Sunamganj-5
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| Sunamganj-5 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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| District | Sunamganj District |
| Division | Sylhet Division |
| Electorate | 415,954 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
Sunamganj-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.
The constituency encompasses Chhatak and Dowarabazar upazilas.[2]
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from the Sylhet-12 constituency when the former Sylhet District was split into four districts: Sunamganj, Sylhet, Moulvibazar, and Habiganj.[3]
Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census.[4] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.[5]
Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had excluded one union parishad of Dowarabazar Upazila: Mannargaon.[6][7]
