Meherpur-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 B ...

(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 2014 by

Farhad Hossain Farhad Hossain ( bn, ফরহাদ হোসেন; born 10 February 1987) is a first-class and List A cricketer from Bangladesh. He made his debut for Rajshahi Division in the 2004/5 season. Up to the end of the 2006/7 season he had scored 90 ...

of the Awami League.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Meherpur Sadar and

Mujibnagar Mujibnagar ( bn, মুজিবনগর), formerly known as Baidyanathtala (Boiddonathtola) and Bhoborpara, is a town in the Mujibnagar Upazila of Bangladesh. The Provisional Government of Bangladesh was formed on 10 April 1971, however, swor ...

upazilas.

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Kushtia-5 constituency when the former Kushtia District was split into three districts:

Meherpur Meherpur ( bn, মেহেরপুর, pron: ''meɦeɾpuɾ'') is the northwestern district of Khulna Division in southwestern Bangladesh. It is bordered by the Indian state of West Bengal to the west, and by the Bangladeshi districts of Kushtia ...

, Kushtia, and

Chuadanga Chuadanga ( bn, চুয়াডাঙ্গা) is a prosperous city in the western part of Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous cou ...

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

Ahmed Ali died in office. Abdul Mannan of the Awami League was elected in a May 1999 by-election.

Elections in the 1990s

References

External links

* Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh Meherpur District {{Bangladesh-geo-stub