Pabna-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
Shamsul Hoque Tuku
Shamsul Hoque Tuku (born 31 May 1948) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and incumbent Deputy speaker of Jatiya Sangsad. He is the former State Minister of the Government of Bangladesh for Ministry of Home Affairs in the second Sheikh Hasin ...
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
Santhia Upazila
Santhia ( bn, সাঁথিয়া) is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Geography
Santhia is located at . It has 46,745 households and a total area of 331.56 km2. Santhia has some forest-like areas wit ...
, Bera Municipality, and four
union parishads of
Bera Upazila
Bera ( bn, বেড়া) is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Geography
Bera is located at . It has 35,351 households and a total area of . It is known as 2nd Adamjee because there is big market for jute and ...
: Chakla, Haturia Nakalia, Kytola, and Nutan Bharenga.
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Members of Parliament
Key
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
References
External links
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Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh
Pabna District
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