# Tangail-7

Tangail-7 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh by Khan Ahmed Shuvo. Since 2001 it was represented by Md. Akabbar Hossain of the Awami League.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Mirzapur Upazila.

## History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1973 | Shawkat Ali Khan | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Khaju Mia | BNP |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Wajid Ali Khan Panni | Jaitya Party |
| | 1991 | Kh. Badar Uddin | BNP |
| | 1996 | Abul Kalam Azad Siddiqui | BNP |
| | 2001 | Md. Akabbar Hossain | Awami League |
| | 2022 by-election | Khan Ahmed Shuvo | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Ekabbar Hossain 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: Tangail-7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Md. Akabbar Hossain | 130,154 | 58.4 | +10.5 |
| | BNP | Abul Kalam Azad Siddiqui | 88,916 | 39.9 | −6.9 |
| | KSJL | Shafiur Rahman Sunny | 3,034 | 1.4 | −2.0 |
| | Independent | Dewan Nazrul Islam | 679 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41,238 | 18.5 | +17.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 222,783 | 86.4 | +5.9 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
General Election 2001: Tangail-7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Md. Akabbar Hossain | 89,931 | 47.9 | +10.6 |
| | BNP | Abul Kalam Azad Siddiqui | 87,857 | 46.8 | +5.7 |
| | KSJL | Sadek Ahmed Khan | 6,457 | 3.4 | N/A |
| | IJOF | Md. Nurul Islam | 2,825 | 1.5 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Progressive Party | Md. Motasim Billah | 696 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,074 | 1.1 | −2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 187,766 | 80.5 | +0.9 |
| | 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: Tangail-7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Abul Kalam Azad Siddiqui | 59,848 | 41.1 | −12.0 |
| | AL | Md. Akabbar Hossain | 54,303 | 37.3 | +2.4 |
| | JP(E) | Md. Jahirul Islam Jahir | 27,942 | 19.2 | +10.2 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Abdul Halim | 2,383 | 1.6 | N/A |
| | Communist Kendra | Kh. Nurur Rhaman Salim | 349 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Kh. Badar Uddin | 323 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | IOJ | Syed Mojibor Rahman | 271 | 0.2 | −0.6 |
| | Independent | Md. Murshed Ali Khan Ponnee | 205 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,545 | 3.8 | −14.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 145,624 | 79.6 | +21.1 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
General Election 1991: Tangail-7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Kh. Badar Uddin | 62,882 | 53.1 | |
| | AL | Md. Fazlur Rahman Faruque | 41,392 | 34.9 | |
| | JP(E) | Shah Mostanjidul Haq | 10,633 | 9.0 | |
| | JSD | Mohidur Rahman | 1,773 | 1.5 | |
| | IOJ | Md. Mojibur Rahman | 989 | 0.8 | |
| | Independent | Md. Nurul Islam | 436 | 0.4 | |
| | CPB | Kh. Nurur Rahman Selim | 397 | 0.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,490 | 18.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 118,502 | 58.5 | |
| | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) |