Rajshahi-6
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
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Rajshahi-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Abu Sayeed Chand is the incumbent MP representing the constituency since February 2026.
2008 (Redistricted)
| Rajshahi-6 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| |
| District | Rajshahi District |
| Division | Rajshahi Division |
| Electorate | 356,953 (2025) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 (Original) 2008 (Redistricted) |
| Parliamentary Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Member of Parliament | Abu Sayeed Chand |
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Bagha and Charghat Upazilas.[1][2]
History
The constituency was created from the former Rajshahi-5 constituency when, 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 reapportionment transferred one seat from Sirajganj District to Rajshahi District.[4] The new seat took the name Rajshahi-3,[5] bumping up by one the suffix of the former constituency of that name and higher numbered constituencies in the district.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Atowar Rahman Talukder | Bangladesh Awami League | |
| 1979 | Mohammad Maqbool Hossain | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| Major Boundary Changes | |||
| 2008 | Shahriar Alam | Bangladesh Awami League | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 2024 | |||
| 2026 | Abu Sayeed Chand | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Shahriar Alam | 70,110 | 76.6 | +20.7 | |
| Independent | Md. Rahenul Haque Raihan | 21,463 | 23.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 48,647 | 53.1 | +40.9 | ||
| Turnout | 91,573 | 33.4 | −58.2 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
