Rangpur-6

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Rangpur-6
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
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District Rangpur District
Division Rangpur Division
Electorate292,994 (2018) [1]
Current constituency
Created1973

Rangpur-6 is a constituency in the Jatiya Sangsad. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency is vacant.

Contents

Boundaries

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

History

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

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1973 Karim Uddin Mohammad Awami League [4]
1979 Mujibur Rahman BNP [5]
Major Boundary Changes
1986 Abdul Jalil Pradhan Jatiya Party [6] [7]
Sep 1991 by-election S. M. Hossain
Sep 1996 by-election Nur Mohammad Mondal
2001 Islami Jatiya Oikya Front
Apr 2009 by-election Abul Kalam Azad Awami League
Jan 2014 by-election Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Sheikh Hasina stood for two seats in the 2014 general election: Rangpur-6 and Gopalganj-3. After winning both, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other, triggering a by-election in Rangpur-6. [8] Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury of the Awami League was elected unopposed in January 2014 after no one else filed to contest the by-election scheduled for February 2014. [9]

General Election 2014: Rangpur-6 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AL Sheikh Hasina 148,59996.8
JP(E) Nur Alam Mia4,9593.2
Majority 143,64093.5
Turnout 153,55858.4
AL hold

Elections in the 2000s

Sheikh Hasina stood for three seats in the 2008 general election: Bagerhat-1, Rangpur-6, and Gopalganj-3. After winning all three, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them. [11] Abul Kalam Azad of the Awami League was elected in an April 2009 by-election, defeating BNP candidate Nur Muhammad Mandal. [12]

General Election 2008: Rangpur-6 [2] [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AL Sheikh Hasina 170,54280.0+35.4
BNP Nur Mohammad Mondal 38,67218.1+15.1
JI Md. Shahjahan Ali2,1381.0N/A
CPB Kamruzzaman1,1990.6+0.2
Gano Forum Humayun Izaz Levin6680.3N/A
Majority 131,87061.8+54.5
Turnout 213,21990.0+8.9
AL gain from IJOF
General Election 2001: Rangpur-6 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IJOF Nur Mohammad Mondal 90,73051.9
AL Sheikh Hasina 77,99144.6
BNP Abdul Jalil Pradhan 5,2373.0
CPB Kamruzzaman6730.4
Jatiya Party (M) Md. Abu Hossain Sarkar1710.1
JSD Md. Abu Alam Mia890.1
Majority 12,7397.3
Turnout 174,89181.1
IJOF gain from JP(E)

Elections in the 1990s

Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood from jail for five seats in the June 1996 general election: [16] Rangpur-2, [17] Rangpur-3, [18] Rangpur-5, [19] Rangpur-6, and Kurigram-3. [20] After winning all five, he chose to represent Rangpur-3 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. Nur Mohammad Mondal of the Jatiya Party (Ershad) was elected in a September 1996 by-election. [21]

General Election June 1996: Rangpur-6 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JP(E) Hussain Muhammad Ershad 60,66552.0
AL Md. Matiar Rahman37,66132.3
BNP Md. Matiur Rahman Chowdhury9,0677.8
JI Md. Abdus Salam Prodhan7,5776.5
IOJ Md. Golam Mastofa8320.7
Zaker PartyMd. Azgar Ali5730.5
Independent Nur Mohammad Mondal 1170.1
Independent Mosammat Merina Rahman770.1
Majority 23,00419.7
Turnout 116,56968.3
JP(E) hold

Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood from jail for five seats in the 1991 general election: [16] Rangpur-1, [22] Rangpur-2, [17] Rangpur-3, [18] Rangpur-5, [19] and Rangpur-6. After winning all five, he chose to represent Rangpur-3 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. [23] S. M. Hossain, of the Jatiya Party, was elected in a September 1991 by-election. [24]

General Election 1991: Rangpur-6 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JP(E) Hussain Muhammad Ershad 35,26038.4
AL Md. Matiar Rahman34,93538.1
JI Abdus Salam Prodhan10,09511.0
Independent Abdul Jalil Pradhan 4,6585.1
JSD Md. Abdus Sobhan2,8703.1
BNP Nur Mohammad Mondal 2,7503.0
Zaker PartyMd. Azgar Ali1,1981.3
Majority 3250.4
Turnout 91,76655.4
JP(E) hold

References

  1. ↑ "Rangpur-6". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. 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. ↑ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 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. ↑ "Hasina quits Rangpur-6 for by-polls". The Bangladesh Chronicle. UNB. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  9. ↑ Zakaria, Mohammad (28 January 2014). "Gazette: Shirin Sharmin Rangpur-6 MP". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "Rangpur-6". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  11. ↑ "By-Elections for Bangladesh's Parliament Scheduled for March 30". VOA Bangla. 15 February 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  12. ↑ "Three go to AL". bdnews24.com. 2 April 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  13. ↑ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  14. ↑ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  15. 1 2 3 "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  16. 1 2 Ahmed, Helal Uddin (2012). "Ershad, Lt. General Hussein M". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  17. 1 2 "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  18. 1 2 "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  19. 1 2 "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  20. ↑ "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  21. ↑ "List of 7th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  22. ↑ "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  23. ↑ "List of 5th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  24. ↑ Akhter, Muhammad Yeahia (2001). Electoral Corruption in Bangladesh. Ashgate. p. 243. ISBN   0-7546-1628-2.

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