Gaibandha-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2018 by Shamim Haider Patwary of the Jatiya Party (Ershad).
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Sundarganj Upazila.
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from a Rangpur constituency when the former Rangpur District was split into five districts: Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Kurigram, and Gaibandha.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Golam Mostafa Ahmed died in December 2017. Shamim Haider Patwary of the Jatiya Party (Ershad) was elected in a March 2018 by-election.
Manjurul Islam Liton was murdered in December 2016. Golam Mostafa Ahmed of the Awami League was elected in a March 2017 by-election. He defeated Jatiya Party (Ershad) candidate Shamim Haider Patwary, Jatiya Party (Monju) candidate Waheduzzaman, and four other contenders.