Feni-1

Feni-1
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictFeni District
DivisionChattogram Division
Electorate385,652 (2026)
Current constituency
Created1984
Parliamentary PartyBangladesh Nationalist Party
Member of ParliamentRafiqul Alam Majnu

Feni-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Chhagalnaiya, Fulgazi, and Parshuram upazilas.[1][2]

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Noakhali-1 constituency when the former Noakhali District was split into three districts: Feni, Noakhali, and Lakshmipur.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1986 Zafar Imam Jatiya Party (Ershad)[3][4]
1988
1991 Khaleda Zia Bangladesh Nationalist Party
1996 Feb
1996 June
2001
2001 by-election Sayeed Eskander
2008 Khaleda Zia
2014 Shirin Akhter Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal
2018
2024 Alauddin Ahmed Chowdhury Nasim Bangladesh Awami League
2026 Rafiqul Alam Majnu Bangladesh Nationalist Party[4]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2026: Feni-1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Rafiqul Alam Majnu 119,904 57.25 +46.25
Jamaat S. M. Kamal Uddin 85,615 40.88 +40.88
IAB Kazi Golam Kibria 5,323 2.54 +2.54
JP(E) Motaher Hossain Chowdhury 940 0.45 +0.45
BKA Anwarullah Bhuiyan 310 0.15 +0.15
BCP Md. Firoz Uddin Chowdhury 215 0.10 +0.10
BML Mahbub Morshed Majumder 188 0.09 +0.09
Majority 34,289 16.37 −61.53
Turnout 209,437 54.31 −20.09
Registered electors 385,652
BNP gain from AL

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2018: Feni-1[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JSD Shirin Akter 201,928 88.9 +88.9
BNP Rafiqul Alam Majnu 24,972 11.0 −61.2
Majority 17634,956289 7716.937 +66−61.053
Turnout 226209,900437 7454.431 −420.809
Registered electors 305385,055652
JSD hold

Shirin Akhter was elected unopposed in the 2014 General Election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[6]

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Feni-1[1][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Khaleda Zia 114,482 65.4 −6.8
AL Faiz Ahmed 58,551 33.4 +7.7
BDB Mohalled Ilias Zakaria 1,215 0.7 N/A
BIF Mohammed Rafiqul Islam 596 0.3 N/A
BSD Rezaul Karim 235 0.1 N/A
Majority 55,931 31.9 −14.6
Turnout 175,079 78.7 +9.6
BNP hold Swing -7.25

Khaleda Zia stood for five seats in the 2001 general election: Bogra-6, Bogra-7, Khulna-2, Feni-1, and Lakshmipur-2. After winning all five, she chose to represent Bogra-6 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them.[9][10] Sayeed Iskander, her brother, was elected in a November 2001 by-election.[11]

General Election 2001: Feni-1[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Khaleda Zia 103,149 72.2 +16.6
AL Zafar Imam 36,763 25.7 +5.1
Independent Fazlul Haq Chowdhury 1,018 0.7 N/A
IJOF A. T. M. Golam Mawla Chowdhury 688 0.5 N/A
BIF Ruhul Amin 449 0.3 +0.1
BKA Anowar Ullah Bhuiyan 449 0.3 +0.1
Independent Md. Redwan Ullah 166 0.1 N/A
Jatiya Party (M) Salim Mohi Uddin 162 0.1 N/A
Majority 66,386 46.5 +11.5
Turnout 142,844 69.1 −5.4
BNP hold Swing +10.85

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Feni-1[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Khaleda Zia 65,086 55.6 +16.9
AL M. Wazi. Ullah Bhuiyan 24,138 20.6 −4.1
JP(E) Zafar Imam 15,897 13.6 −10.4
Jamaat Md. Yunus 8,480 7.2 −1.5
IOJ Habibur Rahman 1,758 1.5 N/A
Independent A. T. M. Golam Mawla Chowdhury 385 0.3 −0.2
Zaker Party Abdul Kalam Majumder 300 0.3 −0.2
BKA Anowar Ullah Bhuiyan 289 0.2 −0.2
JSD Joinal Abedin 265 0.2 −0.2
BIF Ruhul Amin 265 0.2 N/A
CPB Safiqur Rahman Majumder 156 0.1 N/A
Gano Forum Qazi Faruk 133 0.1 N/A
Majority 40,948 35.0 +21.1
Turnout 117,152 74.5 +29.1
BNP hold Swing +10.5
General Election 1991: Feni-1[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Khaleda Zia 36,375 38.7 N/A
AL Md. Zakaria Bhuiyan 23,250 24.7 N/A
JP(E) Zafar Imam 22,601 24.0 N/A
Jamaat Md. Yunus 8,163 8.7 N/A
JSD Shirin Akhter 1,245 1.3 N/A
NAP (Muzaffar) Mujibul Haq 782 0.8 N/A
Independent A. T. M. Golam Mawla Chowdhury 517 0.5 N/A
Zaker Party Abul Kalam 452 0.5 N/A
BKA Anwar Ullah 367 0.4 N/A
BSD Mir Abdul Hannan 351 0.4 N/A
Majority 13,125 13.9 N/A
Turnout 94,103 45.4 N/A
BNP gain from AL

References

  1. 1 2 "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  4. 1 2 "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Feni-1". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  6. ↑ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "BNP nominees for by-election announced". Gulf News. 22 October 2001. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "List of 8th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Khaleda's brother Sayeed Eskander dies". bdnews25.com. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  12. 1 2 3 "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

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