# Kurigram-1

Kurigram-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 Bhurungamari and Nageshwari upazilas.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Rangpur constituency when the former Rangpur District was split into five districts: Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Kurigram, and Gaibandha.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | A.K.M. Shahidul Islam | Jatiya Party |
| Feb 1996 | Saifur Rahman Rana | BNP |
| Jun 1996 | A.K.M. Mostafizur Rahman | Jatiya Party |
| 2001 | A.K.M. Mostafizur Rahman | Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |
| 2008 | A.K.M. Mostafizur Rahman | Jatiya Party |
| 2018 | Aslam Hossain Saudagar | Awami League |
| 2024 | A.K.M. Mostafizur Rahman | Jatiya Party |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Kurigram-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | A.K.M. Mostafizur Rahman | 74,720 | 69.9 | +4.5 |
| | Independent | Md. Abdul Hai | 30,613 | 28.7 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Rashid Ahmed | 1,500 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44,107 | 41.3 | +13.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 106,833 | 26.0 | −62.0 |
| | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Kurigram-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | A.K.M. Mostafizur Rahman | 209,899 | 65.4 | N/A |
| | BNP | Saifur Rahman Rana | 92,583 | 28.8 | −5.6 |
| | IAB | Golam Mostofa Md. Ansar Ali | 17,465 | 5.4 | N/A |
| | KSJL | Kazi Md. Latiful Kabir | 1,221 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 117,316 | 27.5 | +26.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 321,168 | 88.0 | +9.5 |
| | JP(E) gain from IJOF | JP(E) gain from IJOF | JP(E) gain from IJOF | JP(E) gain from IJOF | JP(E) gain from IJOF |
General Election 2001: Kurigram-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | IJOF | A.K.M. Mostafizur Rahman | 89,073 | 35.2 | N/A |
| | BNP | Saifur Rahman Rana | 87,157 | 34.4 | +11.0 |
| | AL | Md. Shamsul Haq Chowdhury | 75,730 | 29.9 | +4.7 |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Ershadul Haque Dipu | 543 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) | Jahedul Haque Milu | 398 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | JSD | Shree Gopinath Ray | 279 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,916 | 0.8 | −12.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 253,180 | 78.5 | +11.6 |
| | IJOF gain from JP(E) | IJOF gain from JP(E) | IJOF gain from JP(E) | IJOF gain from JP(E) | IJOF gain from JP(E) |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Kurigram-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | A.K.M. Mostafizur Rahman | 64,064 | 38.3 | −0.5 |
| | AL | Md. Mozammel Haque Prodhan | 42,125 | 25.2 | −1.2 |
| | BNP | Saifur Rahman Rana | 39,088 | 23.4 | +12.1 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Kamruddin | 16,401 | 9.8 | −11.8 |
| | IOJ | Md. Abdur Rahman Prodhan | 4,714 | 2.8 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Kaflur Rahman | 583 | 0.3 | −0.3 |
| | Gano Forum | Shahidul Islam | 318 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,939 | 13.1 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 167,293 | 66.9 | +20.8 |
| | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold |
General Election 1991: Kurigram-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JP(E) | A.K.M. Shahidul Islam | 46,476 | 38.8 |
| | AL | Md. Abdus Sabur Chawdhury | 31,630 | 26.4 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Kamruddin | 25,876 | 21.6 |
| | BNP | Md. Khairul Alam | 13,543 | 11.3 |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman) | Md. Zahedul Haq | 805 | 0.7 |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Kafilur Rahman | 659 | 0.6 |
| | CPB | Md. Abdul Hai | 477 | 0.4 |
| | IOJ | Fazlul Haq Chairman | 290 | 0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,846 | 12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 119,756 | 46.1 |
| | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold |