List of members of the 1st Provincial Assembly of East Pakistan
| 1st Provincial Assembly | |||||
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Assembly House, 1947 | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | East Pakistan Provincial Assembly | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Pakistan | ||||
| Meeting place | Assembly House | ||||
| Term | 29 March 1948 – 14 March 1954 | ||||
| Election | 1946 Bengal Legislative Assembly election | ||||
| Government | |||||
The First Provincial Assembly of East Pakistan was constituted in 1947,[1] around two years after British Bengal's last provincial election. The 1st Provincial Assembly lasted its tenure of around six years and was dissolved on 14 March 1954.[2] The First Session of this Provincial Assembly commenced on 29 March 1948. Total Provincial Assembly seats were 171.[3]
Provincial Assembly officers
| # | Position | Name | From | To | Days in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Speaker | Munawwar Ali | 29 March 1948 | 1951 | |
| Abdul Karim | 1951 | 14 March 1954 | |||
| 02 | Deputy Speaker | Abdul Karim | 29 March 1948 | 1951 | |
| Nazmul Haq | 1951 | ||||
| 03 | Secretary | S. A. E. Hussain | |||
| 04 | Leader of the House | Khwaja Nazimuddin | 15 August 1947 | 14 March 1954 | |
| Nurul Amin | 14 September 1948 | 14 March 1954 | |||
| 05 | Leader of the Opposition | Basanta Kumar Das | 29 March 1948 | 14 March 1954 |
Members
General constituencies
| District/Subdivision | Constituency name | Party | Member | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal | North Bengal Municipal | Pakistan National Congress | Manoranjan Dhar | [4] | |
| East Bengal Municipal | Pakistan National Congress | Binod Bihari Chowdhury | |||
| Jessore | Jessore | Unknown | Bijoy Krishna Sarkar | ||
| Khulna | Khulna | Unknown | Gobinda Lal Banerjee | ||
| Rajshahi | Rajshahi | Pakistan Gana Samiti | Prabhas Chandra Lahiri | ||
| Dinajpur | Dinajpur-cum-Rajshahi | Unknown | Vacant | ||
| Rangpur | Rangpur | Unknown | Brojomadhab Das | ||
| Bogra | Bogra-cum-Pabna | Unknown | Suresh Chandra Dasgupta | ||
| Unknown | Vacant | ||||
| Dacca | Dacca (West) | Unknown | Munindra Nath Bhattacharjee | ||
| Mymensingh | Mymensingh (West) | Unknown | Benode Chandra Chakrabarty | ||
| Mymensingh (East) | Unknown | Vacant | |||
| Faridpur | Faridpur | Unknown | Vacant | ||
| Bakarganj | Bakarganj (South-West) | Pakistan National Congress | Satindra Nath Sen | ||
| Bakarganj (North-East) | Pakistan National Congress | Manoranjan Gupta | |||
| Tippera | Tippera | Pakistan Gana Samiti | Dhirendranath Datta | ||
| Noakhali | Noakhali | Unknown | Haran Chandra Ghosh Chowdhury | ||
| Chittagong | Chittagong | Pakistan National Congress | Nellie Sengupta | ||
| Sunamganj | Sunamganj | Unknown | Jatindra Nath Bhadra | ||
| Habiganj | Habiganj (North) | Unknown | Vacant | ||
| Habiganj (South) | Unknown | Nirendra Nath Dev | |||
| South Sylhet | South Sylhet (West) | Unknown | Abala Kanta Gupta | ||
| South Sylhet (East) | Unknown | Purnendu Kishore Sengupta | |||
| Sylhet Sadar | Sylhet Sadar (South) | Pakistan National Congress | Basanta Kumar Das | ||
| Sylhet Sadar (North) | Unknown | Gopesh Chandra Pal | |||
| Karimganj | Karimganj | Unknown | Vacant | ||
Scheduled Castes constituencies
