# Joypurhat-1

Joypurhat-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency is vacant.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Joypurhat Sadar and Panchbibi upazilas.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Bogra constituency when the former Bogra District was split into two districts: Bogra and Joypurhat.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Abbas Ali Mandal | Awami League |
| 1988 | Khandakar Oliuzzaman Alam | Jatiya Party |
| 1991 | Golam Rabbani | BNP |
| 1996 | Abdul Alim | BNP |
| 2008 | Mozahar Ali Prodhan | BNP |
| 2014 | Shamsul Alam Dudu | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Shamsul Alam Dudu was 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: Joypurhat-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Mozahar Ali Prodhan | 164,820 | 55.3 | −8.5 |
| | AL | Khaza Samsul Alam | 130,529 | 43.8 | +11.5 |
| | IAB | Dewan Muhammad Zahurul Islam | 1,193 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | BSD | Wazed Parvez | 715 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | CPB | Dewan Bodiuzzaman | 659 | 0.2 | −0.1 |
| | Independent | Abdul Aziz Mollah | 158 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34,291 | 11.5 | −20.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 298,074 | 90.9 | +5.8 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
General Election 2001: Joypurhat-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Abdul Alim | 159,830 | 63.8 | +20.7 |
| | AL | Abbas Ali Mandal | 80,900 | 32.3 | +3.4 |
| | IJOF | Abul Kalam Azad | 8,074 | 3.2 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) | Wazed Parvez | 853 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | CPB | Dewan Bodiuzzaman | 677 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| | JSD | Jalilur Rahman Jillu | 180 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78,930 | 31.5 | +17.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 250,514 | 85.1 | +1.5 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Joypurhat-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Abdul Alim | 90,713 | 43.1 | +12.1 |
| | AL | Abbas Ali Mandal | 60,768 | 28.9 | −2.0 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Abbas Ali Khan | 37,713 | 17.9 | −9.9 |
| | JP(E) | Md. Abdul Hakim Mondol | 20,415 | 9.7 | +8.7 |
| | CPB | Md. Badruzzaman | 302 | 0.1 | −1.1 |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman) | Wazed Parvez | 277 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Bulbul Chowdhury | 212 | 0.1 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29,945 | 14.2 | +14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 210,400 | 83.6 | +16.9 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
General Election 1991: Joypurhat-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Golam Rabbani | 48,167 | 31.0 | |
| | AL | Abbas Ali Mandal | 48,091 | 30.9 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Abbas Ali Khan | 43,308 | 27.8 | |
| | Jatiya Oikkya Front | Abdul Alim | 10,907 | 7.0 | |
| | CPB | Md. Aminul Haque | 1,892 | 1.2 | |
| | JP(E) | Khandakar Oliuzzaman Alam | 1,592 | 1.0 | |
| | Islami Samajtantrik Dal | Md. Moksedur Rahman | 606 | 0.4 | |
| | IOJ | Md. Mukim Uddin | 439 | 0.3 | |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Bulbul Chowdhury | 345 | 0.2 | |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) | Md. Zaibar Ali Akand | 171 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 76 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 155,518 | 66.7 | |
| | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) |