Mymensingh-5

Mymensingh-5
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictMymensingh District
DivisionMymensingh Division
Electorate306,525 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created1973

Mymensingh-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Nazrul Islam of the Awami League.

Boundaries

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The constituency encompasses Muktagacha Upazila.[2][3]

History

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The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
1973 Mohammad Abdul Hakim Awami League[4]
1979 Khurram Khan Chowdhury BNP[5]
1986 Shamsul Huda Chaudhury Jatiya Party[6][7]
1991 Keramat Ali Talukdar BNP[8]
Feb 1996 Abu Reza Fazlul Haque Bablu
Jun 1996 A. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain
2008 K. M. Khalid Awami League
2014 Salahuddin Ahmed Mukti Jatiya Party
2018 K. M. Khalid Awami League[1]
2024 Md Nazrul Islam Independent

Elections

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Elections in the 2010s

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Salahuddin Ahmed Mukti was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[9]

Elections in the 2000s

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General Election 2008: Mymensingh-5[2][10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL K. M. Khalid 121,255 58.9 +15.5
BNP Md. Jakir Hossen 81,205 39.5 −13.6
Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish Habibur Rahman 2,275 1.1 N/A
KSJL Md. Sayed Ali 439 0.2 −0.1
IAB Md. Tafazzul Hossain 346 0.2 N/A
BDB Sayed Mizanur Rahman 320 0.2 N/A
Majority 40,050 19.5 +9.8
Turnout 205,840 85.9 +11.9
AL gain from BNP
General Election 2001: Mymensingh-5[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP A. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain 90,501 53.1 +13.0
AL Rashida Mohiuddin 74,033 43.4 +5.5
IJOF Abul Bari 4,600 2.7 N/A
KSJL Biswajit Nandi 579 0.3 N/A
WPB Paresh Chandra Saha 296 0.2 N/A
BKA Md. Amjat Hossain 285 0.2 N/A
Jatiya Party (M) Chowdhury A. Mannan 171 0.1 N/A
Majority 16,468 9.7 +7.5
Turnout 170,465 74.0 +6.6
BNP hold

Elections in the 1990s

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General Election June 1996: Mymensingh-5[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP A. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain 48,330 40.1 −6.8
AL Shamsul Huda Chaudhury 45,706 37.9 +5.1
JP(E) Abul Bari 19,169 15.9 +7.7
Jamaat-e-Islami Sirajul Islam Khan 4,702 3.9 −5.3
IOJ Mansurul Haque Khan 1,965 1.6 N/A
Zaker Party Sujat Hossain Khan 798 0.7 −0.7
Majority 2,624 2.2 −11.9
Turnout 120,670 67.4 +22.1
BNP hold
General Election 1991: Mymensingh-5[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Keramat Ali Talukdar 38,126 46.9
AL Shamsul Haq 26,675 32.8
Jamaat-e-Islami Sirajul Islam Khan 7,494 9.2
JP(E) Md. Isahaq Ali Sarkar 6,628 8.2
Zaker Party Sujat Hossain Khan 1,142 1.4
Jatia Mukti Dal Kh. A. Malek 945 1.2
WPB Paresh Chandra Saha 319 0.4
Majority 11,451 14.1
Turnout 81,329 45.3
BNP gain from JP(E)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mymensingh-5". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  4. ^ Bangladesh Election Commission (13 February 2018). "Parliament Election 1973: Constituency wise Result of Mymensingh-5". Archived from the original on 14 February 2018.
  5. ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. ^ "List of 6th Parliament Members" (PDF). Jatiya Sangsad. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  9. ^ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  10. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  12. ^ a b c "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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