The First Provincial Assembly of East Pakistan was constituted in 1947, around two years after British Bengal's last provincial election. The 1st Provincial Assembly lasted its tenure of around six years and was dissolved on 14 March 1954. The First Session of this Provincial Assembly commenced on 29 March 1948. Total Provincial Assembly seats were 171.
Provincial Assembly officers # Position Name From To Days in office01SpeakerMunawwar Ali 29 March 1948 1951 Abdul Karim 1951 14 March 1954 02 Deputy Speaker Abdul Karim 29 March 1948 1951 Nazmul Haq 1951 03 Secretary S. A. E. Hussain 04 Leader of the House Khwaja Nazimuddin 15 August 1947 14 March 1954 Nurul Amin 14 September 1948 14 March 1954 05 Leader of the Opposition Basanta Kumar Das 29 March 1948 14 March 1954
Members General constituencies District/Subdivision Constituency name Party Member Ref Municipal North Bengal Municipal Manoranjan Dhar East Bengal Municipal Binod Bihari Chowdhury Jessore Jessore Unknown Bijoy Krishna Sarkar Khulna Khulna Unknown Gobinda Lal Banerjee Rajshahi Rajshahi Prabhas Chandra Lahiri Dinajpur Dinajpur-cum-Rajshahi Unknown Vacant Rangpur Rangpur Unknown Brojomadhab Das Bogra Bogra-cum-Pabna Unknown Suresh Chandra Dasgupta Unknown Vacant Dacca Dacca (West) Unknown Munindra Nath Bhattacharjee Mymensingh Mymensingh (West) Unknown Benode Chandra Chakrabarty Mymensingh (East) Unknown Vacant Faridpur Faridpur Unknown Vacant Bakarganj Bakarganj (South-West) Satindra Nath Sen Bakarganj (North-East) Manoranjan Gupta Tippera Tippera Dhirendranath Datta Noakhali Noakhali Unknown Haran Chandra Ghosh Chowdhury Chittagong Chittagong Nellie Sengupta Sunamganj Sunamganj Unknown Jatindra Nath Bhadra Habiganj Habiganj (North) Unknown Vacant Habiganj (South) Unknown Nirendra Nath Dev South Sylhet South Sylhet (West) Unknown Abala Kanta Gupta South Sylhet (East) Unknown Purnendu Kishore Sengupta Sylhet Sadar Sylhet Sadar (South) Basanta Kumar Das Sylhet Sadar (North) Unknown Gopesh Chandra Pal Karimganj Karimganj Unknown Vacant
Scheduled Castes constituencies District/Subdivision Constituency name Party Member Ref Kushtia Kushtia Unknown Vacant Jessore Jessore Unknown Bhola Nath Biswas Khulna Khulna Unknown Rajendra Nath Sarkar Khulna Mukunda Behari Mullick Dinajpur Dinajpur-cum-Rajshahi Unknown Vacant Unknown Vacant Rangpur Rangpur Unknown Rajani Kanta Ray Barman Rangpur Unknown Nagendra Narayan Ray Bogra Bogra-cum-Pabna Unknown Haran Chandra Barman Dacca Dacca (East) Dhananjoy Roy Mymensingh Mymensingh (West) Unknown Gayanath Biswas Mymensingh (East) Unknown Prafulla Ranjan Sarkar Faridpur Faridpur Dwarikanath Barori Faridpur Unknown Manohar Dhali Bakarganj Bakarganj (South-West) Lalit Kumar Bal Tippera Tippera Unknown Jogendra Chandra Das Sunamganj Sunamganj Akshay Kumar Das Habiganj Habiganj (North) Unknown Jagabandhu Sircar Karimganj Karimganj Unknown Balaram Sircar
