Jessore-6
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
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Jessore-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh, Created in 1973, Since 13th February, 2026, The newly elected member of Parliament is Md. Moktar Ali.
| Jessore-6 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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| District | Jessore District |
| Division | Khulna Division |
| Electorate | 193,570 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Party | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |
| Member of Parliament | Md. Moktar Ali |
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Keshabpur Upazila.[2]
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census.[3] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.[4]
Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it included Abhaynagar Upazila and one union parishad of Manirampur Upazila: Manoharpur.[2][5][6]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Abul Islam | Awami League[7] | |
| 1979 | A. M. Badrul Ala | BNP[8] | |
| Major Boundary Changes | |||
| 1986 | Abdul Halim | Awami League[9] | |
| 1988 | Abdul Kader | Jatiya Party[10] | |
| 1991 | Md. Shakhawat Hossain | Jamaat-e-Islami | |
| Feb 1996 | BNP | ||
| Jun 1996 | ASHK Sadek | Awami League[11] | |
| 2008 | S. K. Abdul Wahab | ||
| 2014 | Ismat Ara Sadique | ||
| 2020 by-election | Shahin Chakladar | ||
| 2024 | Md Azizul Islam | Independent[12] | |
| 2026 | Md. Moktar Ali | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami | |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Ismat Ara Sadek | 55,270 | 97.7 | +40.1 | |
| BNF | Prashanta Biswas | 1,328 | 2.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 53,942 | 95.3 | +79.9 | ||
| Turnout | 56,598 | 32.5 | −58.5 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | ASHK Sadek | 57,456 | 45.0 | +10.0 | |
| Independent | Md. Sakhawat Hossain | 57,292 | 44.9 | N/A | |
| Jamaat | Gazi Enamul Haq | 10,790 | 8.5 | −7.8 | |
| IJOF | G. M. Ershad | 1,671 | 1.3 | N/A | |
| WPB | Abu Bakar Siddiqi | 169 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Independent | Abdul Halim | 164 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Independent | Furkan Ahmad | 135 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 164 | 0.1 | −4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 127,677 | 90.0 | +4.9 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | ASHK Sadek | 35,293 | 35.0 | −1.8 | ||
| BNP | Md. Shakhawat Hossain | 30,609 | 30.4 | +19.5 | ||
| JP(E) | G. M. Ershad | 18,180 | 18.1 | +16.9 | ||
| Jamaat | Md. Moktar Ali | 16,390 | 16.3 | −31.0 | ||
| Zaker Party | Md. Jahangir Kabir | 248 | 0.3 | +0.1 | ||
| Majority | 4.684 | 4.7 | −5.8 | |||
| Turnout | 100,720 | 85.1 | +10.6 | |||
| AL gain from Jamaat | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaat | Md. Shakhawat Hossain | 39,119 | 47.3 | |||
| AL | A. Halim | 30,418 | 36.8 | |||
| BNP | Shamsul Arefin Khan | 8,977 | 10.9 | |||
| Independent | Deen Mohammad | 2,934 | 3.5 | |||
| JP(E) | Abdul Kader Munshi | 1,001 | 1.2 | |||
| Zaker Party | Md. Golam Mostafa | 152 | 0.2 | |||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | A. Latif Morol | 78 | 0.1 | |||
| Majority | 8,701 | 10.5 | ||||
| Turnout | 82,679 | 74.5 | ||||
| Jamaat gain from | ||||||