| District/Subdivision | Constituency name | Party | Member | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushtia | Kushtia | Unknown | Vacant | [4] | |
| Jessore | Jessore | Unknown | Bhola Nath Biswas | ||
| Khulna | Khulna | Unknown | Rajendra Nath Sarkar | ||
| Khulna | Independent politician | Mukunda Behari Mullick | |||
| Dinajpur | Dinajpur-cum-Rajshahi | Unknown | Vacant | ||
| Unknown | Vacant | ||||
| Rangpur | Rangpur | Unknown | Rajani Kanta Ray Barman | ||
| Rangpur | Unknown | Nagendra Narayan Ray | |||
| Bogra | Bogra-cum-Pabna | Unknown | Haran Chandra Barman | ||
| Dacca | Dacca (East) | East Bengal Scheduled Castes Federation | Dhananjoy Roy | ||
| Mymensingh | Mymensingh (West) | Unknown | Gayanath Biswas | ||
| Mymensingh (East) | Unknown | Prafulla Ranjan Sarkar | |||
| Faridpur | Faridpur | East Bengal Scheduled Castes Federation | Dwarikanath Barori | ||
| Faridpur | Unknown | Manohar Dhali | |||
| Bakarganj | Bakarganj (South-West) | East Bengal Scheduled Castes Federation | Lalit Kumar Bal | ||
| Tippera | Tippera | Unknown | Jogendra Chandra Das | ||
| Sunamganj | Sunamganj | East Bengal Scheduled Castes Federation | Akshay Kumar Das | ||
| Habiganj | Habiganj (North) | Unknown | Jagabandhu Sircar | ||
| Karimganj | Karimganj | Unknown | Balaram Sircar | ||
Muslim constituencies
| District/Subdivision | Constituency name | Party | Member | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dacca | Dacca Municipal | Unknown | Khwaja Nasrullah | [4] | |
| Kushtia | Kushtia | Muslim League | Shamsuddin Ahmed | ||
| Meherpur | Meherpur | Unknown | Abdul Hannan | ||
| Chuadanga | Chuadanga | Muslim League | Nawajesh Ahmed | ||
| Jessore | Jessore Sadar | Unknown | Lutfar Rahman | ||
| Jessore (East) | Unknown | Vacant | |||
| Jessore (West) | Unknown | Vacant | |||
| Jhenidah | Jhenidah | Unknown | Tofazzel Hossain | ||
| Khulna | Khulna | Muslim League | Khan A Sabur | ||
| Satkhira | Satkhira | Unknown | Abdul Ahad | ||
| Bagerhat | Bagerhat | Unknown | Md. Mozammel Hossain | ||
| Natore | Natore | Unknown | Kazi Abul Masud | ||
| Rajshahi | Rajshahi (North) | Unknown | Maniruddin Akhand | ||
| Rajshahi (South) | Muslim League | Abdul Hamid | |||
| Rajshahi (Central) | Muslim League | Madar Bux | |||
| Rajshahi (West) | Unknown | Vacant | |||
| Thakurgaon | Thakurgaon | Unknown | Hafizuddin Choudhuri | ||
| Dinajpur | Dinajpur (Central East) | Unknown | Vacant | ||
| Dinajpur-cum-Thakurgaon | Muslim League | Hassan Ali | |||
| Nilphamari | Nilphamari | Muslim League | Khairat Hossain | ||
| Rangpur | Rangpur (North) | Unknown | Mahammad Owais | ||
| Rangpur (South) | Unknown | Emaduddin Ahamad | |||
| Kurigram | Kurigram (North) | Muslim League | Paniruddin Ahmad | ||
| Kurigram (South) | Unknown | Nazir Hossain Khandkar | |||
| Gaibandha | Gaibandha (North) | Unknown | Serajuddin Ahmed | ||
| Gaibandha (South) | Muslim League | Ahmed Hossain | |||
| Bogra | Bogra (East) | Unknown | Badiuzzaman Muhammad Elias | ||
| Bogra (South) | Unknown | Mohammad Ishaque | |||
| Bogra (North) | Unknown | Mobarak Ali Ahmed | |||
| Bogra (West) | Unknown | Vacant | |||
| Bogra (North-West) | Unknown | Muzaffar Rahman Chowdhury | |||
| Pabna | Pabna (East) | Unknown | Vacant | ||
| Pabna (West) | Unknown | Vacant | |||
| Serajganj | Serajganj (South) | Unknown | Abdur Raschid Mahmood | ||
