# Rajshahi-1

Rajshahi-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 Godagari and Tanore upazilas.

## 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 | Moin Uddin Ahmed | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Shahjahan Miah | BNP |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Mujibur Rahman | Jamaat-e-Islami |
| | 1988 | Durul Huda | Jatiya Party |
| | 1991 | Aminul Haque | BNP |
| | 2008 | Omar Faruk Chowdhury | Awami League |

## Elections

General Election 2024: Rajshahi-1 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| AL | Omar Faruk Chowdhury | 103,592 | |
| Independent | Golam Rabbani | 92,419 | |
| Independent | Mahiya Mahi | 9,009 | |
| AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 2010s

Omar Faruk Chowdhury 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: Rajshahi-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Omar Faruk Chowdhury | 146,786 | 53.1 | +15.0 |
| | BNP | Enamul Haque | 129,450 | 46.8 | −12.3 |
| | Bangladesh Kalyan Party | Salahuddin Biswas | 366 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,336 | 6.3 | −14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 276,602 | 93.0 | +4.4 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Rajshahi-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Aminul Haque | 130,631 | 59.1 | +11.4 |
| | AL | Omar Faruk Chowdhury | 84,185 | 38.1 | +6.9 |
| | IJOF | Md. Jalal Uddin | 5,022 | 2.3 | N/A |
| | WPB | Rafiqul Islam | 915 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Aminul Islam | 298 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Anowar Iqbal Badal | 88 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46,446 | 21.0 | +4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 221,139 | 88.6 | +1.5 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Rajshahi-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Aminul Haque | 83,994 | 47.7 | +4.8 |
| | AL | Md. Alal Uddin | 55,003 | 31.2 | +1.5 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Mujibur Rahman | 28,453 | 16.2 | −8.8 |
| | JP(E) | Rabeya Bhuiyan | 6,915 | 3.9 | +2.4 |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Mozibur | 631 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | M. M. Sajedun Nabi | 448 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Bholanath Majhi | 276 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | JSD | Abdul Ohab | 270 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Oikkya Prakriyya | Md. Abdus Salam | 112 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28,991 | 16.5 | +3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 176,102 | 87.1 | +12.8 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
General Election 1991: Rajshahi-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Aminul Haque | 61,975 | 42.9 | |
| | AL | Md. Mohsin | 42,897 | 29.7 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Mujibur Rahman | 36,058 | 25.0 | |
| | JP(E) | Durul Huda | 2,108 | 1.5 | |
| | Independent | Muhammad Lutfar Rahman | 1,344 | 0.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,078 | 13.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 144,382 | 74.3 | |
| | BNP gain from | BNP gain from | BNP gain from | BNP gain from | BNP gain from |