# Sylhet-1

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

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Sylhet City Corporation and Sylhet Sadar 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 | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1973 | Abdul Hekim Chowdhury | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Syed Rafiqul Haque | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Humayun Rashid Chowdhury | Independent |
| | 1991 | Khandaker Abdul Malik | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| | 1996 | Humayun Rashid Chowdhury | Awami League |
| | 2001 | Saifur Rahman | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| | 2008 | Abul Maal Abdul Muhith | Awami League |
| | 2018 | AK Abdul Momen | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s
#### General Election 2018

General Election 2018: Sylhet-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | AK Abdul Momen | 2,98,696 | | N/A |
| | BNP | Khandeker Abdul Moqtadir | 1,23,851 | | N/A |
| | IAB | Md Redwanul Haque Chowdhury | 2,024 | | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,74,845 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,24,571 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,44,244 | | |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
Abul Maal Abdul Muhith 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: Sylhet-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Abul Maal Abdul Muhith | 178,636 | 55.5 | +17.5 |
| | BNP | Saifur Rahman | 140,367 | 43.6 | −9.9 |
| | BKA | Nassir Uddin | 822 | 0.3 | −0.1 |
| | BSD | Ujjal Roy | 660 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | BIF | Md. Jalaluddin | 605 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Kalyan Party | Md. Kahir Mahmood | 495 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Shafique | 270 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38,269 | 11.9 | −3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 321,855 | 76.0 | +8.1 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Sylhet-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Saifur Rahman | 133,827 | 53.5 | +21.3 |
| | AL | Abul Mal Abdul Muhit | 95,089 | 38.0 | +5.4 |
| | IJOF | A. Mukit Khan | 17,090 | 6.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Chaifur Rahman | 1,246 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Party Bangladesh | M. Kutub Uddin Ahmad | 1,159 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | BKA | Md. Nasir Uddin | 556 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) | Md. Humayun Khan | 403 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Ismail Ali | 298 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Janata Party (Nurul Islam) | Nurul Islam Khan | 197 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Mostafa Allama | 190 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | JSD | Siddiqur Rahman | 186 | 0.1 | −0.4 |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Eftekhar Ahmad Limon | 83 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38,738 | 15.5 | +15.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 250,324 | 67.9 | +1.3 |
| | 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: Sylhet-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Humayun Rashid Chowdhury | 59,710 | 32.6 | +2.3 |
| | BNP | Saifur Rahman | 58,990 | 32.2 | +0.5 |
| | JP(E) | Babrul Hossain Babul | 40,175 | 21.9 | N/A |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Shafiqur Rahman | 18,029 | 9.8 | −5.2 |
| | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh | Rezaul Karim Kashemi | 1,293 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Mohammad Shafiq | 1,122 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | JSD | Shamima Akhtar | 1,005 | 0.5 | −6.2 |
| | IOJ | Abdur Rakib | 785 | 0.4 | −6.2 |
| | Independent | Md. Habibur Rahman Moin | 459 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | M. A. Karim | 337 | 0.2 | −0.2 |
| | Independent | Ruhela Hussain Rina | 327 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Awami League (Mostofa Allama) | Mostofa Allama | 276 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Masuk Murad | 248 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Islamic Dal Bangladesh (Saifur) | Md. Soyfur Rahman | 221 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | BKA | Nasir Uddin | 159 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Janata Party (Nurul Islam) | Md. Abdul Matin Chowdhury | 144 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 720 | 0.4 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 183,280 | 66.6 | +26.3 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 1991: Sylhet-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Khandaker Abdul Malik | 37,090 | 31.7 | |
| | AL | Iftekhar Hossain Shamim | 35,470 | 30.3 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Shafiqur Rahman | 17,517 | 15.0 | |
| | JSD | Sadar Uddin Ahmad | 7,865 | 6.7 | |
| | IOJ | Md. Masud Khan | 7,736 | 6.6 | |
| | Independent | Md. Nausheran Chowdhury | 7,224 | 6.2 | |
| | Jatiya Janata Party (Aashraf) | Shafikur Rahman | 2,048 | 1.7 | |
| | Islami Samajtantrik Dal | Liaqat Ali Khan | 867 | 0.7 | |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Abdul Karim | 449 | 0.4 | |
| | Bangladesh Nezam-e-Islam Party | A. Rakib | 445 | 0.4 | |
| | Bangladesh Islamic Biplobi Parishad | Sheikh Md. Obaidullah Bin Sayeed Jalalabadi | 202 | 0.2 | |
| | CPB | Md. Abdul Malek | 141 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,620 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 117,054 | 40.3 | |
| | BNP gain from Independent | BNP gain from Independent | BNP gain from Independent | BNP gain from Independent | BNP gain from Independent |