Patuakhali-1 Explained

Patuakhali-1
Parl Name:Jatiya Sangsad
District:Patuakhali District
Region Label:Division
Region:Barisal Division
Electorate:393,474 (2018)
Year:1973

Patuakhali-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by A.B.M. Ruhul Amin Howlader of the Jatiya Party.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Dumki, Mirzaganj and Patuakhali Sadar upazilas.

History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.

Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had excluded three union parishads of Patuakhali Sadar Upazila: Auliapur, Kamalapur, and Lohalia.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1973Asmat Ali SikderAwami League
1979Akhtaruzzaman AlamgirBNP
Major Boundary Changes
1986Sardar Abdur RashidJatiya Party
1991Mohammad Keramat AliBNP
Feb 1996Altaf Hossain Chowdhury
Jun 1996Shahjahan MiaAwami League
2001Altaf Hossain ChowdhuryBNP
2008Shahjahan MiaAwami League
2014ABM Ruhul Amin HowladerJatiya Party
2018Shahjahan MiaAwami League
2023 by-electionAfzal Hossain
2024ABM Ruhul Amin HowladerJatiya Party

Elections

Elections in the 1990s

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