Tangail-5
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| Tangail-5 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
 | |
| District | Tangail District |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| Electorate | 380,338 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Member | Sultan Salauddin Tuku |
Tangail-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.
The constituency encompasses Tangail Sadar Upazila.[2][3]
Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census.[4] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.[5]
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Mirza Tofazzal Hossain Mukul | Awami League[6] | |
| 1979 | Abdur Rahman | BNP[7] | |
| Major Boundary Changes | |||
| 1986 | Mir Majedur Rahman | Jatiya Party[8][9] | |
| 1988 | Mahmudul Hasan | ||
| Feb 1996 | BNP | ||
| Jun 1996 | Abdul Mannan | Awami League | |
| 2001 | Mahmudul Hasan | BNP | |
| 2008 | Abul Quasem | Jatiya Party | |
| 2012 | Mahmudul Hasan | BNP | |
| 2014 | Sanowar Hossain | Awami League | |
| 2024 | Independent | ||
| 2026 | Sultan Salauddin Tuku | BNP | |
