Mymensingh-8
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mymensingh-8 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.
| Mymensingh-8 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| |
| District | Mymensingh District |
| Division | Mymensingh Division |
| Electorate | 271,196 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Ishwarganj 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
Fakhrul Imam 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 | Abdus Sattar | 121,163 | 68.0 | +32.7 | ||
| BNP | Shah Nurul Kabir | 57,041 | 32.0 | −10.8 | ||
| Majority | 64,122 | 36.0 | +28.6 | |||
| Turnout | 178,204 | 84.3 | +16.6 | |||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Shah Nurul Kabir | 59,159 | 42.8 | +22.9 | ||
| AL | Abdus Sattar | 48,885 | 35.3 | −1.9 | ||
| Independent | Shoumendra Kishor Chowdhury | 23,813 | 17.2 | N/A | ||
| IJOF | S. M. Iqbal | 6,065 | 4.4 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Ahmmed Hossain Bhuiyan | 403 | 0.3 | +0.2 | ||
| Majority | 10,274 | 7.4 | +6.2 | |||
| Turnout | 138,325 | 67.7 | +10.0 | |||
| BNP gain from AL | ||||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Abdus Sattar | 34,029 | 37.2 | N/A | ||
| JP(E) | Rowshan Ershad | 32,908 | 36.0 | +11.3 | ||
| BNP | Khurram Khan Chowdhury | 18,190 | 19.9 | −0.6 | ||
| Jamaat | A. K. M. Wali Ullah | 5,438 | 5.9 | N/A | ||
| Zaker Party | Harun Or Rashid | 398 | 0.4 | −0.4 | ||
| Islamic Sashantantrik Andolan | Mustafa Anowarul Haque Khan | 204 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| FP | Md. Abdul Gafur | 154 | 0.2 | −1.3 | ||
| Independent | Ahmmed Hossain Bhuiyan | 113 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 1,121 | 1.2 | −3.0 | |||
| Turnout | 91,434 | 57.7 | +12.7 | |||
| AL gain from JP(E) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(E) | Khurram Khan Chowdhury | 18,209 | 24.7 | ||
| BNP | Golam Nabi | 15,095 | 20.5 | ||
| Independent | Md. Akhter Hossain Vuiyan | 13,992 | 19.0 | ||
| Ganatantri Party | A. H. M. Khalequzzaman | 13,340 | 18.1 | ||
| Independent | Md. Reza-e-Karim | 9,453 | 12.8 | ||
| Bangladesh Janata Party | Md. Siraj Uddin | 1,404 | 1.9 | ||
| FP | Md. Abdul Gafur | 1,117 | 1.5 | ||
| Zaker Party | Harun Or Rashid | 571 | 0.8 | ||
| Independent | Jainul Abedin | 267 | 0.4 | ||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Saidur Rahman Vuiyan | 193 | 0.3 | ||
| Independent | Anwarul Kadir | 143 | 0.2 | ||
| Majority | 3,114 | 4.2 | |||
| Turnout | 73,784 | 45.0 | |||
| JP(E) hold | |||||
