Bogra-6
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
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Bogura-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh, Rezaul Karim Badsha
| Bogura-6 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| |
| District | Bogura District |
| Division | Rajshahi Division |
| Electorate | 454,043 (Feb 2026) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Parliamentary Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Member of Parliament | Rezaul Karim Badsha |
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses the entirety of Bogra Sadar Upazila, including the area under the Bogura City Corporation, integrating the region under a single administrative and electoral boundary.[1][2]
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Sirajul Islam Suruj | Bangladesh Awami League[3] | |
| 1979 | Wajed Hossain Tarafdar | Bangladesh Nationalist Party[4] | |
| Major Boundary Changes | |||
| 1986 | Abdur Rahman Fakir | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami[5] | |
| 1988 | Saifur Rahman Bhandari | Independent[6] | |
| 1991 | Mojibar Rahman | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| Sep 1996 by-election | Md. Zahurul Islam | ||
| 2001 | Khaleda Zia | ||
| Apr 2009 by-election | Jamiruddin Sarkar | ||
| 2014 | Nurul Islam Omar | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | |
| 2018 | Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir | Bangladesh Nationalist Party[7] | |
| 2019 by-election | Golam Mohammad Siraj | ||
| 2023 by-election | Ragebul Ahsan Ripu | Bangladesh Awami League | |
| 2026 | Tarique Rahman | Bangladesh Nationalist Party[8] | |
| 2026 by-election | Rezaul Karim Badsha | ||
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Tarique Rahman stood for two seats in the 2026 general election, and won two of them: Bogra-6 and Dhaka-17. He chose to represent Dhaka-17 and quit Bogra-6, triggering a by-election. Rezaul Karim Badsha of the BNP was elected in an April 2026 by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Rezaul Karim Badsha | 133,215 | 70.07 | +1.17 | |
| Jamaat | Md. Abidur Rahman Sohel | 56,904 | 29.93 | −1.17 | |
| Majority | 76,311 | 40.14 | +2.34 | ||
| Turnout | 190,119 | 42.49 | −28.54 | ||
| Registered electors | 450,307 | ||||
| BNP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Tarique Rahman | 216,284 | 68.90 | +1.91 | ||
| Jamaat | Md. Abidur Rahman Sohel | 97,626 | 31.10 | +28.9 | ||
| Majority | 118,658 | 37.80 | −5.07 | |||
| Turnout | 322,504 | 71.03 | +36.48 | |||
| Registered electors | 454,043 | |||||
| BNP gain from AL | ||||||
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Golam Mohammad Siraj | 89,742 | 66.99 | +13.79 | |
| AL | T Zaman Niketa | 32,297 | 24.12 | N/A | |
| JP(E) | Nurul Islam Omar | 8,831 | 6.59 | N/A | |
| Majority | 57,445 | 42.87 | +13.99 | ||
| Turnout | 133,870 | 34.55 | −28.95 | ||
| Registered electors | 387,458 | ||||
| BNP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir | 205,987 | 53.20 | −1.77 | ||
| JP(E) | Nurul Islam Omar | 39,961 | 10.32 | −17.15 | ||
| Majority | 166,026 | 42.88 | −24.60 | |||
| Turnout | 245,948 | 63.5 | −0.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 387,458 | |||||
| BNP gain from JP(E) | ||||||
Nurul Islam Omar was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[9]
Elections in the 2000s
Khaleda Zia stood for three seats in the 2008 general election: Bogra-6, Bogra-7, and Feni-1. After winning all three, she chose to represent Feni-1 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them.[10] Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar of the BNP was elected in an April 2009 by-election.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Khaleda Zia | 227,355 | 78.6 | +19.7 | |
| AL | Md. Mahbubul Alam | 54,777 | 18.9 | +3.1 | |
| IAB | A. N. M. Mamunur Rashid | 4,745 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| CPB | Md. Abdur Razzak | 1,513 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| BKA | Md. Safiqul Hasan | 467 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| BSD | Md. Saifuzzaman Tutul | 294 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Jatiya Party (M) | Syed Akil Ahmed | 267 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 172,578 | 59.6 | +35.9 | ||
| Turnout | 289,418 | 76.4 | −1.8 | ||
| BNP hold | |||||
Elections in the 1990s
Khaleda Zia stood for five seats in the June 1996 general election: Bogra-6, Bogra-7, Feni-1, Lakshmipur-2 and Chittagong-1. After winning all five, she chose to represent Feni-1 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them.[15] Md. Zahurul Islam of the BNP was elected in a September 1996 by-election.[16]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Khaleda Zia | 136,669 | 58.9 | +4.2 | |
| Jamaat | Golam Rabbani | 46,917 | 20.2 | −7.1 | |
| AL | Md. Mahmudul Hassan | 36,747 | 15.8 | −0.1 | |
| JP(E) | A. H. Golam Zakaria Khan | 10,185 | 4.4 | +3.9 | |
| Independent | Md. Alberuni | 649 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| JSD | AKM Rezaul Karim Tansen | 310 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Islamic Al Zihad Dal | Abu Nosor Md. Shohidullah | 288 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| FP | M. L. Alam | 175 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Independent | M. R. Renu | 135 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 89,752 | 38.7 | +11.3 | ||
| Turnout | 232,075 | 78.2 | +13.8 | ||
| BNP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Mojibar Rahman | 96,234 | 54.7 | |||
| Jamaat | Golam Rabbani | 48,086 | 27.3 | |||
| AL | Momtaz Uddin | 27,964 | 15.9 | |||
| IOJ | Abdu Kader Prang | 943 | 0.5 | |||
| JP(E) | A. B. M. Shahzahan | 896 | 0.5 | |||
| Zaker Party | A. T. M. Zakaria | 891 | 0.5 | |||
| CPB | Md. Abdur Razzak | 823 | 0.5 | |||
| JSD | Ashis Sarker | 195 | 0.1 | |||
| Majority | 48,148 | 27.4 | ||||
| Turnout | 176,032 | 64.4 | ||||
| BNP gain from Independent | ||||||
