Kishoreganj-5

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Kishoreganj-5
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
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District Kishoreganj District
Division Dhaka Division
Electorate278,708 (2018) [1]
Current constituency
Created1984

Kishoreganj-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Afzal Hossain of the Awami League.

Contents

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Bajitpur and Nikli upazilas. [2] [3]

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Mymensingh constituency when the former Mymensingh District was split into four districts: Mymensingh, Sherpur, Netrokona, and Kishoreganj. [4]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1986 Mohammad Abdul Hamid Awami League [5]
1988 Abdul Latif Bhuiyan Jatiya Party [6]
1991 Mohammad Abdul Hamid Awami League
Feb 1996 Imdadul Haque BNP
Jun 1996 Mohammad Abdul Hamid Awami League
2008 Afzal Hossain

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Afzal Hossain was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election. [7]

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Kishoreganj-5 [2] [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AL Afzal Hossain 123,47464.8+13.4
BNP Mojibur Rahman Monju 65,05434.2+20.5
BDB Md. Abdur Rahim1,7320.9N/A
Bangladesh Kalyan PartyMd. Aminul Ahasan2000.1N/A
Majority 58,42030.7+14.1
Turnout 190,46088.5+16.2
AL hold
General Election 2001: Kishoreganj-5 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AL Mohammad Abdul Hamid 93,91551.4+14.4
KSJL Md. Fazlur Rahman63,65634.9N/A
BNP Jahir Uddin Bhuiyan25,06413.7−4.9
Majority 30,25916.6+15.2
Turnout 182,63572.3−3.0
AL hold

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Kishoreganj-5 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AL Mohammad Abdul Hamid 54,07337.0−17.9
Independent Md. Fazlur Rahman52,02435.6N/A
BNP Emdadul Haque27,25118.6−4.6
JP(E) Ershad Uddin Ahmed Khan Milki8,0455.5+3.5
JI Abdus Salam Khan Pathan2,2111.5−2.0
Gano Forum Borhanuddin Chowdhury2,1001.4N/A
Islamic Sashantantrik Andolan K. M. Aminul Haque 5680.4N/A
Majority 2,0491.4−30.3
Turnout 146,27275.3+24.0
AL hold
General Election 1991: Kishoreganj-5 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AL Mohammad Abdul Hamid 62,79254.9
BNP Habibur Rahman Bhuiyan26,54023.2
Bangladesh Muslim League (Aian Uddin)A. H. M. Kamruzzaman Khan16,20514.2
JI Abdus Salam Khan Pathan4,0583.5
JP(E) Md. Shafiqul Islam2,3012.0
Zaker PartyMd. Ahmed Karim Mollah8870.8
WPB Kazi Salah Uddin5200.5
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Ali Ahmed Milki4510.4
Ganatantri PartyMd. Hasmat Uddin Thakur3380.3
Independent Golam Rabbani2940.3
Majority 36,25231.7
Turnout 114,38651.3
AL gain from

References

  1. "Kishoreganj-5". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. 1 2 "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. "District Statistics 2011: Mymensingh" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  5. "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  8. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  9. "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  10. 1 2 3 "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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