# Dinajpur-1

Dinajpur-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 Birganj and Kaharole upazilas.

## History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1973 | Kamaruddin Ahmed | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Jamiruddin Sarkar | BNP |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Abdul Malek Sarkar | Awami League |
| | 1988 | Anisul Haque Chowdhury | Jatiya Party |
| | 1991 | Md. Aminul Islam | Awami League |
| | Feb 1996 | Syed Ahmed Reza Hossain | BNP |
| | Jun 1996 | Abdur Rauf Chowdhury | Awami League |
| | 2001 | Abdullah Al Kafi | Jamaat-e-Islami |
| | 2005 by-election | Manoranjon Shill Gopal | Independent |
| | 2008 | Manoranjon Shill Gopal | Awami League |
| | 2024 | Zakaria Zaka | Independent |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Dinajpur-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Manoranjon Shill Gopal | 124,314 | 83.3 | +26.7 |
| | WPB | Abdul Haq | 24,973 | 16.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99,341 | 66.5 | +52.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 149,287 | 49.0 | −43.9 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Dinajpur-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Manoranjon Shill Gopal | 143,097 | 56.6 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Mohammed Hanif | 107,168 | 42.4 | |
| | CPB | Md. Altaf Hussain | 1,596 | 0.6 | |
| | IAB | Md. Jamal Uddin | 898 | 0.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35,929 | 14.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 252,759 | 92.9 | |
| | AL gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | AL gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | AL gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | AL gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | AL gain from Jamaat-e-Islami |
Abdullah Al Kafi died in September 2005. Independent candidate Manoranjon Shill Gopal was elected in a December by-election.
General Election 2001: Dinajpur-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Abdullah Al Kafi | 88,669 | 44.9 | +31.4 |
| | AL | Abdur Rauf Chowdhury | ৬০, ১৯৭ | 30.5 | −11.7 |
| | IJOF | Manoranjon Shill Gopal | ৪০,৬২১ | 20.6 | N/A |
| | JSD | Md. Abdul Khaleque Sarkar | 6,848 | 3.5 | N/A |
| | CPB | Md. Altaf Hussain | 760 | 0.4 | −0.1 |
| | Independent | Abdul Malek Sarkar | 279 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28,472 | 14.4 | −5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 197,374 | 85.2 | +9.4 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from AL | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from AL | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from AL | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from AL | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from AL |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Dinajpur-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Abdur Rauf Chowdhury | 60,681 | 42.2 | −6.1 |
| | BNP | Syed Ahmed Reza Hossain | 32,437 | 22.5 | +10.8 |
| | JP(E) | Manoranjon Shill Gopal | 29,583 | 20.6 | +13.5 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Abdullah Al Kafi | 19,463 | 13.5 | −17.1 |
| | CPB | Md. Altaf Hussain | 756 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Abdul Khaleque | 690 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Janata Party | Md. Ahad Ali | 283 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28,244 | 19.6 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 143,893 | 75.8 | +11.9 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
General Election 1991: Dinajpur-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Md. Aminul Islam | 56,191 | 48.3 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Abdullah Al Kafi | 35,598 | 30.6 | |
| | BNP | Md. A. Mannan | 13,603 | 11.7 | |
| | JP(E) | Md. Anisul Haq | 8,203 | 7.1 | |
| | NDP | Manoranjon Shill Gopal | 2,194 | 1.9 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Abdul Khaleque | 338 | 0.3 | |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Nazrul Islam | 232 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,593 | 17,7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 116,359 | 63.9 | |
| | AL gain from | AL gain from | AL gain from | AL gain from | AL gain from |