# Patuakhali-1

Patuakhali-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by A.B.M. Ruhul Amin Howlader of the Jatiya Party.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Dumki, Mirzaganj and Patuakhali Sadar 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 expanded the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had excluded three union parishads of Patuakhali Sadar Upazila: Auliapur, Kamalapur, and Lohalia.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1973 | Asmat Ali Sikder | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Akhtaruzzaman Alamgir | BNP |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Sardar Abdur Rashid | Jatiya Party |
| | 1991 | Mohammad Keramat Ali | BNP |
| | Feb 1996 | Altaf Hossain Chowdhury | BNP |
| | Jun 1996 | Shahjahan Mia | Awami League |
| | 2001 | Altaf Hossain Chowdhury | BNP |
| | 2008 | Shahjahan Mia | Awami League |
| | 2014 | ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader | Jatiya Party |
| | 2018 | Shahjahan Mia | Awami League |
| | 2023 by-election | Afzal Hossain | Awami League |
| | 2024 | ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader | Jatiya Party |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Patuakhali-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader | 79,203 | 68.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Shafiqul Islam | 35,582 | 30.9 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Habibur Rahman Shawkat | 307 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43,621 | 37.9 | +15.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 115,092 | 34.5 | −48.9 |
| | JP(E) gain from AL | JP(E) gain from AL | JP(E) gain from AL | JP(E) gain from AL | JP(E) gain from AL |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Patuakhali-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Shahjahan Mia | 120,132 | 58.1 | +16.7 |
| | BNP | Altaf Hossain Chowdhury | 73,017 | 35.3 | −14.1 |
| | IAB | Abdur Rahman | 11,804 | 5.7 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Abdul Hai | 893 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | BTF | Mutawakkil Billah | 551 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | BSD | Jahirul Alam | 372 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47,115 | 22.8 | +14.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 206,769 | 83.4 | +22.1 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Patuakhali-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Altaf Hossain Chowdhury | 95,838 | 49.4 | +10.6 |
| | AL | Shahjahan Mia | 80,403 | 41.4 | −5.9 |
| | IJOF | Mohammad Keramat Ali | 17,388 | 9.0 | N/A |
| | CPB | Subhash Chand | 348 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Mohammad Ruhul Amin | 197 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,435 | 7.9 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 194,174 | 61.3 | −0.7 |
| | 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: Patuakhali-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Shahjahan Mia | 63,951 | 47.3 | +1.3 |
| | BNP | Mohammad Keramat Ali | 52,369 | 38.8 | −7.2 |
| | IOJ | Md. A. Goni | 10,328 | 7.6 | +4.8 |
| | JP(E) | ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader | 5,332 | 3.9 | +1.7 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | A. Zabbar Azadi | 2,043 | 1.5 | −0.6 |
| | Gano Forum | Abdul Aziz | 331 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | A. Aziz Shing | 329 | 0.2 | −0.5 |
| | Bangladesh Krisak Sramik Janata Party | Razzak Mridha | 294 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) | J. M. Anisur Rahman | 126 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,582 | 8.6 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 135,103 | 62.0 | +25.3 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 1991: Patuakhali-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Mohammad Keramat Ali | 51,278 | 46.0 | |
| | AL | Shahjahan Mia | 45,006 | 40.3 | |
| | IOJ | A. F. Md. Shahjahan | 3,070 | 2.8 | |
| | Bangladesh Janata Party | A. K. M. Ashikur Rahman | 2,756 | 2.5 | |
| | JP(E) | Sardar Abdur Rashid | 2,468 | 2.2 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | S. K. Zabbar Azadi | 2,383 | 2.1 | |
| | Jatiya Oikkya Front | Abdur Razzak Chowdhury | 2,324 | 2.1 | |
| | Zaker Party | A. Bari | 805 | 0.7 | |
| | Independent | Abdul Aziz Mollik | 775 | 0.7 | |
| | JSD | Habibur Rahman Shawkat | 557 | 0.5 | |
| | Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula) | Md. Selim Talukdar | 131 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,272 | 5.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 111,553 | 36.7 | |
| | 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) |