Sirajganj-5

Sirajganj-5
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Sirajganj District
Division	Rajshahi Division
Electorate	339,906 (2018) [1]
Current constituency
Created	1984
← 65 Sirajganj-4 67 Sirajganj-6 →

Sirajganj-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Belkuchi and Chauhali upazilas. ^{[2] [3]}

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Pabna-5 constituency when the former Pabna District was split into two districts: Sirajganj and Pabna. ^[4]

Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. ^[5] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency. ^[6]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1986	Mofiz Uddin Talukder	Jatiya Party [7] [8]
	1988	Shahidul Islam Khan
	1991	Shahidullah Khan	BNP
	1996	Abdul Latif Biswas	Awami League
	2001	Mozammel Haque	BNP
	2008	Abdul Latif Biswas	Awami League [1]
	2014	Abdul Majid Mandal

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Sirajganj-5 ^{[9] [10]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Abdul Majid Mandal	92,737	93.4	+44.0
	Independent	Md. Ataur Rahman	4,248	4.3	N/A
	JP(E)	Md. Abu Bakar Siddiqee	2,043	2.1	N/A
	Jatiya Party (M)	Abul Hasnat Gofran	227	0.2	N/A
Majority			88,489	89.2	+89.1
Turnout			99,255	32.7	−56.3
	AL hold

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Sirajganj-5 ^{[2] [10] [11] [12]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Muhammad Abdul Latif Biswas	119,582	49.4	+19.1
	BNP	Manjur Quader	119,330	49.3	−16.2
	IAB	Abdul Mannan	2,725	1.1	N/A
	KSJL	Hassan Ali Talukder	432	0.2	N/A
Majority			252	0.1	−35.0
Turnout			242,069	89.0	+22.5
	AL gain from BNP

General Election 2001: Sirajganj-5 ^{[10] [13]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Mozammel Haque	118,342	65.5	+31.1
	AL	Muhammad Abdul Latif Biswas	54,830	30.3	−6.4
	IJOF	Monzur-a-Matin	5,717	3.2	N/A
	CPB	Md. Manjur-a-Khoda	1,323	0.7	N/A
	JSD	Gazi Atikur Rahman Baki	280	0.2	N/A
	Independent	Md. Emdadul Haq	202	0.1	N/A
	Independent	Enamul Haque	115	0.1	N/A
Majority			63,512	35.1	+32.7
Turnout			180,809	66.5	−8.8
	BNP gain from AL

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Sirajganj-5 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Muhammad Abdul Latif Biswas	51,681	36.7	N/A
	BNP	Shahidullah Khan	48,360	34.4	+0.5
	JI	Ali Alam	23,815	16.9	−10.6
	JP(E)	Omor Faruk	16,301	11.6	+8.3
	Islamic Sashantantrik Andolan	Md. Nur Hossain	233	0.2	N/A
	Zaker Party	Md. Golam Mostofa	210	0.2	−0.3
	Independent	Abdul Hasnat Gofran	95	0.1	N/A
Majority			3,321	2.4	−4.0
Turnout			140,695	75.3	−22.8
	AL gain from BNP

General Election 1991: Sirajganj-5 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Shahidullah Khan	39,091	33.9
	JI	Ali Alam	31,729	27.5
	BAKSAL	Abdul Momin Talukdar	29,342	25.5
	Bangladesh Muslim League (Matin)	M. A. Matin	9,678	8.4
	JP(E)	Shahidul Islam Khan	3,755	3.3
	Zaker Party	Idris Ali	559	0.5
	Independent	Mofiz Uddin	384	0.3
	BKA	Abdul Mannan	377	0.3
	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD	Sanwar	200	0.2
	Independent	Anwar Hossain Rotu	103	0.1
Majority			7,362	6.4
Turnout			115,218	52.5
	BNP gain from JP(E)

References

1. "Sirajganj-5". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
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. "District Statistics 2011: Pabna" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
5. Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN   978-0-8108-7453-4.
6. Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
7. "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
8. "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
9. "Sirajganj-5". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
10. "Electoral Area Result Statistics: Sirajganj-5". AmarMP. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
11. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
12. "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
13. "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.

External links

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

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