Bagerhat-1 is a constituency represented in the

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad (), often simply referred to as Sangsad and also known as is the unicameral Legislature, legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for w ...

(National Parliament) of

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. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Chitalmari, Fakirhat, and Mollahat upazilas.

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the

Khulna-1 Khulna-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Batiaghata and Dacope upazilas. History The constituency was created for the first general elections ...

constituency when the former Khulna District was split into three districts:

Bagerhat Bagerhat is a city in southern Bangladesh and the headquarters of Bagerhat district. Located on the banks of the Bhairab river, Bagerhat has a population of around 50,000. It is located near the old city of Khalifatabad The Mosque City of Bag ...

Khulna Khulna (, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of the Khulna District and the Khulna Division. It is the divisional centre of 10 districts of the division. Khulna is also the seco ...

, and

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Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Sheikh Helal Uddin 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 three seats in the 2008 general election: Bagerhat-1,

Rangpur-6 Rangpur-6 is a constituency in the Jatiya Sangsad. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency is vacant. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Pirganj Upazila. History The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly indep ...

, and

Gopalganj-3 Gopalganj-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. As of August 2024, the seat of this constituency is vacant, and was last held by Sheikh Hasina who served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from ...

. After winning all three, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them. Helal Uddin was elected unopposed in March 2009 after the

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disqualified the other two candidates in the by-election scheduled for April 2009.

Elections in the 1990s

Sheikh Hasina stood for three seats in the June 1996 general election: Bagerhat-1,

, and

. After winning all three, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them. Helal Uddin was elected in a September 1996 by-election.

References

External links

* Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh Bagerhat District Long stubs with short prose {{Khulna-geo-stub