Sylhet-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2026 by Khandaker Abdul Muktadir of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Boundaries The constituency encompasses Sylhet City Corporation and Sylhet Sadar Upazila.
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.
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberParty 1973 Abdul Hekim Chowdhury Awami League 1979 Syed Rafiqul Haque Bangladesh Nationalist PartyMajor Boundary Changes 1986 Humayun Rashid Chowdhury Independent 1991 Khandaker Abdul Malik Bangladesh Nationalist Party Feb 1996 Khandaker Abdul Malik Bangladesh Nationalist Party Jun 1996 Humayun Rashid Chowdhury Awami League 2001 Saifur Rahman Bangladesh Nationalist Party 2008 Abul Maal Abdul Muhith Awami League 2014 Abul Maal Abdul Muhith Awami League 2018 AK Abdul Momen Awami League 2024 AK Abdul Momen Awami League 2026 Khandaker Abdul Muktadir Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Elections Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
Abul Maal Abdul Muhith 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
Elections in the 1990s
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