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Sylhet-5

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

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

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.

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

ElectionMemberParty
1973 A. Zahur Miah Independent[5]
1979 Abul Hasnat Md. Abdul Hai [6]
Major Boundary Changes
1986 Mahmudur Rahman Majumdar Jatiya Party[7]
1988
1991 Obaidul Haque Islami Oikya Jote
Feb 1996 Abdul Kahir Chowdhury Bangladesh Nationalist Party[8]
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
2026 Mufti Abul Hasan Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Elections

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