Shariatpur-1 is a constituency represented in the

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(National Parliament) of

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since 2019 by Iqbal Hossain Apu of the

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Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Shariatpur Sadar and Zanjira upazilas.

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Faridpur-14 constituency when the former Faridpur District was split into five districts: Rajbari, Faridpur, Gopalganj,

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, and Shariatpur.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

B. M. Muzammel Haque 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

Abdur Razzak stood for two seats in the June 1996 general election, and won both of them: Shariatpur-1 and Shariatpur-3. He chose to represent Shariatpur-3 and quit Shariatpur-1, triggering a by-election. Master Majibur Rahman, of the Awami League, was elected in a September 1996 by-election.

References

External links

* Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh Shariatpur District Long stubs with short prose {{Dhaka-geo-stub