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
The constituency encompasses Bhola Sadar Upazila.
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.
Tofail Ahmed was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.
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.