Gaibandha-1
Parl nameJatiya Sangsad
DistrictGaibandha District
Region labelDivision
RegionRangpur Division
Electorate419,111 (2026)
Year1984
Members labelMd. Majedur Rahman
PartyBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

Gaibandha-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 13th February, 2026, This constituency is represented by Md. Majedur Rahman, a member of Bangladesh Jaamat-e-Islami.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Sundarganj Upazila.[1][2]

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Rangpur constituency when the former Rangpur District was split into five districts: Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Kurigram, and Gaibandha.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1986Hafizur Rahman PramanikJatiya Party[3][4]
1996Md. Waheduzzaman Sarkar
2001Abdul Aziz MiaJamaat-e-Islami
2008Abdul Kader KhanJatiya Party
2014Manjurul Islam LitonAwami League
2017 by-electionGolam Mostafa Ahmed
2018 by-electionShamim Haider PatwaryJatiya Party
2024Abdullah Nahid NigarIndependent
2026Md. Majedur RahmanBangladesh Jaamat-e-Islami

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Golam Mostafa Ahmed died in December 2017. Shamim Haider Patwary of the Jatiya Party (Ershad) was elected in a March 2018 by-election.[5]

Manjurul Islam Liton was murdered in December 2016. Golam Mostafa Ahmed of the Awami League was elected in a March 2017 by-election. He defeated Jatiya Party (Ershad) candidate Shamim Haider Patwary, Jatiya Party (Monju) candidate Waheduzzaman, and four other contenders.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF) (in Bengali). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2013. Archived 27 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  3. ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (in Bengali). Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  4. ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (in Bengali). Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  5. ^ "JP's Shamim Hyder Patwari won Gaibandha by-polls". The Daily Star. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  6. ^ "AL candidate wins Gaibandha by-polls". The Daily Star. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  7. ^ "AL candidate Golam Mostofa wins Gaibandha by-polls". Daily Sun. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.