Narsingdi-5
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| Narsingdi-5 | |
|---|---|
| Raipura constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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| District | Narsingdi District |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| Electorate | 455,297 (2024) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
| Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Member | ENG.Asraf Uddin Bukul |
Narsingdi-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.
The constituency encompasses Raipura Upazila.[1][2]
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from the Dhaka-26 constituency when the former Dhaka District was split into six districts: Manikganj, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Gazipur, Narsingdi, and Narayanganj.
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 expanded the boundaries of the constituency to include all of Raipura Upazila. Previously it had excluded three union parishads: Daukar Char, Marjal, and Uttar Bakharnagar.[2][5]
