Chapai Nawabganj-1 is a constituency represented in the
Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of
Bangladesh
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since 2019 by
Shamil Uddin Ahmed Shimul of the
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*Awami Colony, a neighbourhood of Landhi Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
*Awami Front, wa ...
.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses
Shibganj Upazila.
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from the Rajshahi-1 constituency when the former Rajshahi District was split into four districts:
Nawabganj,
Naogaon
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,
Rajshahi, and
Natore.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
General Election 2018
Golam Rabbani was elected unopposed in the
2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.
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Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
References
External links
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Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh
Chapai Nawabganj District