Narail-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 2008 by
Kabirul Haque Mukti of the
Awami League.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses
Kalia Upazila
Kalia ( bn, কালিয়া) is an upazila of Narail District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. Kalia Thana was established in 1866 and was converted into an upazila in 1984. It is named after its administrative center, the town of Kali ...
and five
union parishad
Union council ( bn, ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ, translit=iūniyan pariṣad, translit-std=IAST), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit ...
s of
Narail Sadar Upazila
Narail Sadar ( bn, নড়াইল সদর) is an upazila of Narail District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. Narail Thana was established in 1861 and was converted into an upazila (a sub-district) in 1984. The upazila takes its name fro ...
: Bhadrabila, Bichhali, Kalora, Shaikhati, and Singasolpur.
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from a Jessore constituency when the former Jessore District was split into four districts:
Jhenaidah
Jhenaidah ( bn, ঝিনাইদহ) is a city in the Khulna Division of south-western Bangladesh. Jhenaidah is the headquarters of Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila and Jhenaidah District. The city has a population of about 252 thousand, making it the ...
,
Jessore
Jessore ( bn, যশোর, jôshor, ), officially Jashore, is a city of Jessore District situated in Khulna Division. It is situated in the south-western part of Bangladesh. It is the administrative centre (headquarter) of the eponymous district ...
,
Magura, and
Narail
Narail ( bn, নড়াইল, pron: ''nɔɽail'') is a district in south-western Bangladesh. It is a part of Khulna Division.
History
Narail town was named after a feudal lord (a zamindar). The zamindars established a market at Roopgonj, als ...
.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Kabirul Haque Mukti 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
Sheikh Hasina stood for five seats in the October 2001 general election:
Rangpur-6
Rangpur-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury of the Awami League.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Pirganj Upazila.
History
The constituency ...
, Narail-1,
Narail-2
Narail-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Mashrafe Mortaza of the Awami League.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Lohagara Upazila and all but five union parishads of N ...
,
Barguna-3, and
Gopalganj-3
Gopalganj-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since June 1996 by Sheikh Hasina of the Awami League.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Kotalipara and Tungipara upazilas.
History
The ...
. After winning all but Rangpur-6, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other three, triggering by-elections in them.
Dhirendra Nath Shah of the BNP was elected in a January 2002 by-election.
Elections in the 1990s
References
External links
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Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh
Narail District
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