Jessore-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Sharsha Upazila.

History

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

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1973Kazi Khademul IslamAwami League
1979Md. Golam MustafaJaSaD
Major Boundary Changes
1986Noor HussainJamaat-e-Islami
1988K. M. Nazrul IslamJatiya Party
1991Tabibar Rahman SarderAwami League
Feb 1996Mofiqul Hasan TriptiBNP
Jun 1996Tabibar Rahman SarderAwami League
2001Ali KadarBNP
2008Sheikh Afil UddinAwami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Sheikh Afil Uddin 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

General Election 2008: Jessore-1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ALSheikh Afil Uddin94,55651.5+5.6
JamaatAzizur Rahman88,70048.4N/A
IndependentNoor Hussain1780.1N/A
Majority5,8563.2−4.4
Turnout183,43492.9+4.1
AL gain from BNP
General Election 2001: Jessore-1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNPAli Kadar86,58353.5+20.5
ALSheikh Afil Uddin74,25445.9+8.5
IJOFK. M. Nazrul Islam6840.4N/A
IndependentMafiqul Hasan Tripti2250.1N/A
IndependentMd. Taherjul Islam640.0N/A
Majority12,3297.6+3.1
Turnout161,81088.8+3.1
BNP gain from AL

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Jessore-1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ALTabibar Rahman Sarder46,11437.4−0.1
BNPAli Kadar40,63333.0+12.0
JamaatNoor Hussain32,29426.2−7.4
JP(E)Md. A. Kadar2,6092.1−5.4
IOJAbdus Samad1,1220.9N/A
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSDMd. Imamur Rahman3950.3N/A
Majority5,4814.5+0.7
Turnout123,16785.7+11.4
AL hold
General Election 1991: Jessore-1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ALTabibar Rahman Sarder36,74737.5
JamaatNoor Hussain33,01833.6
BNPAli Kadar20,61821.0
JP(E)Abdul Mannan7,3617.5
Zaker PartyMd. Mofazzel Hossain Babul3900.4
Majority3,7293.8
Turnout98,13474.3
AL gain from

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