Muslim constituencies District/Subdivision Constituency name Party Member Ref Dacca Dacca Municipal Unknown Khwaja Nasrullah Kushtia Kushtia Shamsuddin Ahmed Meherpur Meherpur Unknown Abdul Hannan Chuadanga Chuadanga Nawajesh Ahmed Jessore Jessore Sadar Unknown Lutfar Rahman Jessore (East) Unknown Vacant Jessore (West) Unknown Vacant Jhenidah Jhenidah Unknown Tofazzel Hossain Khulna Khulna Khan A Sabur Satkhira Satkhira Unknown Abdul Ahad Bagerhat Bagerhat Unknown Md. Mozammel Hossain Natore Natore Unknown Kazi Abul Masud Rajshahi Rajshahi (North) Unknown Maniruddin Akhand Rajshahi (South) Abdul Hamid Rajshahi (Central) Madar Bux Rajshahi (West) Unknown Vacant Thakurgaon Thakurgaon Unknown Hafizuddin Choudhuri Dinajpur Dinajpur (Central East) Unknown Vacant Dinajpur-cum-Thakurgaon Hassan Ali Nilphamari Nilphamari Khairat Hossain Rangpur Rangpur (North) Unknown Mahammad Owais Rangpur (South) Unknown Emaduddin Ahamad Kurigram Kurigram (North) Paniruddin Ahmad Kurigram (South) Unknown Nazir Hossain Khandkar Gaibandha Gaibandha (North) Unknown Serajuddin Ahmed Gaibandha (South) Ahmed Hossain Bogra Bogra (East) Unknown Badiuzzaman Muhammad Elias Bogra (South) Unknown Mohammad Ishaque Bogra (North) Unknown Mobarak Ali Ahmed Bogra (West) Unknown Vacant Bogra (North-West) Unknown Muzaffar Rahman Chowdhury Pabna Pabna (East) Unknown Vacant Pabna (West) Unknown Vacant Serajganj Serajganj (South) Unknown Abdur Raschid Mahmood Serajganj (North) Unknown Md. Osman Gani Serajganj (Central) Abdur Rashid Tarkabagish Narayanganj Narayanganj (South) Unknown M Osman Ali Narayanganj (East) Unknown Mahammad Abdul Aziz Narayanganj (North) Syed Abdus Salim Munshiganj Munshiganj Abdul Hakim Bikrampuri Dacca Dacca South (Central) Unknown Abdul Khaliq Dacca (North Central) Fakir Abdul Mannan Dacca (Central) Unknown Vacant Manikganj Manikganj (East) Unknown Aulad Hossain Khan Manikganj (West) Masihuddin Ahmad Jamalpur Jamalpur (East) Fazlur Rahman Jamalpur (North) Unknown Abdul Karim Jamalpur (West) Unknown A. K. M. Bafatuddin Talukdar Jamalpur-cum-Muktagacha Unknown Mir Ahammad Ali Mymensingh Mymensingh (North) Unknown Sharfuddin Ahmad Mymensingh (East) Nurul Amin Mymensingh (South) Unknown Shamsul Huda Panchbagi Mymensingh (West) Unknown Vacant Tangail Tangail (South) Unknown Vacant Tangail (West) Unknown Mirza Abdul Hafiz Tangail (North) Unknown Vacant Netrakona Netrakona (South) Unknown Asan Ali Muktear Netrakona (North) Unknown Akbar Ali Kishoreganj Kishoreganj (South) Unknown Md. Israil Kishoreganj (North) Unknown Syed Habibul Huq Kishoreganj (East) Unknown Hamiduddin Ahmad Khan Gopalganj Gopalganj Khandokar Shams Uddin Ahmed Goalundo Goalundo Yusuf Ali Chowdhury Faridpur Faridpur (West) Unknown Yusuf Hossain Choudhury Faridpur (East) Unknown Chowdhury Shamsuddin Ahmed Madaripur Madaripur (West) Unknown Eskandar Ali Khan Madaripur (East) Unknown Vacant Patuakhali Patuakhali (North) Unknown Abdur Rahman Khan Patuakhali (South) Unknown Shamsuddin Sikder Pirojpur Pirojpur (South) Hatem Ali Jamadar Pirojpur (North) Syed Muhammad Afzal Bakarganj Bakarganj (North) Unknown