Bagerhat-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2026 by Md. Moshiur Rahman Khan of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.
Boundaries The constituency encompasses Fakirhat, Mollahat, and Chitalmari upazilas.
History The constituency was created in 1984 from the Khulna-1 constituency when the former Khulna District was split into three districts: Bagerhat, Khulna, and Satkhira.
In 2025, the Election Commission announced that it would reduce the number of constituencies in Bagerhat District from four to three. They said they were evening out voters per constituency to ensure balanced representation. Their redistricting would have moved Fakirhat Upazila from Bagerhat-1 to Bagerhat-2, Bagerhat Sadar Upazila from Bagerhat-2 to Bagerhat-1, Kachua Upazila from Bagerhat-2 to Bagerhat-3, Rampal and Mongla upazilas from Bagerhat-3 to Bagerhat-2, and Morrelganj and Sarankhola upazilas from Bagerhat-4 to Bagerhat-3. Locals objected to the changes.
The High Court found that eliminating Bagerhat-4 solely because of low population was unsound and not supported by demographic data. They invalidated the changes, and their decision was upheld on appeal. So the 2026 general election went ahead with the long-standing constituency boundaries.
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberParty 1986 MA Khayer Awami League 1988 Sheikh Abdul Hye Bachchu Jatiya Party 1991 Mozammel Hossain Awami League Feb 1996 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Bangladesh Nationalist Party 1996 by-election Sheikh Helal Awami League 2001 Sheikh Helal Awami League 2008 by-election Sheikh Helal Awami League 2014 Sheikh Helal Awami League 2024 Sheikh Helal Awami League 2024 Sheikh Helal Awami League 2026 Md. Moshiur Rahman Khan Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s Sheikh Helal Uddin 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 Sheikh Hasina stood for three seats in the 2008 general election: Bagerhat-1, Rangpur-6, and Gopalganj-3. After winning all three, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them. Helal Uddin was elected unopposed in March 2009 after the Election Commission disqualified the other two candidates in the by-election scheduled for April 2009.
Elections in the 1990s Sheikh Hasina stood for three seats in the June 1996 general election: Bagerhat-1, Khulna-1, and Gopalganj-3. After winning all three, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them. Helal Uddin was elected in a September 1996 by-election.
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