Rangpur-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
Bangladesh
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. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses
Gangachhara Upazila and wards 1 through 8 of
Rangpur City Corporation
Rangpur City Corporation (; abbreviated as RpCC), is a local governing body that governs the city of Rangpur and some adjoining areas. It is responsible for managing civic services, under the Ministry of Local Government & Rural Development (L ...
.
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the
2014 general election, the
Election Commission
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reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had also included three
union parishad
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s of
Rangpur Sadar Upazila: Haridebpur, Pashuram, and Uttam.
Ahead of the
2018 general election, the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency to include wards 1 through 8 of Rangpur City Corporation.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Moshiur Rahman Ranga was 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
Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood from jail for five seats in the 1991 general election:
Rangpur-1,
Rangpur-2,
,
Rangpur-5,
and
Rangpur-6.
After winning all five, he chose to represent Rangpur-3 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them.
, of the Jatiya Party (Ershad), was elected in a September 1991 by-election.
References
External links
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Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh
Rangpur District
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