Khulna-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2026 by Amir Ejaz Khan of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Boundaries The constituency encompasses Batiaghata and Dacope 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 reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had also included one union parishad of Paikgachha Upazila: Deluti.
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberParty 1973 M. A. Khair Awami League 1979 Syed Mojahidur Rahman Bangladesh Nationalist PartyMajor Boundary Changes 1986 Sheikh Harunur Rashid Awami League 1988 Sheikh Abul Hossain Jatiya Party (Ershad) 1991 Sheikh Harunur Rashid Awami LeagueFeb 1996Prafulla Kumar MandalBangladesh Nationalist Party Sep 1996 by-election Panchanan Biswas Awami League 2008 Nani Gopal Mandal 2014 Panchanan Biswas2024Nani Gopal Mandal 2026 Amir Ejaz Khan Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
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. Panchanan Biswas was elected in a September 1996 by-election.
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