Rajshahi-1


Rajshahi-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2008 by Omar Faruk Chowdhury of the Awami League.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Godagari and Tanore upazilas.

History

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

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Omar Faruk Chowdhury 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