# Khulna-1

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

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Batiaghata and Dacope upazilas.

## History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
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.
Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had also included one union parishad of Paikgachha Upazila: Deluti.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1973 | M. A. Khair | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Syed Mojahidur Rahman | BNP |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Sheikh Harunur Rashid | Awami League |
| | 1988 | Sheikh Abul Hossain | Jatiya Party |
| | 1991 | Sheikh Harunur Rashid | Awami League |
| | Feb 1996 | Prafulla Kumar Mandal | BNP |
| | Sep 1996 by-election | Panchanan Biswas | Awami League |
| | 2008 | Nani Gopal Mandal | Awami League |
| | 2014 | Panchanan Biswas | Awami League |
| | 2024 | Nani Gopal Mandal | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Khulna-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Panchanan Biswas | 66,904 | 64.9 | +3.1 |
| | Independent | Nani Gopal Mandal | 34,527 | 33.5 | N/A |
| | JP(E) | Sunil Shubha Ray | 1,682 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32,377 | 31.4 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 103,113 | 44.8 | −44.9 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Khulna-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Nani Gopal Mandal | 120,801 | 61.8 | +9.9 |
| | BNP | Amir Ezaz Khan | 68,420 | 35.0 | +3.6 |
| | IAB | Md. Abu Shaid | 5,746 | 2.9 | N/A |
| | National People's Party | Sheikh Md. Jakir Hossen | 412 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52,381 | 26.8 | +6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 195,379 | 89.7 | +5.5 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
General Election 2001: Khulna-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AL | Panchanan Biswas | 78,552 | 51.9 |
| | BNP | Amir Ezaz Khan | 47,523 | 31.4 |
| | CPB | Acinta Kumar Biswas | 18,512 | 12.2 |
| | IJOF | Sheikh Abul Hossain | 6,560 | 4.3 |
| | Independent | Sheikh Asaduzzaman Jalal | 111 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31,029 | 20.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 151,258 | 84.2 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

Sheikh Hasina stood for three seats in the June 1996 general election: Bagerhat-1, Khulna-1, and Gopalganj-3. After winning all three, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them. Panchanan Biswas was elected in a September 1996 by-election.
General Election June 1996: Khulna-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Sheikh Hasina | 62,247 | 53.5 | +5.8 |
| | CPB | Acinta Kumar Biswas | 19,398 | 16.7 | −6.3 |
| | BNP | Profullah Kumar Mandal | 11,910 | 10.2 | −4.9 |
| | Independent | Md. Ismail Hossain | 11,250 | 9.7 | N/A |
| | JP(E) | Binoy Krisna Roy | 8,048 | 6.9 | −0.7 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Sheikh Md. Abu Yusuf | 2,308 | 2.0 | N/A |
| | IOJ | Ataur Rahman Atiq | 775 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | S. N. Masum | 260 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | K. M. Idris Ali | 165 | 0.1 | −0.1 |
| | Independent | Md. Akram Sheikh | 65 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42,849 | 36.8 | +12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 116,426 | 80.4 | +14.1 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
General Election 1991: Khulna-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Sheikh Harunur Rashid | 44,812 | 47.7 | |
| | CPB | Acinta Kumar Biswas | 21,688 | 23.0 | |
| | BNP | M. Nurul Islam | 14,203 | 15.1 | |
| | JP(E) | Binoy Krisna Roy | 7,161 | 7.6 | |
| | Independent | Akram Hashem Sheikh | 4,866 | 5.2 | |
| | Independent | A. U. Ahmmad | 720 | 0.8 | |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Lutfor Rahman | 195 | 0.2 | |
| | Independent | Somor Kanti Haldar | 156 | 0.2 | |
| | JSD (S) | Nuruzzaman Sheikh | 128 | 0.1 | |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) | Molla Lutfor Rahman | 95 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,144 | 24.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 94,004 | 66.3 | |
| | 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) |