAB	Md. Shahjahan	883	0.3	N/A
	CPB	Safiur Rahman	402	0.2	N/A
Rejected ballots			2,534	0.94	-0.03
Majority			48,824	18.3	+12.7
Turnout			266,812	91.7	+6.4
Registered electors			291,095
	AL gain from BNP		Swing	+11.95

General Election 2001: Panchagarh-1^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar	81,702	39.9	+4.5
	AL	Md. Nurul Islam	70,164	34.3	+4.7
	IJOF	Shafiul Alam Prodhan	50,829	24.8	N/A
	Independent	Md. Khaja Nazimuddin	1,159	0.6	N/A
	Gano Forum	Md. Rezael Islam	486	0.2	N/A
	Independent	Muhammad Ali	478	0.2	−0.2
Rejected ballots			2,009	0.97	-0.14
Majority			11,538	5.6	−0.2
Turnout			206,827	86.15	+4.34
Registered electors			240,073
	BNP hold		Swing	-0.01

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Panchagarh-1^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar	57,433	35.02	−4.33
	AL	Md. Nurul Islam	48,012	29.28	−1.93
	JP(E)	Shafiul Alam Prodhan	38,085	23.22	+14.05
	JI	Md. Abdul Khaleq	16,356	9.97	New
	Zaker Party	Md. Jamer Ali	1,214	0.74	−1.01
	Independent	Muhammad Ali	683	0.42	New
	FP	Md. Khaja Nazimuddin Joarder	378	0.23	New
Rejected ballots			1,825	1.11	+0.03
Majority			9,421	5.75	−2.39
Turnout			163,986	81.81	+19.71
Registered electors			200,457
	BNP hold		Swing	-1.20

General Election 1991: Panchagarh-1^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Mirza Ghulam Hafiz	48,678	39.35
	AL	Sirajul Islam	38,604	31.21
	NDP	Shafiul Alam Prodhan	18,178	14.70
	JP(E)	Abdul Kuddus	11,344	9.17
	Zaker Party	Md. Jamer Ali	2,160	1.75
	JSD	Nazmul Haque Prodhan	1,839	1.49
	IOJ	Md. Shahjahan	800	0.65
	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD	Azizar Rahman	494	0.40
	BAKSAL	Md. AKM Samsuddoha	265	0.21
Rejected ballots			1,337	1.08
Majority			10,074	8.14
Turnout			123,699	62.10
Registered electors			199,181
	BNP gain from JP(E)		Swing	+4.07