Feni-1

Coordinates: 23°02′N 91°31′E / 23.04°N 91.52°E / 23.04; 91.52
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Feni-1
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictFeni District
DivisionChattogram Division
Electorate305,055 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created1984
Party  AL
Member(s)Alauddin Ahmed Chowdhury Nasim

Feni-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Alauddin Ahmed Chowdhury Nasim of the Awami League.

Boundaries[edit]

The constituency encompasses Chhagalnaiya, Fulgazi, and Parshuram upazilas.[2][3]

History[edit]

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Noakhali-1 constituency when the former Noakhali District was split into three districts: Feni, Noakhali, and Lakshmipur.

Members of Parliament[edit]

Key

  BNP   AL   JSD

Election Member Party
1986 Zafar Imam Awami League[4][5]
1988
1991 Khaleda Zia Bangladesh Nationalist Party
1996 Feb
1996 June
2001
Nov 2001 by-election Sayeed Iskander
2008 Khaleda Zia
2014 Shirin Akhter Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal
2018
2024 Alauddin Ahmed Chowdhury Nasim Awami League

Elections[edit]

Elections in the 2010s[edit]

Shirin Akhter was elected unopposed in the 2014 General Election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[6]

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

General Election 2008: Feni-1[2][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Khaleda Zia 114,482 65.4 -6.8
AL Faiz Ahmed 58,551 33.4 +7.7
BDB Mohalled Ilias Zakaria 1,215 0.7
BIF Mohammead Rafiqul Islam Patwari 596 0.3
BSD Rezaul Karim 235 0.1
Majority 55,931 31.9
Turnout 175,079 78.7
BNP hold Swing -7.25

Khaleda Zia stood for five seats in the 2001 general election: Bogra-6, Bogra-7, Khulna-2, Feni-1, and Lakshmipur-2. After winning all five, she chose to represent Bogra-6 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them.[9][10] Sayeed Iskander, her brother, was elected in a November 2001 by-election.[11]

General Election 2001: Feni-1[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Khaleda Zia 103,149 72.2 +16.6
AL Zafar Imam 36,763 25.7 +5.1
Independent Fazlul Haq Chowdhury 1,018 0.7 N/A
IJOF A. T. M. Golam Mawla Chowdhury 688 0.5 N/A
BIF Ruhul Amin 449 0.3 +0.1
BKA Anowar Ullah Bhuiyan 449 0.3 +0.1
Independent Md. Redwan Ullah 166 0.1 N/A
Jatiya Party (M) Salim Mohi Uddin 162 0.1 N/A
Majority 66,386 46.5 +11.5
Turnout 142,844 69.1 -5.4
BNP hold Swing +10.85

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

General Election June 1996: Feni-1[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Khaleda Zia 65,086 55.6 +16.9
AL M. Wazi. Ullah Bhuiyan 24,138 20.6 -4.1
JP(E) Zafar Imam 15,897 13.6 -10.4
Jamaat-e-Islami Md. Yunus 8,480 7.2 -1.5
IOJ Habibur Rahman 1,758 1.5 N/A
Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula) A. T. M. Golam Mawla Chowdhury 385 0.3 -0.2
Zaker Party Abdul Kalam Majumder 300 0.3 -0.2
BKA Anowar Ullah Bhuiyan 289 0.2 -0.2
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Joinal Abedin 265 0.2 -0.2
BIF Ruhul Amin 265 0.2 N/A
Bangladesh Samyabadi Dal (Marxist-Leninist) Safiqur Rahman Majumder 156 0.1 N/A
Gano Forum Qazi Faruk 133 0.1 N/A
Majority 40,948 35.0 +21.1
Turnout 117,152 74.5 +29.1
BNP hold Swing +10.5
General Election 1991: Feni-1[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Khaleda Zia 36,375 38.7
AL Md. Zakaria Bhuiyan 23,250 24.7
JP(E) Zafar Imam 22,601 24.0
Jamaat-e-Islami Md. Yunus 8,163 8.7
JSD Shirin Akhter 1,245 1.3
NAP (Muzaffar) Mujibul Haq 782 0.8
Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula) A. T. M. Golam Mawla Chowdhury 517 0.5
Zaker Party Abul Kalam 452 0.5
BKA Anwar Ullah 367 0.4
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Mir Abdul Hannan 351 0.4
Majority 13,125 13.9
Turnout 94,103 45.4
BNP gain from AL

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Feni-1". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  4. ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  5. ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. ^ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  9. ^ "BNP nominees for by-election announced". Gulf News. 22 October 2001. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  10. ^ "List of 8th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Khaleda's brother Sayeed Eskander dies". bdnews25.com. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  12. ^ a b c "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

External links[edit]

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