# Bhola-1

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

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Bhola Sadar Upazila.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Bakerganj-1 constituency when the former Bakerganj District was split into four districts: Bhola, Bakerganj, Jhalokati, and Pirojpur.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1986 | Naziur Rahman Manzur | Jatiya Party |
| | 1991 | Tofail Ahmed | Awami League |
| | Feb 1996 | Mosharef Hossain Shahjahan | BNP |
| Jun 1996 | Jun 1996 | Vacant | Vacant |
| | 2001 | Mosharef Hossain Shahjahan | BNP |
| | 2008 | Andaleeve Rahman Partho | BJP |
| | 2014 | Tofail Ahmed | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Tofail Ahmed 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: Bhola-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Andaleeve Rahman | 95,158 | 53.2 | −8.9 |
| | AL | Yusuf Hossain Humayun | 78,489 | 43.9 | +6.4 |
| | IAB | Md. Anisul Haque | 3,698 | 2.1 | N/A |
| | BDB | Abu Azam Khan | 724 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Gano Front | Krisok Md. Sadak | 484 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Topon Kumar Chakroborti | 204 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,669 | 9.3 | −15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 178,757 | 77.4 | +16.2 |
| | BJP gain from BNP | BJP gain from BNP | BJP gain from BNP | BJP gain from BNP | BJP gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Bhola-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Mosharraf Hossain Shahjahan | 95,904 | 62.1 | +19.4 |
| | AL | Tofail Ahmed | 58,010 | 37.5 | −7.3 |
| | JSD | Md. Nasir Uddin | 313 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | BKSMA (Sadeq) | Krisok Md. Sadaq | 173 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Humayun Kabir | 136 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37,894 | 24.5 | +22.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 154,536 | 61.2 | −5.0 |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |

### Elections in the 1990s

Tofail Ahmed stood for two seats in the June 1996 general election: Bhola-1 and Bhola-2. After winning both, he chose to represent the latter and quit the former, triggering a by-election. The High Court, however, stayed the by-election, and the seat remained vacant for the entire tenure of the seventh parliament.
General Election June 1996: Bhola-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Tofail Ahmed | 50,099 | 44.8 | +7.6 |
| | BNP | Mosharraf Hossain Shahjahan | 47,759 | 42.7 | +17.3 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Abu Bakar Siddique | 6,071 | 5.4 | +1.9 |
| | JP(E) | Maksudur Rahman | 4,024 | 3.6 | −28.7 |
| | IOJ | Abdul Mannan | 2,816 | 2.5 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Sahid Alam | 604 | 0.5 | +0.2 |
| | Gano Forum | Abu Taher | 193 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | BKSMA | Krisok Md. Sadak | 169 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | FP | A. Hadi Masud | 58 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,340 | 2.1 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 111,793 | 66.2 | +18.5 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
General Election 1991: Bhola-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Tofail Ahmed | 36,465 | 37.2 | |
| | JP(E) | Naziur Rahman Manzur | 31,644 | 32.3 | |
| | BNP | Mosharraf Hossain Shahjahan | 24,922 | 25.4 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | A. F. M. Abdul Hamid | 3,382 | 3.5 | |
| | Zaker Party | Abdul Ohab Miah | 322 | 0.3 | |
| | Independent | Md. Ali Zinnah | 277 | 0.3 | |
| | Independent | Mahmudul Haq Kamal | 216 | 0.3 | |
| | BKSMA | Krisok Md. Sadak | 213 | 0.2 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Shahajahan | 179 | 0.2 | |
| | Independent | Abdul Jabbar Hauladar | 141 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | Monsur Helal | 132 | 0.1 | |
| | NAP (Mozaffar) | Md. Shahajahan | 100 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,821 | 4.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 98,003 | 47.7 | |
| | 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) |