Narail-1

Narail-1
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictNarail District
DivisionKhulna Division
Electorate238,174 (2018)
Current constituency
Created1984
Parliamentary PartyBangladesh Nationalist Party
Member of ParliamentBiswas Jahangir Alam

Narail-1 is a constituency represented in the National Parliament of Bangladesh since 1984. From 13 February 2026, this constituency is owned by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party Candidate Biswas Jahangir Alam.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Kalia Upazila and five union parishads of Narail Sadar Upazila: Bhadrabila, Bichhali, Kalora, Shaikhati, and Singasolpur.

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Jessore constituency when the former Jessore District was split into four districts: Jhenaidah, Jessore, Magura, and Narail.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party Term Notes
1986 SM Abu Sayeed Jatiya Party 1986–1990
1991 Dhirendra Nath Saha Awami League 1991–1996
Feb 1996 Monirul Islam Tipu BNP Feb–Jun 1996
Jun 1996 Dhirendra Nath Saha Awami League 1996–2001
2002 by-election Dhirendra Nath Saha BNP 2002–2006
2008 Kabirul Haque Mukti Independent 2009–2014
2014 Awami League 2014–2018
2018 Awami League 2019–2024
2026 Biswas Jahangir Alam BNP 2026–present

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2026: Narail-1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Biswas Jahangir Alam 99,975
Jamaat Md Obaidullah 75,225
Independent B M Nagib Hosen
IAB Abdul Aziz
National Party (Bangladesh) Md Milton Mollah
Independent Sukesh Saha Ananda
Independent Md Ujjal Molla
Independent S M Sazzad Hossain
Majority 24,750
Turnout

Elections in the 2010s

Kabirul Haque Mukti 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: Narail-1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Kabirul Haque Mukti 63,826 39.5 N/A
BNP Biswas Jahangir Alam 50,777 31.4 −42.6
AL Bimal Biswas 43,295 26.8 N/A
IAB Md. Ayub Hossain Mina 3,822 2.4 N/A
Independent Dhirendra Nath Shah 63 0.0 N/A
Majority 13,049 8.1 −41.0
Turnout 161,783 88.4 +41.8
Independent gain from BNP

Sheikh Hasina stood for five seats in the October 2001 general election: Rangpur-6, Narail-1, Narail-2, Barguna-3, and Gopalganj-3. After winning all but Rangpur-6, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other three, triggering by-elections in them. Dhirendra Nath Shah of the BNP was elected in a January 2002 by-election.

Narail-1 by-election, January 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Dhirendra Nath Shah 63,896 74.0 +19.4
AL M. Azizul Haque 21,530 24.9 −29.7
JP(E) AKM Quamruzzaman 917 1.1 N/A
Majority 42,366 49.1 +37.4
Turnout 86,343 46.6 −27.1
BNP gain from AL
General Election 2001: Narail-1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Sheikh Hasina 78,216 54.6 +8.5
BNP Dhirendra Nath Saha 61,413 42.9 +18.6
IJOF Sharif Munir Hossain 2,741 1.9 N/A
WPB Md. Nazrul Islam 401 0.3 N/A
BKA A. Quddus Sheikh 237 0.2 N/A
Independent Md. Lutfar Rahman Sarder 78 0.1 N/A
Jatiya Party (M) Ishtiaq Hossain Shikder 38 0.0 N/A
Majority 16,803 11.7 −10.1
Turnout 143,124 76.2 +1.5
AL hold

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Narail-1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Dhirendra Nath Saha 51,167 46.1 +0.2
BNP Biswash Jahangir Alam 26,948 24.3 −0.6
JP(E) Gazi Asraf Ul Alam 18,622 16.8 +16.0
Jamaat M. H. Bahauddin 7,389 6.7 +0.9
IOJ Siraj Khan 5,094 4.6 +0.1
JSD Sharif Nurul Ambia 1,228 1.1 −0.4
Gano Forum Tariqul Islam 394 0.4 N/A
Independent Munshi Ruhul Kuddus 141 0.1 N/A
Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) Md. Ashiqul Alam 41 0.0 N/A
Majority 24,219 21.8 +0.8
Turnout 111,024 74.7 +19.5
AL hold
General Election 1991: Narail-1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Dhirendra Nath Saha 47,158 45.9
BNP Gautam Mitra 25,604 24.9
Independent Gazi Asraf Ul Alam 13,533 13.2
Jamaat S. Md. Faruk Ahmmad 5,913 5.8
IOJ Maulana Shahadat 4,664 4.5
Independent Shahdat 2,398 2.3
JSD Sharif Nurul Ambia 1,503 1.5
JP(E) SM Abu Sayeed 824 0.8
Bangladesh Hindu League Gobinda 384 0.4
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Zamir Hossain 382 0.4
Zaker Party Md. Delwar Hossain 213 0.2
Independent Tofiqur Rahman 182 0.2
Majority 21,554 21.0
Turnout 102,758 55.2
AL gain from JP(E)

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