Gazipur-5

Gazipur-5
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Gazipur District
Division	Dhaka Division
Electorate	302,555 (2018) [1]
Current constituency
Created	2008
Party	Independent
Member(s)	Akhtaruzzaman

Gazipur-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Meher Afroz Chumki of the Awami League.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Kaliganj Upazila, Gazipur City Corporation wards 40 through 42, and one union parishad of Gazipur Sadar Upazila: Baria. ^[2]

History

The constituency was created when, ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. ^[3] The 2008 redistricting added a new seat to Gazipur District, increasing the number of constituencies in the district from four to five. ^[4]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	2008	Meher Afroz Chumki	Awami League
	2024	Akhtaruzzaman	Independent

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Meher Afroz Chumki was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 General Election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election. ^[5]

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Gazipur-5 ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Meher Afroz Chumki	125,903	61.5	N/A
	BNP	AKM Fazlul Haque Milon	74,899	36.6	N/A
	Zaker Party	ANM Moniruzzaman	1,713	0.8	N/A
	Independent	Md. Monir Hossain	1,229	0.6	N/A
	Independent	Richard R. Fraser	464	0.2	N/A
	KSJL	Md. Atiqur Rahman Bhuiyan	137	0.1	N/A
	BJP	Sarwar Khan	105	0.1	N/A
	Ganatantri Party	Aziz Ul Haque Kanchon	104	0.1	N/A
	Gano Forum	Amin Ahmad Afsary	92	0.0	N/A
Majority			51,004	24.9	N/A
Turnout			204,646	89.1	N/A
	AL win (new seat)

References

1. "Gazipur-5". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
2. "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
3. Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN   978-0-8108-7453-4.
4. Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
5. Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
6. "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
7. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
8. "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.

External links

• "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos .

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