# Narail-1

Narail-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Kabirul Haque Mukti of the Awami League.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Kalia Upazila and five union parishads of Narail Sadar Upazila: Bhadrabila, Bichhali, Kalora, Shaikhati, and Singasolpur.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Jessore constituency when the former Jessore District was split into four districts: Jhenaidah, Jessore, Magura, and Narail.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | SM Abu Sayeed | Jatiya Party |
| 1991 | Dhirendra Nath Saha | Awami League |
| Feb 1996 | Monirul Islam Tipu | BNP |
| Jun 1996 | Dhirendra Nath Saha | Awami League |
| Jan 2002 by-election | Dhirendra Nath Saha | BNP |
| 2008 | Kabirul Haque Mukti | Independent |
| 2014 | Kabirul Haque Mukti | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Kabirul Haque Mukti 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: Narail-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Kabirul Haque Mukti | 63,826 | 39.5 | N/A |
| | BNP | Biswas Jahangir Alam | 50,777 | 31.4 | −42.6 |
| | AL | Bimal Biswas | 43,295 | 26.8 | N/A |
| | IAB | Md. Ayub Hossain Mina | 3,822 | 2.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Dhirendra Nath Shah | 63 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,049 | 8.1 | −41.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 161,783 | 88.4 | +41.8 |
| | Independent gain from BNP | Independent gain from BNP | Independent gain from BNP | Independent gain from BNP | Independent gain from BNP |
Sheikh Hasina stood for five seats in the October 2001 general election: Rangpur-6, Narail-1, Narail-2, Barguna-3, and Gopalganj-3. After winning all but Rangpur-6, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other three, triggering by-elections in them. Dhirendra Nath Shah of the BNP was elected in a January 2002 by-election.
Narail-1 by-election, January 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Dhirendra Nath Shah | 63,896 | 74.0 | +19.4 |
| | AL | M. Azizul Haque | 21,530 | 24.9 | −29.7 |
| | JP(E) | AKM Quamruzzaman | 917 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42,366 | 49.1 | +37.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86,343 | 46.6 | −27.1 |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |
General Election 2001: Narail-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Sheikh Hasina | 78,216 | 54.6 | +8.5 |
| | BNP | Dhirendra Nath Saha | 61,413 | 42.9 | +18.6 |
| | IJOF | Sharif Munir Hossain | 2,741 | 1.9 | N/A |
| | WPB | Md. Nazrul Islam | 401 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | BKA | A. Quddus Sheikh | 237 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Lutfar Rahman Sarder | 78 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Ishtiaq Hossain Shikder | 38 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,803 | 11.7 | −10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 143,124 | 76.2 | +1.5 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Narail-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Dhirendra Nath Saha | 51,167 | 46.1 | +0.2 |
| | BNP | Biswash Jahangir Alam | 26,948 | 24.3 | −0.6 |
| | JP(E) | Gazi Asraf Ul Alam | 18,622 | 16.8 | +16.0 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | M. H. Bahauddin | 7,389 | 6.7 | +0.9 |
| | IOJ | Siraj Khan | 5,094 | 4.6 | +0.1 |
| | JSD | Sharif Nurul Ambia | 1,228 | 1.1 | −0.4 |
| | Gano Forum | Tariqul Islam | 394 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Munshi Ruhul Kuddus | 141 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) | Md. Ashiqul Alam | 41 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24,219 | 21.8 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 111,024 | 74.7 | +19.5 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
General Election 1991: Narail-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Dhirendra Nath Saha | 47,158 | 45.9 | |
| | BNP | Gautam Mitra | 25,604 | 24.9 | |
| | Independent | Gazi Asraf Ul Alam | 13,533 | 13.2 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | S. Md. Faruk Ahmmad | 5,913 | 5.8 | |
| | IOJ | Maulana Shahadat | 4,664 | 4.5 | |
| | Independent | Shahdat | 2,398 | 2.3 | |
| | JSD | Sharif Nurul Ambia | 1,503 | 1.5 | |
| | JP(E) | SM Abu Sayeed | 824 | 0.8 | |
| | Bangladesh Hindu League | Gobinda | 384 | 0.4 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Zamir Hossain | 382 | 0.4 | |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Delwar Hossain | 213 | 0.2 | |
| | Independent | Tofiqur Rahman | 182 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,554 | 21.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 102,758 | 55.2 | |
| | 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) |