Kishoreganj-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Afzal Hossain of the Awami League.
| Kishoreganj-5 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
 | |
| District | Kishoreganj District |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| Electorate | 278,708 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
| Party | Awami League |
| Member(s) | Afzal Hossain |
Boundaries edit
The constituency encompasses Bajitpur and Nikli upazilas.[2][3]
History edit
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 edit
Elections edit
Elections in the 2010s edit
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 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Afzal Hossain | 123,474 | 64.8 | +13.4 | |
| BNP | Mojibur Rahman Monju | 65,054 | 34.2 | +20.5 | |
| BDB | Md. Abdur Rahim | 1,732 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Bangladesh Kalyan Party | Md. Aminul Ahasan | 200 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 58,420 | 30.7 | +14.1 | ||
| Turnout | 190,460 | 88.5 | +16.2 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Mohammad Abdul Hamid | 93,915 | 51.4 | +14.4 | |
| KSJL | Md. Fazlur Rahman | 63,656 | 34.9 | N/A | |
| BNP | Jahir Uddin Bhuiyan | 25,064 | 13.7 | -4.9 | |
| Majority | 30,259 | 16.6 | +15.2 | ||
| Turnout | 182,635 | 72.3 | -3.0 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
Elections in the 1990s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Mohammad Abdul Hamid | 54,073 | 37.0 | -17.9 | |
| Independent | Md. Fazlur Rahman | 52,024 | 35.6 | N/A | |
| BNP | Emdadul Haque | 27,251 | 18.6 | -4.6 | |
| JP(E) | Ershad Uddin Ahmed Khan Milki | 8,045 | 5.5 | +3.5 | |
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Abdus Salam Khan Pathan | 2,211 | 1.5 | -2.0 | |
| Gano Forum | Borhanuddin Chowdhury | 2,100 | 1.4 | N/A | |
| Islamic Sashantantrik Andolan | K. M. Aminul Haque | 568 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,049 | 1.4 | -30.3 | ||
| Turnout | 146,272 | 75.3 | +24.0 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Mohammad Abdul Hamid | 62,792 | 54.9 | |||
| BNP | Habibur Rahman Bhuiyan | 26,540 | 23.2 | |||
| Bangladesh Muslim League (Aian Uddin) | A. H. M. Kamruzzaman Khan | 16,205 | 14.2 | |||
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Abdus Salam Khan Pathan | 4,058 | 3.5 | |||
| JP(E) | Md. Shafiqul Islam | 2,301 | 2.0 | |||
| Zaker Party | Md. Ahmed Karim Mollah | 887 | 0.8 | |||
| WPB | Kazi Salah Uddin | 520 | 0.5 | |||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Ali Ahmed Milki | 451 | 0.4 | |||
| Ganatantri Party | Md. Hasmat Uddin Thakur | 338 | 0.3 | |||
| Independent | Golam Rabbani | 294 | 0.3 | |||
| Majority | 36,252 | 31.7 | ||||
| Turnout | 114,386 | 51.3 | ||||
| AL gain from | ||||||
References edit
- ^ "Kishoreganj-5". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Mymensingh" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ 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.
External links edit
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