Mohammad Ariff Chaudhury Bakarganj (South) Unknown Vacant Bakarganj (West) Unknown Hazi Muhammad Quasem Bhola Bhola (North) Unknown Nuruzzaman Bhola (South) Unknown Syed Azizur Rahman Brahmanbaria Brahmanbaria (North) Unknown Mohammad Ruknuddin Brahmanbaria (South) Unknown Ali Ahmed Khan Tippera Tippera (North-East) Tafazzal Ali Tippera (North) Mafizuddin Ahmad Tippera (West) Unknown Nawab Ali Tippera (Central) Unknown Abdul Momin Tippera (South) Unknown Syed Serajul Haque Chandpur Chandpur (East) Unknown Janab Ali Majumdar Chandpur (West) Unknown Abidur Reza Chowdhury Matlab bazzar Matlab bazzar Unknown Muhammad Abdus Salam Noakhali Noakhali (North) Fazlur Rahman Noakhali (Central) Unknown Mujibur Rahman Noakhali (South) Unknown Abdul Hai Ramaganj Ramaganj-cum-Raipur Unknown Fazul Karim Noakhali (West) Noakhali (West) Unknown Abdul Hakim Mia Feni Feni Unknown Habibullah Bahar Chowdhury Cox's Bazar Cox's Bazar Unknown Kabir Ahmed Choudhury Chittagong Chittagong (South) Unknown Ahmed Kabir Choudhury Chittagong (South Central) Unknown Ali Ahmed Choudhury Chittagong (North-East) Unknown Farid Ahmad Choudhury Chittagong (North-West) Unknown Vacant Sunamganj Sunamganj (West) Unknown Abdul Khaleque Ahmed Sunamganj (Central) Unknown Vacant Sunamganj (East) Unknown Mohammad Mafiz Chaudhury Sunamganj (South) Unknown Vacant Habiganj Habiganj (North-West) Unknown Nurul Hussain Khan Habiganj (North-East) Unknown Mudabbir Hussain Chaudhury Habiganj (South-West) Unknown Nasiruddin Ahmed Habiganj (South-East) Unknown Muhammad Abdullah South Sylhet South Sylhet (West) Unknown Mayeenuddin Ahmed Chaudhury South Sylhet (Central) Dewan Abdul Basith South Sylhet (East) Unknown Ali Haider Khan Sylhet Sadar Sylhet Sadar (Central) Abdul Hamid Sylhet Sadar (North) Ibrahim Chatuli Sylhet Sadar (West) Unknown Dewan Taimur Raja Chowdhury Sylhet Sadar (East) Unknown Abdur Rasheed Sylhet Sadar (South) Dewan Abdur Rab Choudhury Karimganj Karimganj (West) Unknown Idris Ali Karimganj (Central) Unknown Abdul Latif
Women's constituencies District/Subdivision Constituency name Party Member Ref Dacca Dacca (General) Ashalata Sen Dacca (Muhammadan) Anwara Khatun
Other constituencies Group Constituency name Party Member Ref Indian Christian Dacca Unknown R. A. Gomes Planting East Bengal Planting Unknown Vacant Landholders Rajshahi Landholders Unknown Narendra Singh Singhi Dacca Landholders Unknown Vacant Chittagong Landholders Unknown Vacant Labour Railway Trade Union Unknown Vacant Water Transport Trade Union Unknown Vacant Srimongal Sylhet Unknown Sujit Jiban Santal University Dacca University Unknown Vacant
Former members Ibrahim Khan from Tangail South Muslim (1947–1948) Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani from Tangail South Muslim (1948) Abul Kalam Shamsuddin from Mymensingh West Muslim (1947–1952) Mohammad Ali Bogra from Bogra West Muslim (1947–1949) Munawwar Ali from Sunamganj Center (1947–1951)
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