Mymensingh-5
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
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Mymensingh-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.
| Mymensingh-5 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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| District | Mymensingh District |
| Division | Mymensingh Division |
| Electorate | 306,525 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Muktagacha Upazila.[2][3]
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Salahuddin Ahmed Mukti 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | K. M. Khalid | 121,255 | 58.9 | +15.5 | ||
| BNP | Md. Jakir Hossen | 81,205 | 39.5 | −13.6 | ||
| Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish | Habibur Rahman | 2,275 | 1.1 | N/A | ||
| KSJL | Md. Sayed Ali | 439 | 0.2 | −0.1 | ||
| IAB | Md. Tafazzul Hossain | 346 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| BDB | Sayed Mizanur Rahman | 320 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 40,050 | 19.5 | +9.8 | |||
| Turnout | 205,840 | 85.9 | +11.9 | |||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | A. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain | 90,501 | 53.1 | +13.0 | |
| AL | Rashida Mohiuddin | 74,033 | 43.4 | +5.5 | |
| IJOF | Abul Bari | 4,600 | 2.7 | N/A | |
| KSJL | Biswajit Nandi | 579 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| WPB | Paresh Chandra Saha | 296 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| BKA | Md. Amjat Hossain | 285 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Jatiya Party (M) | Chowdhury A. Mannan | 171 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 16,468 | 9.7 | +7.5 | ||
| Turnout | 170,465 | 74.0 | +6.6 | ||
| BNP hold | |||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | A. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain | 48,330 | 40.1 | −6.8 | |
| AL | Shamsul Huda Chaudhury | 45,706 | 37.9 | +5.1 | |
| JP(E) | Abul Bari | 19,169 | 15.9 | +7.7 | |
| Jamaat | Sirajul Islam Khan | 4,702 | 3.9 | −5.3 | |
| IOJ | Mansurul Haque Khan | 1,965 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| Zaker Party | Sujat Hossain Khan | 798 | 0.7 | −0.7 | |
| Majority | 2,624 | 2.2 | −11.9 | ||
| Turnout | 120,670 | 67.4 | +22.1 | ||
| BNP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Keramat Ali Talukdar | 38,126 | 46.9 | |||
| AL | Shamsul Haque | 26,675 | 32.8 | |||
| Jamaat | Sirajul Islam Khan | 7,494 | 9.2 | |||
| JP(E) | Md. Isahaq Ali Sarkar | 6,628 | 8.2 | |||
| Zaker Party | Sujat Hossain Khan | 1,142 | 1.4 | |||
| Jatia Mukti Dal | Kh. A. Malek | 945 | 1.2 | |||
| WPB | Paresh Chandra Saha | 319 | 0.4 | |||
| Majority | 11,451 | 14.1 | ||||
| Turnout | 81,329 | 45.3 | ||||
| BNP gain from JP(E) | ||||||
