Sylhet-6
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
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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).
| Sylhet-6 | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Boundaries
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 | ||||||
