# Mymensingh-1

Mymensingh-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Mahmudul Haque Saeam.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Haluaghat Upazila and Dhobaura Upazila.

## 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.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1973 | Md. Delwar Hossain | Awami League |
| 1979 | Tafazzal Hossain Khan | BNP |
| 1986 | Md. Emdadul Haque | Jatiya Party |
| 1991 | Promode Mankin | Awami League |
| 1996 | Afzal H. Khan | BNP |
| 2001 | Promode Mankin | Awami League |
| 2016 by-election | Jewel Areng | Awami League |
| 2024 | Mahmudul Haque Sayem | Independent |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Promode Mankin died in May 2016. Jewel Areng, his son, was elected in a July by-election.
Mymensingh-1 by-election, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Jewel Areng | 170,234 | 91.6 | +31.5 |
| | Independent | Selima Khatun | 14,338 | 7.7 | N/A |
| | JP(E) | Sohrab Uddin Khan | 1,586 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 155,846 | 83.8 | +62.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 185,896 | 51.3 | −44.3 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
Promode Mankin was re-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: Mymensingh-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Promode Mankin | 142,981 | 60.1 | +21.9 |
| | BNP | Afzal H. Khan | 91,345 | 38.4 | +5.5 |
| | IAB | Md. Ali Akbar | 3,487 | 1.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51,636 | 21.7 | +16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 237,813 | 95.6 | +20.3 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
General Election 2001: Mymensingh-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Promode Mankin | 47,873 | 38.2 | +7.2 |
| | BNP | Afzal H. Khan | 41,280 | 32.9 | +1.9 |
| | IJOF | Ali Azgar | 35,770 | 28.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Habibur Rahman | 416 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,593 | 5.3 | −6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 125,339 | 75.3 | +5.4 |
| | 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: Mymensingh-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Afzal H.Khan | 42,349 | 43.2 | +20.1 |
| | AL | Promode Mankin | 30,410 | 31.0 | −5.6 |
| | JP(E) | Md. Emdadul Haque | 22,259 | 22.7 | −3.4 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Hafizur Rahman | 2,015 | 2.1 | N/A |
| | IOJ | Md. Abu Sayed | 629 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Abdus Samad Miah | 333 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| | NAP | Md. Dewan Sirajul Islam Sarnali | 125 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,939 | 12.2 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 98,120 | 69.9 | +17.8 |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |
General Election 1991: Mymensingh-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Promode Mankin | 27,191 | 36.6 | |
| | JP(E) | Md. Emdadul Haq | 19,390 | 26.1 | |
| | BNP | Tafazzal Hossain Khan | 17,171 | 23.1 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Ali Azgar | 9,878 | 13.3 | |
| | Zaker Party | A. Samad | 689 | 0.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,801 | 10.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74,319 | 52.1 | |
| | 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) |