# Meherpur-1

Meherpur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Farhad Hossain of the Awami League.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Meherpur Sadar and Mujibnagar upazilas.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Kushtia-5 constituency when the former Kushtia District was split into three districts: Meherpur, Kushtia, and Chuadanga.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Mohammad Shahiduddin | Awami League |
| 1988 | Ramjan Ali | Jatiya Party |
| 1991 | Abdul Mannan | Awami League |
| 1996 | Ahammad Ali | BNP |
| 1999 by-election | Abdul Mannan | Awami League |
| 2001 | Masud Arun | BNP |
| 2008 | Joynal Abedin | Awami League |
| 2014 | Farhad Hossain | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Meherpur-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Farhad Hossain | 80,146 | 85.2 | +32.1 |
| | Independent | Adv. Yarul Islam | 13,919 | 14.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66,227 | 70.4 | +48.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 94,065 | 37.8 | −52.8 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Meherpur-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Joynal Abedin | 107,492 | 53.1 | +14.0 |
| | BNP | Masud Arun | 62,745 | 31.0 | −26.0 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Samir Uddin | 30,756 | 15.2 | N/A |
| | IAB | Md. Abul Kalam Kashami | 1,506 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44,747 | 22.1 | +4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 202,499 | 90.6 | −1.3 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Meherpur-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Masud Arun | 102,028 | 57.0 | N/A |
| | AL | Abdul Mannan | 69,971 | 39.1 | −21.4 |
| | IJOF | Motasim Billah Motu | 5,532 | 3.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Shahabuddin | 1,424 | 0.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. A. Hamid | 109 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. A. Halim Molla | 79 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32,057 | 17.9 | −4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 179,143 | 89.3 | +63.6 |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |
Ahmed Ali died in office. Abdul Mannan of the Awami League was elected in a May 1999 by-election.
Meherpur-1 by-election, May 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Abdul Mannan | 26,717 | 60.5 | +23.3 |
| | Independent | Hisab Uddin | 16,785 | 38.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Sayed Humayun Kabir Arzu | 379 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | Independent | Motasim Billah Motu | 174 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | BKSMA | Krishak Md. Sadeque | 79 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,932 | 22.5 | +15.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,134 | 25.7 | −61.4 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Meherpur-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Ahammad Ali | 60,621 | 43.9 | +8.6 |
| | AL | Syeda Zohra Tajuddin | 51,366 | 37.2 | +1.2 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Samir Uddin | 23,929 | 17.3 | −8.9 |
| | JP(E) | Ramjan Ali | 1,659 | 1.2 | +0.2 |
| | Zaker Party | S. M. A. Hasib | 390 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| | Gano Forum | Al Amin | 123 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,255 | 6.7 | +6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 138,088 | 87.1 | +11.2 |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |
General Election 1991: Meherpur-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Abdul Mannan | 40,474 | 36.0 | |
| | BNP | Ahammad Ali | 39,632 | 35.3 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Sirajul Haq | 29,481 | 26.2 | |
| | Dhumpan O MAdokdrobba Nibaronkari Manabsheba Schansta | Mozammel Haq | 1,102 | 1.0 | |
| | JP(E) | Ramjan Ali | 1,083 | 1.0 | |
| | Zaker Party | S. M. A. Hasib | 364 | 0.3 | |
| | WPB | Akbar Ali | 269 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 842 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 112,405 | 75.9 | |
| | 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) |