Thakurgaon-1

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

Thakurgaon-1
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Thakurgaon District
Division	Rangpur Division
Electorate	4,80,609 (2023)
Current constituency
Created	1984
← 2 Panchagarh-2 4 Thakurgaon-2 →

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila.^[1][2]

History

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

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1986	Khademul Islam	Awami League[4]
	1988	Rezwanul Haque Idu Chowdhury	Jatiya Party[5]
	1991	Khademul Islam	Awami League
	Feb 1996	Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir	BNP[6]
	Jun 1996	Khademul Islam	Awami League[7]
	1997 by-election	Ramesh Chandra Sen
	2001	Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir	BNP[8]
	2008	Ramesh Chandra Sen	Awami League

Elections

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Thakurgaon-1^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Ramesh Chandra Sen	177,101	58.65
	BNP	Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir	120,411	39.88
	IAB	Abdul Majid	2,444	0.81
	NOTA	None of The Above	1,990	0.66
Turnout			304,544	92.94
	AL gain from BNP

General Election 2001: Thakurgaon-1^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir	134,910	54.15
	AL	Ramesh Chandra Sen	96,948	38.91
	IJOF	Md. Noor Alam Chowdhury	16,647	6.68
	CPB	Syed Merajul Hossain	639	0.26
Turnout			250,979	87.7
	BNP gain from AL

Elections in the 1990s

Khademul Islam died in December 1996. Ramesh Chandra Sen was elected in a February 1997 by-election.

General Election 1996: Thakurgaon-1^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Khademul Islam	62,709	34.35
	BNP	Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir	58,369	31.97
	JP(E)	Md. Nurul Haque	42,609	23.34
	JI	Md. Rafiqul Islam	17,242	9.44
	Zaker Party	Md. Jaherul Haque Chowdhury	923	0.51
	CPB	Syed Merajul Hossain	716	0.39
Turnout			184,543	78.3
	AL hold

General Election 1991: Thakurgaon-1^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Khademul Islam	57,535	39.72
	BNP	Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir	36,406	25.13
	JI	Md. Rafiqul Islam	26,800	18.5
	JP(E)	Md. Rezwanul Haq Chowdhury	21,051	14.53
	Zaker Party	Md. Shahidul Islam	1,150	0.79
	BAKSAL	Md. Manjur Rahman	832	0.57
	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD	Md. Mansur Ali	648	0.45
	Independent	Atiqul Islam Atik	428	0.3
Turnout			120,165	69.5
	AL gain from JP(E)