Gaibandha-1 is a constituency represented in the
Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of
Bangladesh
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. Since 6 August 2024 The constituency is vacant.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses
Sundarganj Upazila.
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from a Rangpur constituency when the former Rangpur District was split into five districts:
Nilphamari,
Lalmonirhat
Lalmonirhat ( bn, লালমনিরহাট) is a town and district headquarters of Lalmonirhat District in the division of Rangpur, Bangladesh
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,
Rangpur,
Kurigram Kurigram District ( bn, কুড়িগ্রাম) is a district of Bangladesh in the Rangpur Division. The district is located in northern Bangladesh along the country's border with India. Under Indian rule, the area was organized as a mahakum ...
, and
Gaibandha.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Golam Mostafa Ahmed
Golam Mostafa Ahmed (died 19 December 2017) was a Bangladeshi politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Gaibandha-1.
Career
Ahmed was elected to Parliament from Gaibandha-1 in March 2017 in a by-election as a Bangladesh Awami Leag ...
died in December 2017. Shamim Haider Patwary of the Jatiya Party (Ershad) was elected in a March 2018 by-election.
Manjurul Islam Liton was murdered in December 2016. Golam Mostafa Ahmed of the Awami League was elected in a March 2017 by-election. He defeated Jatiya Party (Ershad) candidate Shamim Haider Patwary, Jatiya Party (Monju) candidate Waheduzzaman, and four other contenders.
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
References
External links
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Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh
Gaibandha District
1984 establishments in Bangladesh
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