# Pabna-1

Pabna-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Santhia Upazila, Bera Municipality, and four union parishads of Bera Upazila: Chakla, Haturia Nakalia, Kytola, and Nutan Bharenga.

## 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 | Muhammad Mansur Ali | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Jahurul Islam Talukdar | BNP |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Manzur Quader | Jatiya Party |
| | 1991 | Matiur Rahman Nizami | Jamaat-e-Islami |
| | Feb 1996 | Manzur Quader | BNP |
| | Jun 1996 | Abu Sayeed | Awami League |
| | 2001 | Matiur Rahman Nizami | Jamaat-e-Islami |
| | 2008 | Shamsul Hoque Tuku | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Pabna-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Shamsul Hoque Tuku | 67,029 | 59.1 | +5.4 |
| | Independent | Abu Sayeed | 44,579 | 39.3 | N/A |
| | WPB | Nazrul Islam | 1,093 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | JP(E) | Yasin Arafat | 661 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,450 | 19.8 | +11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 113,362 | 34.0 | −57.2 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Pabna-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Shamsul Hoque Tuku | 145,012 | 53.7 | +12.1 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Matiur Rahman Nizami | 122,944 | 45.6 | −12.1 |
| | IAB | Abdul Motin | 1,049 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | National People's Party | Rezaul Karim | 624 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,068 | 8.2 | −7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 269,629 | 91.2 | +9.4 |
| | 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 |
General Election 2001: Pabna-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Matiur Rahman Nizami | 135,982 | 57.7 | +33.8 |
| | AL | Abu Sayeed | 98,113 | 41.6 | +0.1 |
| | IJOF | Quari Sharif Ahmmed | 1,347 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Abdul Hakim Bos | 317 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37,869 | 16.1 | +7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 235,759 | 81.8 | −2.4 |
| | 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: Pabna-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Abu Sayeed | 73,335 | 41.5 | N/A |
| | BNP | Monzur Kader | 58,652 | 33.2 | +16.8 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Matiur Rahman Nizami | 42,265 | 23.9 | −13.0 |
| | JP(E) | Md. Anwar Hossian | 1,231 | 0.7 | −10.8 |
| | IOJ | Sayeef Uddin Yahia | 902 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Deqan Sultan Mahmud | 198 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | FP | Shek Abdul Aziz | 99 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,683 | 8.3 | +4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 176,682 | 84.2 | +18.8 |
| | 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 |
General Election 1991: Pabna-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Matiur Rahman Nizami | 55,707 | 36.9 | |
| | BAKSAL | Abu Sayeed | 49,923 | 33.0 | |
| | BNP | Mirza Abdul Auwal | 24,812 | 16.4 | |
| | JP(E) | Monzur Kader | 17,451 | 11.5 | |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Golam Nobi | 2,079 | 1.4 | |
| | NAP (Muzaffar) | Md. Ahad Ali | 448 | 0.3 | |
| | Independent | Shamsul Haq | 416 | 0.3 | |
| | BKA | Md. Nazrul Islam | 332 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,784 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 151,158 | 65.4 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from JP(E) | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from JP(E) | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from JP(E) | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from JP(E) | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from JP(E) |