# Rajbari-1

Rajbari-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Kazi Keramat Ali of the Awami League.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Goalanda and Rajbari Sadar upazilas.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Faridpur constituency when the former Faridpur District was split into five districts: Rajbari, Faridpur, Gopalganj, Madaripur, and Shariatpur.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Akkas Ali Miah | Jatiya Party |
| 1988 | Munshi Abdul Latif | |
| 1991 | Md. Abdul Wajed Chowdhury | Awami League |
| 1992 by-election | Kazi Keramat Ali | Awami League |
| February 1996 | Jahanara Begum | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| June 1996 | Kazi Keramat Ali | Awami League |
| 2001 | Ali Newaz Mahmud Khaiyam | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 2008 | Kazi Keramat Ali | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Kazi Keramat Ali 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: Rajbari-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Kazi Keramat Ali | 141,561 | 59.9 | +16.9 |
| | BNP | Ali Newaz Mahmud Khaiyam | 83,933 | 35.5 | −12.7 |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Ali Zakir Shomsheri Dablu Molla | 8,964 | 3.8 | +3.7 |
| | BKA | Md. Habibur Rahman | 1,190 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | BTF | Asadujjaman Shalem | 346 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Kalyan Party | SM Shariful Islam | 302 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57,628 | 24.4 | +19.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 236,296 | 88.5 | +18.9 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Rajbari-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Ali Newaz Mahmud Khaiyam | 95,266 | 48.2 | +23.7 |
| | AL | Kazi Keramat Ali | 85,057 | 43.0 | +7.8 |
| | IJOF | Md. Emdadul Haq Biswas | 14,843 | 7.5 | N/A |
| | WPB | Joyti Sankar Jhantu | 1,680 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Iman-Ul-Karim | 232 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Kazi Monirul Amin | 171 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Zayedul Islam Joadder | 156 | 0.1 | +3.9 |
| | Desh Prem Party | Marshal Shah Alam | 99 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Progressive Party | Md. Raqib Uddin | 75 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,209 | 5.2 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 197,579 | 69.6 | −10.0 |
| | 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: Rajbari-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AL | Kazi Karamat Ali | 51,965 | 35.2 |
| | JP(E) | Golam Mustafa | 42,881 | 29.1 |
| | BNP | Jahanara Begum | 36,222 | 24.5 |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Zayedul Islam Joadder | 5,924 | 4.0 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Abdur Rab Mollah | 5,385 | 3.6 |
| | WPB | Manjurul Alam | 2,816 | 1.9 |
| | BKA | Amzad Hossain Zowarder | 815 | 0.6 |
| | IOJ | Abdul Hannan Mollah | 752 | 0.5 |
| | Independent | Md. Indadul Haque Biswas | 403 | 0.3 |
| | FP | Md. Oliur Rahman | 395 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,084 | 6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 147,558 | 79.6 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
Md. Abdul Wajed Chowdhury died in office. Kazi Keramat Ali was elected in an October 1992 by-election.
General Election 1991: Rajbari-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Md. Abdul Wajed Chowdhury | 33,187 | 28.6 | |
| | BNP | A. Khalek | 30,489 | 26.3 | |
| | JP(E) | Golam Mustafa | 13,390 | 11.5 | |
| | Zaker Party | Akkas Ali Miah | 13,088 | 11.3 | |
| | UCL | Ali Newaz Mahmud Khaiyam | 11,776 | 10.1 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Nurul Islam | 10,345 | 8.9 | |
| | Bangladesh Janata Party | Nazrul Haq | 2,160 | 1.9 | |
| | JSD | Md. Monirul Haq | 1,160 | 1.0 | |
| | Independent | Munshi Abdul Latif | 187 | 0.2 | |
| | Independent | Kamran Hossein Chowdhury | 164 | 0.1 | |
| | JSD (S) | Bishwanath Karmakar | 84 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,698 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 116,030 | 62.1 | |
| | AL gain from | AL gain from | AL gain from | AL gain from | AL gain from |