# Habiganj-1

Habiganj-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Bahubal and Nabiganj upazilas.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Sylhet-8 constituency when the former Sylhet District was split into four districts: Sunamganj, Sylhet, Moulvibazar, and Habiganj.
Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Ismat Ahmed Chowdhury | Awami League |
| 1988 | Abdul Moshabbir | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |
| 1991 | Khalilur Rahman Chowdhury | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| Feb 1996 | Sheikh Sujat Mia | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Jun 1996 | Dewan Farid Gazi | Awami League |
| 2011 by-election | Sheikh Sujat Mia | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 2014 | Abdul Munim Chowdhury | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| 2018 | Gazi Mohammad Shahnawaz | Awami League |
| 2024 | Amatul Kibria Keya Chowdhury | Independent |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Abdul Munim Chowdhury was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.
Dewan Farid Gazi died in November 2010. Sheikh Sujat Mia of the BNP was elected in a January 2011 by-election, defeating Awami League candidate Mushfiq Hussain Chowdhury and Jatiya Party (Ershad) candidate Abdul Munim Chowdhury.

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Habiganj-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Dewan Farid Gazi | 152,080 | 64.0 | +23.9 |
| | BNP | Sheikh Sujat Mia | 79,488 | 33.5 | −2.0 |
| | Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish | Nezam Uddin | 4,106 | 1.7 | N/A |
| | BSD | Md. Junayed Miah | 1,157 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Dewan Sayed Mohammad Abdul Ahad Chowdhury | 719 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72,592 | 30.6 | +26.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 237,550 | 83.3 | +12.5 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
General Election 2001: Habiganj-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Dewan Farid Gazi | 74,693 | 40.1 | +1.8 |
| | BNP | Sheikh Sujat Mia | 66,137 | 35.5 | +15.8 |
| | IJOF | Khalilur Rahman Chowdhury | 43,453 | 23.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Yakub Ali | 872 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | JSD | Md. Sahid Mia | 621 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) | Junaed Ahmed | 470 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,556 | 4.6 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 186,246 | 70.8 | +2.8 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Habiganj-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Dewan Farid Gazi | 52,940 | 38.3 | −0.8 |
| | JP(E) | Khalilur Rahman Chowdhury | 44,113 | 31.9 | −7.2 |
| | BNP | Sheik Sujat Mia | 27,248 | 19.7 | +7.2 |
| | IOJ | Nizam Uddin | 7,670 | 5.5 | N/A |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Golam Rahman Chowdhury | 3,393 | 2.5 | N/A |
| | BIF | Qari Lutfar Rahman Helal | 862 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Sahid Mia | 676 | 0.5 | −1.8 |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman) | Faisal Soheb | 666 | 0.5 | −0.1 |
| | Independent | Md. A. Samit | 514 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Md. Abdul Hannan | 188 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,827 | 6.4 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 138,270 | 68.0 | +22.6 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 1991: Habiganj-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | Khalilur Rahman Chowdhury | 41,957 | 39.1 | |
| | AL | Farid Gazi | 38,927 | 36.3 | |
| | BNP | Faruk Bakht Chowdhury | 13,416 | 12.5 | |
| | Independent | Md. Abdul Aziz Chowdhury | 8,975 | 8.4 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Abdul Mosabbir | 2,520 | 2.3 | |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman) | Faisal Soheb | 649 | 0.6 | |
| | Independent | Khalilur Rahman | 430 | 0.4 | |
| | BNIP | Rakib Uddin Chowdhury | 288 | 0.3 | |
| | Independent | Md. Abdul Khaleq | 154 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,030 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 107,316 | 45.4 | |
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