Faridpur-12 was a parliamentary constituency in Bangladesh for the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament), located in Faridpur District.

History

In the 1970 provincial elections, the Awami League nominated Satish Chandra Halder as its candidate from Faridpur-12, and he won by a significant margin.[1]

In the first general elections of independent Bangladesh in 1973, Santosh Kumar Biswas was nominated by the Bangladesh Awami League and won the election.[2] The constituency was abolished in 1984.

Elected Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1970 Satish Chandra Halder Awami League[3]
1973 Santosh Kumar Biswas Awami League[3]
1979 Qazi Mahabub Ahmed Bangladesh Nationalist Party[4]
Constituency Abolished

References

  1. ^ Hābiba, Khāledā (1991). Bangladesh elections, Parliament & the Cabinet, 1970-91 (in Bengali). E. Āra. Muraśeda. p. 21.
  2. ^ ""List of 1st Parliament Members"" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "List of Members of Parliament in the 1st Jatiya Sangsad" (PDF). Jatiya Sangsad. Government of Bangladesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 9, 2018.
  4. ^ "List of Members of Parliament in the 2nd Jatiya Sangsad" (PDF). Jatiya Sangsad. Government of Bangladesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2018.
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