# Sherpur-1

Sherpur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Sherpur Sadar Upazila.

## 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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Shah Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury | Jatiya Party |
| Feb 1996 | Nazrul Islam | BNP |
| Jun 1996 | Atiur Rahman Atik | Awami League |
| 2024 | Chanuar Hossain Chanu | Independent |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Sherpur-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Atiur Rahman Atik | 207,377 | 97.0 | +42.0 |
| | JSD | Abu Saleh Manirul Islam | 6,417 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 200,960 | 94.0 | +83.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 213,794 | 67.5 | −19.1 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Sherpur-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Atiur Rahman Atik | 136,127 | 55.0 | +11.5 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Muhammad Kamaruzzaman | 110,070 | 44.4 | +11.3 |
| | KSJL | Md. Shofiullah | 514 | 0.2 | −0.1 |
| | BTF | Kazi Azharul Islam | 377 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Kalyan Party | Md. Tafazzal Hossain Akanda | 332 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Afil Shakh | 294 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,057 | 10.5 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 247,714 | 86.6 | +15.2 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
General Election 2001: Sherpur-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Atiur Rahman Atik | 86,101 | 43.5 | +5.5 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Muhammad Kamaruzzaman | 65,490 | 33.1 | +17.2 |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Shah Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury | 23,002 | 11.6 | N/A |
| | IJOF | Md. Elias Uddin | 22,723 | 11.5 | N/A |
| | KSJL | Md. Samedul Haq Khan | 517 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,611 | 10.4 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 197,833 | 71.4 | +4.5 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Sherpur-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Atiur Rahman Atik | 51,787 | 38.0 | +17.4 |
| | JP(E) | Rowshan Ershad | 35,851 | 26.3 | −1.0 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Muhammad Kamaruzzaman | 21,718 | 15.9 | −0.5 |
| | BNP | Nazrul Islam | 21,404 | 15.7 | −3.0 |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Ruhul Kuddus | 5,019 | 3.7 | +1.6 |
| | BKA | Md. Matiur Rahman | 272 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | FP | Md. Jubaidul Islam | 187 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,936 | 11.7 | +5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 136,238 | 66.9 | +16.9 |
| | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) |
General Election 1991: Sherpur-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JP(E) | Shah Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury | 31,108 | 27.3 |
| | AL | Md. A. Samad | 23,519 | 20.6 |
| | BNP | Nazrul Islam | 21,292 | 18.7 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Muhammad Kamaruzzaman | 18,709 | 16.4 |
| | Independent | Nizam Uddin Ahmed | 15,562 | 13.7 |
| | Zaker Party | Fazlul Kader Lutu | 2,409 | 2.1 |
| | JSD | Md. Saiful Islam | 492 | 0.4 |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Sekandar Ali | 457 | 0.4 |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) | Md. A. Kuddus | 393 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,589 | 6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 113,941 | 50.0 |
| | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold |