Pirojpur-1 is a constituency represented in the
Jatiya Sangsad
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(National Parliament) of
Bangladesh
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since 2019 by
SM Rezaul Karim
SM Rezaul Karim is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Pirojpur-1
Pirojpur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by SM Rez ...
of the
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.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses
Nazirpur,
Pirojpur Sadar, and
Nesarabad
Nesarabad (Swarupkathi) ( bn, নেছারাবাদ (স্বরূপকাঠি)) is an upazila of Pirojpur District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh. Nesarabad is named after Nesaruddin Ahmad, the founder of Sarsina Darbar Sharif. ...
upazilas.
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from the Bakerganj-14 constituency when the former
Bakerganj District
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was split into four districts:
Bhola
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,
Bakerganj
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,
Jhalokati
Jhalokati ( bn, ঝালকাঠি) is a town in Jhalokati district in the Barisal Division, division of Barisal in southern Bangladesh. It is the administrative headquarter and the largest town of Jhalokati district. The town covers an area of ...
, and
Pirojpur
Pirojpur ( bn, পিরোজপুর) is a town in Pirojpur district in the division of Barisal in southern Bangladesh
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.
Ahead of the
2008 general election, the
Election Commission
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redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the
2001 Bangladesh census
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.
The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.
Ahead of the
2014 general election, the Election Commission swapped Zianagar Upazila from Pirojpur-1 to Pirojpur-2, and Nesarabad Upazila from Pirojpur-2 to Pirojpur-1.
Members of Parliament
Key
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
AKMA Awal 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
References
External links
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Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh
Pirojpur District
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