# Feni-1

Feni-1 is a constituency of the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the seat has been vacant.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Chhagalnaiya, Fulgazi, and Parshuram upazilas.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Noakhali-1 constituency when the former Noakhali District was split into three districts: Feni, Noakhali, and Lakshmipur.

## Members of Parliament

Key
JP(E) BNP AL JSD
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Zafar Imam | Jatiya Party |
| 1988 | Zafar Imam | Jatiya Party |
| 1991 | Khaleda Zia | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 1996 Feb | Khaleda Zia | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 1996 June | Khaleda Zia | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 2001 | Khaleda Zia | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Nov 2001 by-election | Sayeed Iskander | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 2008 | Khaleda Zia | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 2014 | Shirin Akhter | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |
| 2018 | Shirin Akhter | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |
| 2024 | Alauddin Ahmed Chowdhury Nasim | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Shirin Akhter 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: Feni-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Khaleda Zia | 114,482 | 65.4 | −6.8 |
| | AL | Faiz Ahmed | 58,551 | 33.4 | +7.7 |
| | BDB | Mohalled Ilias Zakaria | 1,215 | 0.7 | |
| | BIF | Mohammead Rafiqul Islam Patwari | 596 | 0.3 | |
| | BSD | Rezaul Karim | 235 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55,931 | 31.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 175,079 | 78.7 | |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | Swing | -7.25 | |
Khaleda Zia stood for five seats in the 2001 general election: Bogra-6, Bogra-7, Khulna-2, Feni-1, and Lakshmipur-2. After winning all five, she chose to represent Bogra-6 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. Sayeed Iskander, her brother, was elected in a November 2001 by-election.
General Election 2001: Feni-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Khaleda Zia | 103,149 | 72.2 | +16.6 |
| | AL | Zafar Imam | 36,763 | 25.7 | +5.1 |
| | Independent | Fazlul Haq Chowdhury | 1,018 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | IJOF | A. T. M. Golam Mawla Chowdhury | 688 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | BIF | Ruhul Amin | 449 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| | BKA | Anowar Ullah Bhuiyan | 449 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | Md. Redwan Ullah | 166 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Salim Mohi Uddin | 162 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66,386 | 46.5 | +11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 142,844 | 69.1 | −5.4 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | Swing | +10.85 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Feni-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Khaleda Zia | 65,086 | 55.6 | +16.9 |
| | AL | M. Wazi. Ullah Bhuiyan | 24,138 | 20.6 | −4.1 |
| | JP(E) | Zafar Imam | 15,897 | 13.6 | −10.4 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Yunus | 8,480 | 7.2 | −1.5 |
| | IOJ | Habibur Rahman | 1,758 | 1.5 | N/A |
| | Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula) | A. T. M. Golam Mawla Chowdhury | 385 | 0.3 | −0.2 |
| | Zaker Party | Abdul Kalam Majumder | 300 | 0.3 | −0.2 |
| | BKA | Anowar Ullah Bhuiyan | 289 | 0.2 | −0.2 |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Joinal Abedin | 265 | 0.2 | −0.2 |
| | BIF | Ruhul Amin | 265 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Samyabadi Dal (Marxist-Leninist) | Safiqur Rahman Majumder | 156 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Qazi Faruk | 133 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40,948 | 35.0 | +21.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 117,152 | 74.5 | +29.1 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | Swing | +10.5 | |
General Election 1991: Feni-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Khaleda Zia | 36,375 | 38.7 | |
| | AL | Md. Zakaria Bhuiyan | 23,250 | 24.7 | |
| | JP(E) | Zafar Imam | 22,601 | 24.0 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Yunus | 8,163 | 8.7 | |
| | JSD | Shirin Akhter | 1,245 | 1.3 | |
| | NAP (Muzaffar) | Mujibul Haq | 782 | 0.8 | |
| | Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula) | A. T. M. Golam Mawla Chowdhury | 517 | 0.5 | |
| | Zaker Party | Abul Kalam | 452 | 0.5 | |
| | BKA | Anwar Ullah | 367 | 0.4 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Mir Abdul Hannan | 351 | 0.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,125 | 13.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 94,103 | 45.4 | |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |