Sylhet-6
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Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
| Sylhet-6 | |
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| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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| District | Sylhet District |
| Division | Sylhet Division |
| Electorate | 509,093 (2026) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Member | Emran Ahmed Chowdhury |
Sylhet-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 12 February 2026, it has been represented by Advocate Emran Ahmed Chowdhury of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
The constituency encompasses Beanibazar and Golapganj upazilas, integrating these areas within a single administrative and electoral boundary.[1][2]
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Nurul Islam Nahid was re-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 | Nurul Islam Nahid | 138,353 | 57.0 | +18.9 | ||
| Jamaat | Habibur Rahman | 51,794 | 21.3 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Syed Mokbul Hussain | 48,974 | 20.2 | N/A | ||
| Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh | Shamsuddin | 3,121 | 1.3 | N/A | ||
| PDP | Sorof Uddin Khosru | 516 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 86,589 | 35.7 | +32.0 | |||
| Turnout | 242,728 | 82.3 | +13.7 | |||
| AL gain from Independent | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Syed Makbul Hossain | 76,513 | 40.7 | N/A | ||
| AL | Nurul Islam Nahid | 71,517 | 38.1 | +2.6 | ||
| IJOF | Kunu Mia | 27,478 | 14.6 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Md. Masud Khan | 4,843 | 2.6 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Abu Bakar | 2,032 | 1.1 | N/A | ||
| Gano Forum | Sheikh Akhtarul Islam | 1,272 | 0.7 | +0.3 | ||
| Independent | Salah Uddin | 1,245 | 0.7 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Rafiqul Islam Khan | 852 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
| BNP | Abdul Hasib | 607 | 0.3 | −20.7 | ||
| Jatiya Party (M) | M. Abdul Karim Akbari | 550 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
| JSD | Lokman Ahmed | 501 | 0.3 | −0.1 | ||
| Jatiyo Janata Party (Nurul Islam) | Kazi Abdul Monim | 289 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ||
| Independent | Mostafa Allama | 85 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 4,996 | 2.7 | −10.0 | |||
| Turnout | 187,784 | 68.6 | +0.7 | |||
| Independent gain from AL | ||||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Nurul Islam Nahid | 53,965 | 35.5 | N/A | ||
| JP(E) | Md. Muzammil Ali | 34,691 | 22.8 | −8.2 | ||
| BNP | Syed Makbul Hossain | 31,970 | 21.0 | +12.7 | ||
| Jamaat | Habibur Rahman | 14,163 | 9.3 | −2.8 | ||
| IOJ | Mohammad Habibur Rahman | 9,071 | 6.0 | −10.2 | ||
| Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh | Md. Nurul Islam | 3,466 | 2.3 | N/A | ||
| Sammilita Sangram Parishad | Sheikh Abdul Muzib | 2,460 | 1.6 | N/A | ||
| Gano Forum | Sheikh Akhtarul Islam | 629 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
| JSD | Waysur Rahman Chowdhury | 578 | 0.4 | −2.3 | ||
| Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali) | Md. Habibur Rahman | 439 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
| Jatiya Janata Party (Nurul Islam) | Salah Uddin | 303 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Zaker Party | Sheikh Azharul Islam | 200 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Awami League (Mostafa Allama) | Mostafa Allama | 141 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 19,274 | 12.7 | +8.1 | |||
| Turnout | 152,076 | 67.9 | +19.6 | |||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(E) | Sharaf Uddin Khashru | 39,065 | 31.0 | |||
| CPB | Nurul Islam Nahid | 33,332 | 26.5 | |||
| IOJ | Mohammad Habibur Rahman | 20,367 | 16.2 | |||
| Jamaat | Fazlur Rahman | 15,267 | 12.1 | |||
| BNP | Nazrul Islam Mayur | 10,407 | 8.3 | |||
| JSD | Lokman Ahmed | 3,416 | 2.7 | |||
| Independent | Md. Wahidur Rahman | 1,942 | 1.5 | |||
| Independent | Sahab Uddin | 1,110 | 0.9 | |||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Saidur Rahman Khan Mahbtab | 526 | 0.4 | |||
| Independent | Rafiqul Islam | 301 | 0.2 | |||
| JSD (S) | Ataur Rahman Khan | 100 | 0.1 | |||
| Independent | Syed Makbul Hossain | 75 | 0.1 | |||
| Majority | 5,733 | 4.6 | ||||
| Turnout | 125,908 | 48.3 | ||||
| JP(E) gain from | ||||||
References
- 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.
- ↑ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ↑ Bhaumik, Kirit (10 May 1975). "Voters lose interest in polls in Bangladesh". The Times of India. p. 6.
- ↑ "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 4th 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 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
External links
- "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.
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