Bagerhat-1

Bagerhat-1
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictBagerhat District
DivisionKhulna Division
Electorate375,560 (2026)
Current constituency
Created1984
PartyBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
MemberMd. Moshiur Rahman Khan

Bagerhat-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2026 by Md. Moshiur Rahman Khan of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Fakirhat, Mollahat, and Chitalmari upazilas.

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Khulna-1 constituency when the former Khulna District was split into three districts: Bagerhat, Khulna, and Satkhira.

In 2025, the Election Commission announced that it would reduce the number of constituencies in Bagerhat District from four to three. They said they were evening out voters per constituency to ensure balanced representation. Their redistricting would have moved Fakirhat Upazila from Bagerhat-1 to Bagerhat-2, Bagerhat Sadar Upazila from Bagerhat-2 to Bagerhat-1, Kachua Upazila from Bagerhat-2 to Bagerhat-3, Rampal and Mongla upazilas from Bagerhat-3 to Bagerhat-2, and Morrelganj and Sarankhola upazilas from Bagerhat-4 to Bagerhat-3. Locals objected to the changes.

The High Court found that eliminating Bagerhat-4 solely because of low population was unsound and not supported by demographic data. They invalidated the changes, and their decision was upheld on appeal. So the 2026 general election went ahead with the long-standing constituency boundaries.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1986 MA Khayer Awami League
1988 Sheikh Abdul Hye Bachchu Jatiya Party
1991 Mozammel Hossain Awami League
Feb 1996 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Bangladesh Nationalist Party
1996 by-election Sheikh Helal Awami League
2001 Sheikh Helal Awami League
2008 by-election Sheikh Helal Awami League
2014 Sheikh Helal Awami League
2024 Sheikh Helal Awami League
2024 Sheikh Helal Awami League
2026 Md. Moshiur Rahman Khan Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General Election 2026: Bagerhat-1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Jamaat Md. Moshiur Rahman Khan 117,527 48.0 N/A
BNP Kapil Krishna Mandal 114,323 46.7 N/A
Independent Md. Sheikh Masud Rana 6,467 2.6 N/A
Independent MAH Selim 5,283 2.2 N/A
JP(E) S. M. Golam Sarwar 571 0.2 N/A
AB Party Md. Aminul Islam 291 0.1 N/A
BML M. D. Shamsul Haque 242 0.1 N/A
Bangladesh Muslim League-BML A. Sabur Sheikh 167 0.1 N/A
Majority 3,204 1.3 N/A
Turnout 244,871 65.2 N/A
Jamaat gain from AL

Elections in the 2010s

Sheikh Helal 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

Sheikh Hasina stood for three seats in the 2008 general election: Bagerhat-1, Rangpur-6, and Gopalganj-3. After winning all three, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them. Helal Uddin was elected unopposed in March 2009 after the Election Commission disqualified the other two candidates in the by-election scheduled for April 2009.

General Election 2008: Bagerhat-1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Sheikh Hasina 142,979 68.3 +12.1
BNP Sheikh Wahiduzzaman Dipu 58,533 28.0 −15.8
IAB Md. Liakat Ali 7,522 3.6 N/A
NPP Sheikh Shawkat Hossain 288 0.1 N/A
Majority 84,446 40.3 +28.0
Turnout 209,322 89.4 +7.6
AL hold
General Election 2001: Bagerhat-1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Sheikh Helal Uddin 106,235 56.2
BNP Rumeen Farhana 82,922 43.8
Majority 23,313 12.3
Turnout 189,157 81.8
AL hold

Elections in the 1990s

Sheikh Hasina stood for three seats in the June 1996 general election: Bagerhat-1, Khulna-1, and Gopalganj-3. After winning all three, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them. Helal Uddin was elected in a September 1996 by-election.

General Election June 1996: Bagerhat-1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Sheikh Hasina 77,342 51.4 +3.2
BNP Rumeen Farhana 47,299 31.4 +0.2
IOJ Moulana Siddiqur Rahman 9,912 6.6 +6.3
Jamaat Md. Ahad Ali 8,463 5.6 N/A
JP(E) S.M. Shafiqul Islam 5,977 4.0 +3.7
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Surandra Nath Sikdar 586 0.4 −0.9
Bangladesh Tafsil Jati Federation (S.K. Mandal) Sawpan Kumar Mandal 350 0.2 N/A
Democratic Republican Party Md. Arafatul Islam 275 0.2 N/A
Zaker Party Muniruzzaman 234 0.2 −0.3
Independent Binoy Krisna Poddar 179 0.1 N/A
Majority 30,043 19.9 +2.9
Turnout 150,617 82.8 +23.0
AL hold
General Election 1991: Bagerhat-1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Mozammel Hossain 62,045 48.2
BNP Sheikh Mujibar Rahman 40,155 31.2
BKA Maulana Siddiqur Rahman 21,123 16.4
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Sheik Kamruzzaman 1,728 1.3
NAP (Muzaffar) S. M. Sabur 1,525 1.2
Zaker Party S. M. Nizamul Haq 641 0.5
Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula) Sheikh Shawkat Hossain Nilu 494 0.4
JP(E) Sheik A Hai 442 0.3
IOJ Khelafot Hossain 361 0.3
Bangladesh Muslim League (Matin) A Sabur Sheik 154 0.1
Majority 21,890 17.0
Turnout 128,668 59.8
AL gain from JP(E)

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