| Serajganj (North) | Unknown | Md. Osman Gani | |||
| Serajganj (Central) | Muslim League | Abdur Rashid Tarkabagish | |||
| Narayanganj | Narayanganj (South) | Unknown | M Osman Ali | ||
| Narayanganj (East) | Unknown | Mahammad Abdul Aziz | |||
| Narayanganj (North) | Muslim League | Syed Abdus Salim | |||
| Munshiganj | Munshiganj | Muslim League | Abdul Hakim Bikrampuri | ||
| Dacca | Dacca South (Central) | Unknown | Abdul Khaliq | ||
| Dacca (North Central) | Muslim League | Fakir Abdul Mannan | |||
| Dacca (Central) | Unknown | Vacant | |||
| Manikganj | Manikganj (East) | Unknown | Aulad Hossain Khan | ||
| Manikganj (West) | Muslim League | Masihuddin Ahmad | |||
| Jamalpur | Jamalpur (East) | Muslim League | Fazlur Rahman | ||
| Jamalpur (North) | Unknown | Abdul Karim | |||
| Jamalpur (West) | Unknown | A. K. M. Bafatuddin Talukdar | |||
| Jamalpur-cum-Muktagacha | Unknown | Mir Ahammad Ali | |||
| Mymensingh | Mymensingh (North) | Unknown | Sharfuddin Ahmad | ||
| Mymensingh (East) | Muslim League | Nurul Amin | |||
| Mymensingh (South) | Unknown | Shamsul Huda Panchbagi | |||
| Mymensingh (West) | Unknown | Vacant | |||
| Tangail | Tangail (South) | Unknown | Vacant | ||
| Tangail (West) | Unknown | Mirza Abdul Hafiz | |||
| Tangail (North) | Unknown | Vacant | |||
| Netrakona | Netrakona (South) | Unknown | Asan Ali Muktear | ||
| Netrakona (North) | Unknown | Akbar Ali | |||
| Kishoreganj | Kishoreganj (South) | Unknown | Md. Israil | ||
| Kishoreganj (North) | Unknown | Syed Habibul Huq | |||
| Unknown | Vacant | ||||
| Gopalganj | Gopalganj | Muslim League | Khandokar Shams Uddin Ahmed | ||
| Goalundo | Goalundo | Muslim League | Yusuf Ali Chowdhury | ||
| Faridpur | Faridpur (West) | Unknown | Yusuf Hossain Choudhury | ||
| Faridpur (East) | Unknown | Chowdhury Shamsuddin Ahmed | |||
| Madaripur | Madaripur (West) | Unknown | Eskandar Ali Khan | ||
| Madaripur (East) | Unknown | Vacant | |||
| Patuakhali | Patuakhali (North) | Unknown | Abdur Rahman Khan | ||
| Patuakhali (South) | Unknown | Shamsuddin Sikder | |||
| Pirojpur | Pirojpur (South) | Krishak Praja Party | Hatem Ali Jamadar | ||
| Pirojpur (North) | Muslim League | Syed Muhammad Afzal | |||
| Bakarganj | Bakarganj (North) | Unknown | Mohammad Ariff Chaudhury | ||
| Bakarganj (South) | Unknown | Vacant | |||
| Bakarganj (West) | Unknown | Hazi Muhammad Quasem | |||
| Bhola | Bhola (North) | Unknown | Nuruzzaman | ||
| Bhola (South) | Unknown | Syed Azizur Rahman | |||
| Brahmanbaria | Brahmanbaria (North) | Unknown | Mohammad Ruknuddin | ||
| Brahmanbaria (South) | Unknown | Ali Ahmed Khan | |||
| Tippera | Tippera (North-East) | Muslim League | Tafazzal Ali | ||
| Tippera (North) | Muslim League | Mafizuddin Ahmad | |||
| Tippera (West) | Unknown | Nawab Ali | |||
| Tippera (Central) | Unknown | Abdul Momin | |||
| Tippera (South) | Unknown | Syed Serajul Haque | |||
| Chandpur | Chandpur (East) | Unknown | Janab Ali Majumdar | ||
| Chandpur (West) | Unknown | Abidur Reza Chowdhury | |||
| Matlab bazzar | Matlab bazzar | Unknown | Muhammad Abdus Salam | ||
| Noakhali | Noakhali (North) | Muslim League | Fazlur Rahman | ||
| Noakhali (Central) | Unknown | Mujibur Rahman | |||
| Noakhali (South) | Unknown | Abdul Hai | |||
| Ramaganj | Ramaganj-cum-Raipur | Unknown | Fazul Karim | ||
