# Sunamganj-1

Sunamganj-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Moazzem Hossain Ratan of the Awami League.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Dharamapasha, Jamalganj, Tahirpur, and Madhyanagar upazilas.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Sylhet constituency when the former Sylhet District was split into four districts: Sunamganj, Sylhet, Moulvibazar, and Habiganj.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Prasun Kalin Roy | Communist Party |
| 1988 | Badruddoza Ahmed Shuja | |
| 1991 | Nozir Hossain | Communist Party |
| Feb 1996 | Nozir Hossain | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Jun 1996 | Syed Rafiqul Haque | Awami League |
| 2001 | Nozir Hossain | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 2008 | Moazzem Hossain Ratan | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Sunamganj-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Moazzem Hossain Ratan | 88,981 | 73.2 | +14.9 |
| | Independent | Syed Rafiqul Haque | 32,581 | 26.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56,400 | 46.4 | +23.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 121,562 | 34.6 | −52.1 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Sunamganj-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Moazzem Hossain Ratan | 155,252 | 58.3 | +15.9 |
| | BNP | Rafiq Chowdhury | 94,458 | 35.5 | −21.4 |
| | Independent | Nozir Hossain | 16,716 | 6.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60,794 | 22.8 | +8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 266,426 | 86.7 | +10.5 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Sunamganj-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Nozir Hossain | 128,448 | 56.9 | +16.0 |
| | AL | Suranjit Sen Gupta | 95,574 | 42.4 | +0.6 |
| | IJOF | Md. Ali Hossain | 1,224 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Badruddoza Ahmed Shuja | 329 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32,874 | 14.6 | +13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 225,575 | 76.2 | +3.0 |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Sunamganj-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Syed Rafiqul Haque | 68,787 | 41.8 | N/A |
| | BNP | Nozir Hossain | 67,312 | 40.9 | +23.0 |
| | JP(E) | Ali Amzad | 16,668 | 10.1 | N/A |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Muslem Uddin | 6,345 | 3.9 | −3.1 |
| | Gano Forum | Md. Mosharof Hossain | 4,154 | 2.5 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Jainal Abedin | 710 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | WPB | Tarek-Al-Moin | 438 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,475 | 0.9 | −10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 164,414 | 73.2 | +25.3 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 1991: Sunamganj-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPB | Nozir Hussain | 44,117 | 36.9 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Ali Amzad | 30,187 | 25.3 | |
| | BNP | Muktar Hossain | 21,391 | 17.9 | |
| | Independent | Shahjahan | 13,224 | 11.1 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Muslem Uddin | 8,371 | 7.0 | |
| | Independent | Syed Rafiqul Haque | 1,150 | 1.0 | |
| | Independent | A. Nur Akhonjit | 961 | 0.8 | |
| | NDP | Badruddoza Ahmed Shuja | 132 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,930 | 11.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 119,533 | 47.9 | |
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