Sylhet-5
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Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
| Sylhet-5 | |
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| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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| District | Sylhet District |
| Division | Sylhet Division |
| Electorate | 324,510 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
Sylhet-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Current Representation (source link)
In the most recent 2026 Bangladeshi general election held in February, the seat was won by Abul Hasan, a candidate representing the Khelafat Majlis.[4]
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Salim Uddin 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 | Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder | 109,690 | 54.7 | +21.3 | ||
| JP(E) | Farid Uddin Choudhury | 78,061 | 38.9 | N/A | ||
| Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh | Ubydullah Faruk | 8,946 | 4.5 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Kutub Uddin Ahmed Sikder | 2,599 | 1.3 | +1.1 | ||
| KSJL | Oliur Rahman | 829 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Zobayer Ahmed Chowdhury | 331 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 31,629 | 15.8 | +0.1 | |||
| Turnout | 200,456 | 82.1 | +16.1 | |||
| AL gain from Jamaat | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaat | Farid Uddin Chowdhury | 77,750 | 49.1 | +25 | ||
| AL | Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder | 52,885 | 33.4 | +8.2 | ||
| IJOF | M. R. Haq | 23,538 | 14.9 | N/A | ||
| Jatiya Party (M) | Nazma Akter Chowdhury | 3,389 | 2.1 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Kutub Uddin Ahmed Sikder | 388 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Independent | M. A. Matin Chowdhury | 317 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 24,865 | 15.7 | +14.5 | |||
| Turnout | 158,267 | 66.0 | +3.6 | |||
| Jamaat gain from AL | ||||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder | 29,483 | 25.2 | +3.5 | ||
| Jamaat | Farid Uddin Chowdhury | 28,120 | 24.1 | +7.3 | ||
| JP(E) | Md. Abdul Rakib | 15,054 | 12.9 | −1.8 | ||
| Sammilita Sangram Parishad | Md. Habibur Rahman | 14,356 | 12.3 | N/A | ||
| Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh | Alim Uddin | 13,325 | 11.4 | N/A | ||
| IOJ | Obaidul Haque | 10,425 | 8.9 | −20.1 | ||
| BNP | M. A. Matin Chowdhury | 4,860 | 4.2 | −11.9 | ||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | A. T. M. Abdul Mustaqim | 455 | 0.4 | −0.3 | ||
| Zaker Party | Khaja Moin Uddin Ahmed | 364 | 0.3 | −0.3 | ||
| Independent | Md. Mohiuddin Ahmed | 237 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Jatiya Janata Party (Nurul Islam) | Md. Atikur Rahman | 212 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 1,363 | 1.2 | −4.4 | |||
| Turnout | 116,891 | 62.4 | +18.5 | |||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IOJ | Obaidul Haque | 26,267 | 29.0 | |||
| AL | Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder | 19,682 | 21.7 | |||
| Jamaat | Farid Uddin Chowdhury | 15,207 | 16.8 | |||
| BNP | Harris Chowdhury | 14,596 | 16.1 | |||
| JP(E) | M. A. Matin Chowdhury | 13,298 | 14.7 | |||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | A. T. M. Abdul Muntakim | 632 | 0.7 | |||
| Zaker Party | Md. Abdul Karim | 523 | 0.6 | |||
| JSD | Md. Mohiuddin Ahmed | 388 | 0.4 | |||
| Majority | 6,585 | 5.6 | ||||
| Turnout | 90,593 | 43.9 | ||||
| IOJ gain from JP(E) | ||||||
References
- 1 2 "Sylhet-5". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- 1 2 "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ↑ "Khelafat Majlis candidate Abul Hasan wins in Sylhet-5 | National Parlament Election 2026". BSS. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
- ↑ Bangladesh Election Commission. "Parliament Election 1973: Constituency wise Result of Sylhet-5". Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ↑ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "List of 6th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ↑ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ↑ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ↑ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
External links
- "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.
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