Barisal-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Zahir Uddin Swapan is the incumbent representative since February 2026.
Boundaries The constituency encompasses Agailjhara and Gournadi upazilas.
History The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberParty 1973 Tofail Ahmed Bangladesh Awami League 1979 Mosharraf Hossain Shahjahan Bangladesh Nationalist Party 1986 Sunil Kumar Gupta Jatiya Party (Ershad) 1991 Abul Hasnat Abdullah Bangladesh Awami LeagueFeb 1996Zahir Uddin SwapanBangladesh Nationalist PartyJun 1996Abul Hasnat AbdullahBangladesh Awami League 2001 Zahir Uddin Swapan Bangladesh Nationalist Party2008Talukder Md. YounusBangladesh Awami League2014 Abul Hasnat Abdullah201820242026Zahir Uddin SwapanBangladesh Nationalist Party
Elections Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s Abul Hasanat Abdullah was 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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