# Rangpur-1

Rangpur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 The constituency is vacant.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Gangachhara Upazila and wards 1 through 8 of Rangpur City Corporation.

## History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had also included three union parishads of Rangpur Sadar Upazila: Haridebpur, Pashuram, and Uttam.
Ahead of the 2018 general election, the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency to include wards 1 through 8 of Rangpur City Corporation.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1973 | Abdur Rouf | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Mashiur Rahman | BNP |
| | 1979 by-election | Shafiqul Ghani Swapan | BNP |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Moyezuddin Sarker | Jatiya Party |
| | Sep 1991 by-election | Karimuddin Bharsa | Jatiya Party |
| | 1996 | Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu | Jatiya Party |
| | 2001 | Moshiur Rahman Ranga | Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |
| | 2008 | Hossain Mokbul Shahriar | Jatiya Party |
| | 2014 | Moshiur Rahman Ranga | Jatiya Party |
| | 2024 | Asaduzzaman Bablu | Independent |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Moshiur Rahman Ranga was 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: Rangpur-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | Hossain Mokbul Shahriar | 168,989 | 81.0 | N/A |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Muhammad Abdul Ghani | 28,270 | 13.6 | −14.6 |
| | Independent | Anwarul Islam | 8,210 | 3.9 | N/A |
| | IAB | Md. Khairul Islam | 2,101 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | Ganatantri Party | Saif Uddin Ahmed | 741 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | PDP | Md. Abdul Kayum | 313 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 140,719 | 67.5 | +51.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 208,624 | 85.2 | +8.6 |
| | JP(E) gain from IJOF | JP(E) gain from IJOF | JP(E) gain from IJOF | JP(E) gain from IJOF | JP(E) gain from IJOF |
General Election 2001: Rangpur-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | IJOF | Moshiur Rahman Ranga | 77,812 | 44.6 | N/A |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Shah Md. Ruhul Islam | 49,278 | 28.2 | +6.8 |
| | AL | Md. Sharaf Uddin Ahmmed | 47,109 | 27.0 | +3.6 |
| | Independent | Md. Matiar Rahman | 456 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28,534 | 16.3 | −10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 174,655 | 76.6 | +7.9 |
| | IJOF gain from JP(E) | IJOF gain from JP(E) | IJOF gain from JP(E) | IJOF gain from JP(E) | IJOF gain from JP(E) |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Rangpur-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JP(E) | Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu | 61,373 | 50.6 |
| | AL | Mesbah Uddin Ahmed | 28,373 | 23.4 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Shah Md. Ruhul Islam | 25,923 | 21.4 |
| | BNP | Ali Md. Jafar | 3,610 | 3.0 |
| | IOJ | Md. Therul Kabi | 593 | 0.5 |
| | WPB | Ruhini Chandra Barman | 563 | 0.5 |
| | Independent | Md. Samsul Alam | 327 | 0.3 |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Mozzamel Haque | 206 | 0.1 |
| | Independent | Md. Mostafa Kamal | 163 | 0.1 |
| | Independent | Md. Mosaddek Hossain | 163 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33,000 | 27.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 121,294 | 68.7 |
| | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold |
Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood from jail for five seats in the 1991 general election: Rangpur-1, Rangpur-2, Rangpur-3, Rangpur-5, and Rangpur-6. After winning all five, he chose to represent Rangpur-3 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. Karimuddin Bharsa, of the Jatiya Party (Ershad), was elected in a September 1991 by-election.
General Election 1991: Rangpur-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JP(E) | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | 50,004 | 56.5 |
| | AL | Md. Mojibar Rahman Pramanik | 20,310 | 22.9 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Shah Md. Ruhul Islam | 15,515 | 17.5 |
| | NAP (Muzaffar) | Md. Sekendar Ali | 1,220 | 1.4 |
| | BNP | Md. Shah Emdadul Haq | 695 | 0.8 |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Ruhul Amin | 464 | 0.5 |
| | WPB | Md. Chad Miah | 234 | 0.3 |
| | UCL | A. K. M. Shirazul Islam | 102 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29,694 | 33.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88,547 | 54.3 |
| | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold |