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Sherpur-1

Coordinates: 25°01′N 90°01′E / 25.01°N 90.02°E / 25.01; 90.02
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Sherpur-1
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictSherpur District
DivisionMymensingh Division
Electorate423,664 (2024)
Current constituency
Created1984

Sherpur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.

Boundaries

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The constituency encompasses Sherpur Sadar Upazila.[1][2]

History

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The constituency was created in 1984 from a Mymensingh constituency when the former Mymensingh District was split into four districts: Mymensingh, Sherpur, Netrokona, and Kishoreganj.[3]

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
1986 Shah Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury Jatiya Party[4][5]
Feb 1996 Nazrul Islam BNP
Jun 1996 Atiur Rahman Atik Awami League
2024 Chanuar Hossain Chanu Independent

Elections

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Elections in the 2010s

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General Election 2014: Sherpur-1[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Atiur Rahman Atik 207,377 97.0 +42.0
JSD Abu Saleh Manirul Islam 6,417 3.0 N/A
Majority 200,960 94.0 +83.5
Turnout 213,794 67.5 −19.1
AL hold

Elections in the 2000s

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General Election 2008: Sherpur-1[1][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Atiur Rahman Atik 136,127 55.0 +11.5
Jamaat-e-Islami Muhammad Kamaruzzaman 110,070 44.4 +11.3
KSJL Md. Shofiullah 514 0.2 −0.1
BTF Kazi Azharul Islam 377 0.2 N/A
Bangladesh Kalyan Party Md. Tafazzal Hossain Akanda 332 0.1 N/A
Independent Afil Shakh 294 0.1 N/A
Majority 26,057 10.5 +0.1
Turnout 247,714 86.6 +15.2
AL hold
General Election 2001: Sherpur-1[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Atiur Rahman Atik 86,101 43.5 +5.5
Jamaat-e-Islami Muhammad Kamaruzzaman 65,490 33.1 +17.2
Jatiya Party (M) Shah Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury 23,002 11.6 N/A
IJOF Md. Elias Uddin 22,723 11.5 N/A
KSJL Md. Samedul Haq Khan 517 0.3 N/A
Majority 20,611 10.4 −1.3
Turnout 197,833 71.4 +4.5
AL hold

Elections in the 1990s

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General Election June 1996: Sherpur-1[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Atiur Rahman Atik 51,787 38.0 +17.4
JP(E) Rowshan Ershad 35,851 26.3 −1.0
Jamaat-e-Islami Muhammad Kamaruzzaman 21,718 15.9 −0.5
BNP Nazrul Islam 21,404 15.7 −3.0
Zaker Party Md. Ruhul Kuddus 5,019 3.7 +1.6
BKA Md. Matiur Rahman 272 0.2 N/A
FP Md. Jubaidul Islam 187 0.1 N/A
Majority 15,936 11.7 +5.0
Turnout 136,238 66.9 +16.9
AL gain from JP(E)
General Election 1991: Sherpur-1[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP(E) Shah Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury 31,108 27.3
AL Md. A. Samad 23,519 20.6
BNP Nazrul Islam 21,292 18.7
Jamaat-e-Islami Muhammad Kamaruzzaman 18,709 16.4
Independent Nizam Uddin Ahmed 15,562 13.7
Zaker Party Fazlul Kader Lutu 2,409 2.1
JSD Md. Saiful Islam 492 0.4
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Md. Sekandar Ali 457 0.4
Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) Md. A. Kuddus 393 0.3
Majority 7,589 6.7
Turnout 113,941 50.0
JP(E) hold

References

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  1. ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  3. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Mymensingh" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  4. ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  5. ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Sherpur-1". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election – Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  9. ^ a b c "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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