Rangpur-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Zakir Hossain Sarkar of the Awami League.
| Rangpur-5 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
 | |
| District | Rangpur District |
| Division | Rangpur Division |
| Electorate | 386,414 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Party | Awami League |
| Member(s) | Zakir Hossain Sarkar |
| Seat no. 23 | |
Boundaries edit
The constituency encompasses Mithapukur Upazila.[2][3]
History edit
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Members of Parliament edit
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Abid Ali | Awami League[4] | |
| 1979 | Kazi Nuruzzaman | Bangladesh Nationalist Party[5] | |
| 1986 | H. N. Ashequr Rahman | Awami League[6] | |
| 1988 | Mohammad Harij Uddin Sarker | [7] | |
| Sep 1991 by-election | Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | |
| Sep 1996 by-election | H. N. Ashequr Rahman | Awami League | |
| 2001 | Shah Md. Soliman Alam | Islami Jatiya Oikya Front | |
| 2008 | H. N. Ashequr Rahman | Awami League | |
| 2024 | Zakir Hossain Sarkar | Awami League | |
Elections edit
Elections in the 2010s edit
H. N. Ashequr Rahman was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[8]
Elections in the 2000s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | H. N. Ashequr Rahman | 124,684 | 43.9 | +11.6 | ||
| JP(E) | SM Fakhar-uz-Zaman | 100,348 | 35.4 | N/A | ||
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Shah Md. Hafizur Rahman | 56,053 | 19.8 | -2.9 | ||
| IAB | Abdul Gani | 1,542 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
| BSD | Md. Mominul Islam | 871 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
| PDP | Md. Rafiqul Islam Sarkar | 277 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 24,336 | 8.6 | -2.7 | |||
| Turnout | 283,775 | 90.4 | +7.9 | |||
| AL gain from IJOF | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IJOF | Shah Md. Soliman Alam | 101,956 | 43.6 | |||
| AL | H. N. Ashequr Rahman | 75,608 | 32.3 | |||
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Abu Bakar Wahedi | 53,179 | 22.7 | |||
| CPB | Md. Shamsuzzaman | 1,255 | 0.5 | |||
| Jatiya Party (M) | Mostafizur Rahman | 871 | 0.4 | |||
| Independent | Md. Rustam Ali | 356 | 0.2 | |||
| Independent | Md. Kamruzzaman | 255 | 0.1 | |||
| Independent | Md. Nozmuch Sakib Pradhan | 228 | 0.1 | |||
| Independent | Tajul Kabir Chowdhury | 75 | 0.0 | |||
| Independent | Md. Kamrul Hasan | 50 | 0.0 | |||
| Majority | 26,348 | 11.3 | ||||
| Turnout | 233,833 | 82.5 | ||||
| IJOF gain from AL | ||||||
Elections in the 1990s edit
Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood from jail for five seats in the June 1996 general election:[12] Rangpur-2,[13] Rangpur-3,[14] Rangpur-5,[11] Rangpur-6,[15] and Kurigram-3.[16] After winning all five, he chose to represent Rangpur-3 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them.[17] H. N. Ashequr Rahman was elected in a September 1996 by-election.[18]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(E) | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | 87,387 | 51.5 | ||
| AL | H. N. Ashequr Rahman | 50,839 | 30.0 | ||
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Abu Mozaffar Ahmed | 24,531 | 14.5 | ||
| BNP | Md. Nurul Huda | 3,305 | 2.0 | ||
| Ganatantri Party | Md. Samsuzzaman | 1,263 | 0.7 | ||
| Zaker Party | Md. Taslim Prodhan | 1,020 | 0.6 | ||
| Independent | Mozammel Hossain | 337 | 0.2 | ||
| FP | Md. Mojibur Rahman Sarkar | 326 | 0.2 | ||
| Independent | Golam Mohammad Kader | 310 | 0.2 | ||
| Independent | Md. Nozmuch Sakib Pradhan | 242 | 0.1 | ||
| Majority | 36,548 | 21.6 | |||
| Turnout | 169,570 | 74.1 | |||
| JP(E) hold | |||||
Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood from jail for five seats in the 1991 general election:[12] Rangpur-1,[19] Rangpur-2,[13] Rangpur-3,[14] Rangpur-5,[11] and Rangpur-6.[15] After winning all five, he chose to represent Rangpur-3 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them.[20] Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury, of the Jatiya Party, was elected in a September 1991 by-election.[21]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(E) | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | 71,132 | 50.2 | |||
| AL | H. N. Ashequr Rahman | 38,810 | 27.4 | |||
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Abu Bakar Wahedi | 25,425 | 18.0 | |||
| BNP | Md. Nurul Huda | 3,066 | 2.2 | |||
| Zaker Party | Md. Taslim Prodhan | 2,000 | 1.4 | |||
| CPB | Md. Ahmmod Ali | 408 | 0.3 | |||
| FP | Md. Mojibur Rahman Sarkar | 365 | 0.3 | |||
| Independent | Md. Shahzahan Mondol | 351 | 0.2 | |||
| Majority | 32,322 | 22.8 | ||||
| Turnout | 141,557 | 61.3 | ||||
| JP(E) gain from | ||||||
References edit
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- ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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- ^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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- ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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- ^ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. 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 d e "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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "List of 7th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ "AL men continue to agitate in Rangpur". The Daily Star. 30 November 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "List of 5th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ Hossain, Abu Md. Delwar (2012). "Chowdhury, Mizanur Rahman". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
External links edit
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