Chuadanga-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 List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million pe ...

since 2008 by

Solaiman Haque Joarder Solaiman Haque Joarder also known as Solaiman Haque Joarder Selun is an Awami League politician and the incumbent member of parliament for Chuadanga-1. Early life Joarder was born on 15 March 1946. He completed his education up to S.S.C. or gr ...

of the

Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for ''Awam Awam ( ur, ) is the Urdu language word for common people or general public. In the early 20th century, the word was extensively used in the Indian subcontinent to refer to the general po ...

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses

Alamdanga Upazila Alamdanga ( bn, আলমডাঙ্গা) is an upazila of Chuadanga District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. It covers an area of . Geography Alamdanga is located at . It has 44,699 households and total area 360.4 km2. Demographic ...

, Chuadanga Municipality, and five union parishads of

Chuadanga Sadar Upazila Chuadanga Sadar ( bn, চুয়াডাঙ্গা সদর) is an upazila of Chuadanga District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. Chuadanga was the first capital of Bangladesh. Geography Chuadanga Sadar is located at . It has 41135 hou ...

: Alokdia, Kutubpur, Mominpur, Padmabila, and Shankar Chandra.

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Kushtia-7 constituency when the former Kushtia District was split into three districts:

Meherpur Meherpur ( bn, মেহেরপুর, pron: ''meɦeɾpuɾ'') is the northwestern district of Khulna Division in southwestern Bangladesh. It is bordered by the Indian state of West Bengal to the west, and by the Bangladeshi districts of Kushtia a ...

Kushtia Kushtia ( bn, কুষ্টিয়া) is a city in the Khulna Division of southwestern Bangladesh. Kushtia is the second largest municipality in Bangladesh and the eleventh largest city in the country. The second largest city in Khulna div ...

, and

Chuadanga Chuadanga ( bn, চুয়াডাঙ্গা) is a prosperous city in the western part of Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and depe ...

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

References

External links

* Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh Chuadanga District {{Bangladesh-geo-stub