Rajbari-1 is a constituency represented in the
Jatiya Sangsad (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
Kazi Keramat Ali
Kazi Keramat Ali (born 22 April 1954) is a Bangladeshi politician. He is a former State Minister for Technical and Madrasa Education from January 2018 until January 2019. He is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member from the Rajbari-1 constituenc ...
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
Goalanda
Goalanda ( bn, গোয়ালন্দ) is an upazila of Rajbari District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Geography
Goalanda is located at . It has 15,694 housing units and has a total area of 149.03 km2.
Demographics
Goalanda had ...
and
Rajbari Sadar upazilas.
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from a Faridpur 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
Shariatpur ( bn, শরিয়তপুর জেলা, ''Shariatpur Jela'' also ''Shariatpur Zila'') is a district in the Dhaka Division of central Bangladesh. It is bounded by Munshiganj district on the north, Barisal district on the south, C ...
.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Kazi Keramat Ali 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
Md. Abdul Wajed Chowdhury died in office.
Kazi Keramat Ali was elected in an October 1992 by-election.
References
External links
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Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh
Rajbari District
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