Sylhet-5

Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sylhet-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.

DistrictSylhet District
DivisionSylhet Division
Electorate324,510 (2018)[1]
Created1973
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Sylhet-5
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictSylhet District
DivisionSylhet Division
Electorate324,510 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created1973
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Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Kanaighat and Zakiganj upazilas, integrating these areas within a single administrative and electoral boundary.[2][3]

History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

Members of Parliament

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ElectionMemberParty
1973 A. Zahur Miah Independent[4]
1979 Abul Hasnat Md. Abdul Hai [5]
Major Boundary Changes
1986 Mahmudur Rahman Majumdar Jatiya Party[6]
1988
1991 Obaidul Haque Islami Oikya Jote
Feb 1996 Abdul Kahir Chowdhury Bangladesh Nationalist Party[7]
Jun 1996 Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder Awami League
2001 Farid Uddin Chowdhury Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
2008 Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder Awami League
2014 Salim Uddin Jatiya Party (Ershad)
2018 Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder Awami League[1]
2024 Husam Uddin Chowdhury Independent
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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.[8]

Elections in the 2000s

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General Election 2008: Sylhet-5[2][9][10]
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
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General Election 2001: Sylhet-5[11]
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
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Elections in the 1990s

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General Election June 1996: Sylhet-5[11]
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
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General Election 1991: Sylhet-5[11]
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)
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