Kishoreganj-1


Kishoreganj-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh from 2008 to 2018 by Sayed Ashraful Islam of the Awami League. His death in January 2019, days after his re-election, will trigger a by-election.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Hossainpur and Kishoreganj Sadar upazilas.

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Mymensingh constituency when the former Mymensingh District was split into four districts: Mymensingh, Sherpur, Netrokona, and Kishoreganj.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Sayed Ashraful Islam 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

Elections in the 1990s

A. K. M. Shamsul Haque died in September 1999. Alauddin Ahammad of the Awami League was elected in a 1999 by-election.