# Kishoreganj-1

Kishoreganj-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh from 2008 to 2018 by Sayed Ashraful Islam of the Awami League. His death in January 2019, days after his re-election, will trigger a by-election.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Hossainpur and Kishoreganj Sadar upazilas.

## 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 | A. K. M. Shamsul Haque | Awami League |
| 1988 | Bazlul Karim Falu | Jatiya Party |
| 1991 | ABM Zahidul Haq | BNP |
| 1996 | A. K. M. Shamsul Haque | Awami League |
| 1999 by-election | Alauddin Ahammad | Awami League |
| 2008 | Sayed Ashraful Islam | Awami League |
| 2019 by-election | Syeda Zakia Noor Lipi | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Sayed Ashraful Islam was re-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: Kishoreganj-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Sayed Ashraful Islam | 172,065 | 62.2 | +13.4 |
| | BNP | Md. Masud Hilali | 100,080 | 36.2 | −12.5 |
| | CPB | AKM Abu Raihan | 3,526 | 1.3 | N/A |
| | BSD | Bikram Basudev Basak | 751 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | KSJL | Faruk Ahmad Siddique | 200 | 0.1 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71,985 | 26.0 | +25.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 276,622 | 84.2 | +10.0 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
General Election 2001: Kishoreganj-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AL | Alauddin Ahammad | 86,623 | 48.8 |
| | BNP | Md. Idris Ali Bhuiyan | 86,509 | 48.7 |
| | IJOF | M. A. Syed Azad | 3,808 | 2.1 |
| | KSJL | Faruk Ahmad Siddique | 415 | 0.2 |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali) | A. K. M. Shahjahan | 198 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 114 | 0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 177,553 | 74.2 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

A. K. M. Shamsul Haque died in September 1999. Alauddin Ahammad of the Awami League was elected in a 1999 by-election.
General Election June 1996: Kishoreganj-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | A. K. M. Shamsul Haque | 58,233 | 43.0 | +6.8 |
| | BNP | Md. Idris Ali Bhuiyan | 38,216 | 28.2 | −12.7 |
| | JP(E) | Md. Sohrab Uddin | 29,848 | 22.1 | +8.5 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Nurul Haque | 5,556 | 4.1 | −2.2 |
| | Independent | ABM Zahidul Haq | 2,542 | 1.9 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | A. K. M. Fazlul Haque | 363 | 0.3 | −0.2 |
| | Gano Forum | Md. Shafiur Rahman Khan | 275 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali) | A. K. M. Shahjahan | 255 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,017 | 14.8 | +10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 135,288 | 72.1 | +24.4 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 1991: Kishoreganj-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | ABM Zahidul Haq | 41,010 | 40.9 | |
| | AL | AKM Shamsul Haque | 36,256 | 36.2 | |
| | JP(E) | Md. Sohrab Uddin | 13,661 | 13.6 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Tyabuzzaman | 6,282 | 6.3 | |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) | A. K. M. Shahjahan | 1,635 | 1.6 | |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Mujibur Rahman | 459 | 0.5 | |
| | Jatiya Oikkya Front | Md. Baki | 336 | 0.3 | |
| | Independent | Md. Jalal Uddin Faruk | 314 | 0.3 | |
| | Independent | Md. Fazlur Rahman Reza | 178 | 0.2 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. A. Momen | 128 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,754 | 4.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 100,259 | 47.7 | |
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