Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
Patuakhali-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by A. B.M. Ruhul Amin Howlader of the Jatiya Party .
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Dumki , Mirzaganj and Patuakhali Sadar upazilas.[ 2]
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the 2008 general election , the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census .[ 3] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.[ 4]
Ahead of the 2014 general election , the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had excluded three union parishads of Patuakhali Sadar Upazila: Auliapur, Kamalapur, and Lohalia.[ 2] [ 5] [ 6]
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
References
External links
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