Patuakhali-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. The current Member of Parliament in this constituency is Altaf Hossain Chowdhury of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Boundaries The constituency encompasses Dumki, Mirzaganj and Patuakhali Sadar upazilas.
History The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.
Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had excluded three union parishads of Patuakhali Sadar Upazila: Auliapur, Kamalapur, and Lohalia.
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberParty 1973 Asmat Ali Sikder Awami League 1979 Akhtaruzzaman Alamgir BNPMajor Boundary Changes 1986 Sardar Abdur Rashid Jatiya Party 1991 Mohammad Keramat Ali BNPFeb 1996Altaf Hossain Chowdhury Jun 1996 Shahjahan Mia Awami League 2001 Altaf Hossain Chowdhury BNP 2008 Shahjahan Mia Awami League 2014 ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader Jatiya Party 2018 Shahjahan Mia Awami League2023 by-electionAfzal Hossain2024ABM Ruhul Amin HowladerJatiya Party2026Altaf Hossain ChowdhuryBNP
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
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