Kishoreganj-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh from 2008 to 2018 by Sayed Ashraful Islam of the Awami League.
His death in January 2019, days after his re-election, will trigger a by-election.
[2] The constituency encompasses Hossainpur and Kishoreganj Sadar upazilas.
[5] Sayed Ashraful Islam was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.
[13] Alauddin Ahammad of the Awami League was elected in a 1999 by-election.