Jamalpur-1 is a constituency represented in the
Jatiya Sangsad
The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of ...
(National Parliament) of
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
since 2008 by
Abul Kalam Azad
Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin Ahmed bin Khairuddin Al-Husseini, Hussaini Azad (; 11 November 1888 – 22 February 1958) was an Indian Indian independence movement, independence activist, Islamic theologian, writer and a senior leader of the ...
of the
Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for '' Awam'', the Urdu language word for common people.
The adjective appears in the following proper names:
*Awami Colony, a neighbourhood of Landhi Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
*Awami Front, wa ...
.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses
Baksiganj and
Dewanganj
Dewanganj ( ne, देवानगञ्ज गाउँपालिका) is a rural community (Gaunpalika) located in the Sunsari District of Province No. 1 of Nepal.
Geography
It is about 5–6 km away from Bihar (India) and the near ...
upazilas.
History
The constituency was created in 1978 a Mymensingh constituency when the former Mymensingh District was split into two districts:
Jamalpur and
Mymensingh
Mymensingh ( bn, ময়মনসিংহ) is the capital of Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh. Located on the bank of Brahmaputra River, about north of the national capital Dhaka, it is a major financial center and educational hub of north ...
.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
References
External links
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Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh
Jamalpur District
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