| Noakhali (West) | Noakhali (West) | Unknown | Abdul Hakim Mia | ||
| Feni | Feni | Unknown | Habibullah Bahar Chowdhury | ||
| Cox's Bazar | Cox's Bazar | Unknown | Kabir Ahmed Choudhury | ||
| Chittagong | Chittagong (South) | Unknown | Ahmed Kabir Choudhury | ||
| Chittagong (South Central) | Unknown | Ali Ahmed Choudhury | |||
| Chittagong (North-East) | Unknown | Farid Ahmad Choudhury | |||
| Chittagong (North-West) | Unknown | Vacant | |||
| Sunamganj | Sunamganj (West) | Unknown | Abdul Khaleque Ahmed | ||
| Sunamganj (Central) | Unknown | Vacant | |||
| Sunamganj (East) | Unknown | Mohammad Mafiz Chaudhury | |||
| Sunamganj (South) | Unknown | Vacant | |||
| Habiganj | Habiganj (North-West) | Unknown | Nurul Hussain Khan | ||
| Habiganj (North-East) | Unknown | Mudabbir Hussain Chaudhury | |||
| Habiganj (South-West) | Unknown | Nasiruddin Ahmed | |||
| Habiganj (South-East) | Unknown | Muhammad Abdullah | |||
| South Sylhet | South Sylhet (West) | Unknown | Mayeenuddin Ahmed Chaudhury | ||
| South Sylhet (Central) | Muslim League | Dewan Abdul Basith | |||
| South Sylhet (East) | Unknown | Ali Haider Khan | |||
| Sylhet Sadar | Sylhet Sadar (Central) | Muslim League | Abdul Hamid | ||
| Sylhet Sadar (North) | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam | Ibrahim Chatuli | |||
| Sylhet Sadar (West) | Unknown | Dewan Taimur Raja Chowdhury | |||
| Sylhet Sadar (East) | Unknown | Abdur Rasheed | |||
| Sylhet Sadar (South) | Muslim League | Dewan Abdur Rab Choudhury | |||
| Karimganj | Karimganj (West) | Unknown | Idris Ali | ||
| Karimganj (Central) | Unknown | Abdul Latif | |||
Women's constituencies
| District/Subdivision | Constituency name | Party | Member | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dacca | Dacca (General) | Pakistan National Congress | Ashalata Sen | [4] | |
| Dacca (Muhammadan) | Muslim League | Anwara Khatun | |||
Other constituencies
| Group | Constituency name | Party | Member | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Christian | Dacca | Unknown | R. A. Gomes | [4] | |
| Planting | East Bengal Planting | Unknown | Vacant | ||
| Landholders | Rajshahi Landholders | Unknown | Narendra Singh Singhi | ||
| Dacca Landholders | Unknown | Vacant | |||
| Chittagong Landholders | Unknown | Vacant | |||
| Labour | Railway Trade Union | Unknown | Vacant | ||
| Water Transport Trade Union | Unknown | Vacant | |||
| Srimongal Sylhet | Unknown | Sujit Jiban Santal | |||
| University | Dacca University | Unknown | Vacant | ||
Former members
- Ibrahim Khan from Tangail South Muslim (1947–1948)
- Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani from Tangail South Muslim (1948)
- Abul Kalam Shamsuddin from Mymensingh West Muslim (1947–1952)
- Mohammad Ali Bogra from Bogra West Muslim (1947–1949)
- Munawwar Ali from Sunamganj Center (1947–1951)
References
- ^ Rashiduzzaman, M. (23 June 1968). "Our Legislatures". The Pakistan Observer. p. 15.
- ^ "অদ্য হইতে পূর্ব্ববঙ্গে ৯২(ক) ধারা প্রবর্ত্তন". The Azad (in Bengali). 15 March 1954. p. 1.
- ^ Ahmed, Shamsuddin (7 April 2023). "৫০ বছর পূর্ণ ইতিহাসের ধারাবাহিকতায় বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় সংসদ". The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali).
- ^ a b c d e "The East Bengal Civil List" (Document). East Bengal Government Press. 1953. p. 6–12.