Madaripur-1 is a constituency represented in the
Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of
Bangladesh since 1991 by
Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton
Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury ( bn, নূর-ই-আলম চৌধুরী; born 1 June 1964), also known by his daak naam Liton, is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and Member of Parliament from Madaripur-1 and the Chief whip of Jatiya Sangsad ...
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
Shibchar Upazila.
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from the Faridpur-13 constituency when the former Faridpur District was split into five districts:
Rajbari,
Faridpur,
Gopalganj
Gopalganj may refer to:
Bangladesh
*Gopalganj District, Bangladesh, a district of Dhaka Division
**Gopalganj, Bangladesh, a town and headquarter of Gopalganj district
**Gopalganj Sadar Upazila, an upazila of Gopalganj District
** Gopalganj-1, a pa ...
,
Madaripur
Madaripur ( bn, মাদারীপুর ), being a part of the Dhaka Division, is a district in central Bangladesh.
History
Madaripur subdivision was established in 1854 under the district of Bakerganj. In 1873 it was separated from Bakerganj ...
, and
Shariatpur.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2018s
Elections in the 2010s
Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton was re-elected unopposed in the
2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury died in office.
Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton, his son, was elected in a September 1991 by-election.
References
External links
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Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh
Madaripur District
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