Joypurhat-1
Joypurhat-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Shamsul Alam Dudu of the Awami League. Boundaries. The constituency encompasses Joypurhat Sadar and Panchbibi upazilas. History. The constituency was created in 1982 from a Bogra constituency when the former Bogra District was split into two districts: Bogra and Joypurhat. Elections. Elections in the 2010s. Shamsul Alam Dudu was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.