Bhola-1 Explained

Bhola-1
Parl Name:Jatiya Sangsad
District:Bhola District
Region Label:Division
Region:Barisal Division
Electorate:310,048 (2018)
Year:1984

Bhola-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.Since 6 August, 2024 the seat is vacant

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Bhola Sadar Upazila.

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Bakerganj-1 constituency when the former Bakerganj District was split into four districts: Bhola, Bakerganj, Jhalokati, and Pirojpur.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1986Naziur Rahman ManzurJatiya Party
1991Tofail AhmedAwami League
Feb 1996Mosharef Hossain ShahjahanBNP
Jun 1996Vacant
2001Mosharef Hossain ShahjahanBNP
2008Andaleeve Rahman ParthoBJP
2014Tofail AhmedAwami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Tofail Ahmed was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.

Elections in the 1990s

Tofail Ahmed stood for two seats in the June 1996 general election: Bhola-1 and Bhola-2. After winning both, he chose to represent the latter and quit the former, triggering a by-election. The High Court, however, stayed the by-election, and the seat remained vacant for the entire tenure of the seventh parliament.

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