# Chapai Nawabganj-1

Chapai Nawabganj-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 Shibganj Upazila.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Rajshahi-1 constituency when the former Rajshahi District was split into four districts: Nawabganj, Naogaon, Rajshahi, and Natore.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Moin Uddin Ahmed | Independent |
| 1988 | Mahbubul Alam | Independent |
| 1991 | Shahjahan Miah | BNP |
| 2008 | Muhammad Enamul Huq | Awami League |
| 2014 | Golam Rabbani | Awami League |
| 2018 | Shamil Uddin Ahmed Shimul | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2018: Chapai Nawabganj-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Shamil Uddin Ahmed Shimul | 1,80,078 | | N/A |
| | BNP | Shahjahan Miah | 1,63,650 | | N/A |
| | IAB | Md. Monirul Islam | 53,154 | | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,16,132 | | |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
Golam Rabbani 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: Chapai Nawabganj-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Muhammad Enamul Huq | 139,308 | 45.5 | +11.4 |
| | BNP | Shahjahan Miah | 116,673 | 38.1 | −0.8 |
| | Gano Forum | Golam Rabbani | 49,896 | 16.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,635 | 7.4 | +2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 305,877 | 92.8 | +3.1 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Chapai Nawabganj-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Shahjahan Miah | 96,740 | 38.9 | −7.5 |
| | AL | Muhammad Enamul Huq | 84,807 | 34.1 | +19.4 |
| | Independent | Nazrul Islam | 65,310 | 26.2 | N/A |
| | IJOF | Md. Alauddin | 1,214 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Ittehad Touhidul Idrisi | 510 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | CPB | Syed Ahmmad Biswas | 306 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Gano Azadi League (Samad) | Md. Nazrul Islam | 108 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,933 | 4.8 | −4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 248,995 | 89.7 | +3.6 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Chapai Nawabganj-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Shahjahan Miah | 93,119 | 46.4 | +8.9 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Nazrul Islam | 74,144 | 36.9 | −0.9 |
| | AL | Kaium Reza Chowdhury | 29,568 | 14.7 | N/A |
| | JP(E) | Mainul Haque | 1,317 | 0.7 | +0.4 |
| | JSD | Abu Bakkar | 1,149 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Niamot Ali Niam | 1,049 | 0.5 | −0.4 |
| | GAL | Md. Nazrul Islam | 255 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | FP | Md. Khademul Islam | 129 | 0.1 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,975 | 9.5 | +8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 200,730 | 86.1 | +9.2 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
General Election 1991: Chapai Nawabganj-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Shahjahan Miah | 65,560 | 37.5 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Nazrul Islam | 62,945 | 36.0 | |
| | Independent | Kaium Reza Chowdhury | 41,201 | 23.6 | |
| | NAP (Muzaffar) | Nazrul Islam | 1,593 | 0.9 | |
| | Zaker Party | Mamtazuddin | 1,559 | 0.9 | |
| | FP | Md. Khademul Islam | 1,338 | 0.8 | |
| | JP(E) | Mainul Haq | 586 | 0.3 | |
| | Independent | Mostafizur Rahman | 147 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,615 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 174,929 | 76.9 | |
| | BNP gain from | BNP gain from | BNP gain from | BNP gain from | BNP gain from |