Mymensingh-5

Mymensingh-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by K. M. Khalid of the Awami League.

Mymensingh-5
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictMymensingh District
DivisionMymensingh Division
Electorate306,525 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created1973
PartyAwami League
Member(s)K. M. Khalid

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Muktagachha Upazila.[2][3]

History

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

Members of Parliament
ElectionMemberParty
1973 Mohammad Abdul Hakim Awami League[4]
1979 Khurram Khan Chowdhury Bangladesh Nationalist Party[5]
1986 Shamsul Huda Chaudhury Jatiya Party[6][7]
1991 Keramat Ali Tang. Bangladesh Nationalist Party
February 1996 Abu Reza Fazlul Haque Bablu Bangladesh Nationalist Party[8]
June 1996 A. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain Bangladesh Nationalist Party
2008 K. M. Khalid Awami League
2014 Salahuddin Ahmed Mukti Jatiya Party (Ershad)
2018 K. M. Khalid Awami League[1]

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Salahuddin Ahmed Mukti was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[9]

Elections in the 2000s
General Election 2008: Mymensingh-5[2][10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Awami League K. M. Khalid 121,255 58.9 +15.5
BNP Md. Jakir Hossen 81,205 39.5 -13.6
BKM Habibur Rahman 2,275 1.1 N/A
KSJL Md. Sayed Ali 439 0.2 -0.1
IAB Md. Tafazzul Hossain 346 0.2 N/A
BDB Sayed Mizanur Rahman 320 0.2 N/A
Majority 40,050 19.5 +9.8
Turnout 205,840 85.9 +11.9
Awami League gain from BNP
General Election 2001: Mymensingh-5[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP A. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain 90,501 53.1 +13.0
Awami League Rashida Mohiuddin 74,033 43.4 +5.5
IJOF Abul Bari 4,600 2.7 N/A
KSJL Biswajit Nandi 579 0.3 N/A
Workers Party Paresh Chandra Saha 296 0.2 N/A
BKA Md. Amjat Hossain 285 0.2 N/A
Jatiya Party (M) Chowdhury A. Mannan 171 0.1 N/A
Majority 16,468 9.7 +7.5
Turnout 170,465 74.0 +6.6
BNP hold

Elections in the 1990s
General Election June 1996: Mymensingh-5[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP A. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain 48,330 40.1 -6.8
Awami League Shamsul Huda Chaudhury 45,706 37.9 +5.1
JP(E) Abul Bari 19,169 15.9 +7.7
Jamaat-e-Islami Sirajul Islam Khan 4,702 3.9 -5.3
IOJ Mansurul Haque Khan 1,965 1.6 N/A
Zaker Party Sujat Hossain Khan 798 0.7 -0.7
Majority 2,624 2.2 -11.9
Turnout 120,670 67.4 +22.1
BNP hold
General Election 1991: Mymensingh-5[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Keramat Ali Tang. 38,126 46.9
Awami League Shamsul Haq 26,675 32.8
Jamaat-e-Islami Sirajul Islam Khan 7,494 9.2
JP(E) Md. Isahaq Ali Sarkar 6,628 8.2
Zaker Party Sujat Hossain Khan 1,142 1.4
Jatia Mukti Dal Kh. A. Malek 945 1.2
Workers Party Paresh Chandra Saha 319 0.4
Majority 11,451 14.1
Turnout 81,329 45.3
BNP gain from JP(E)

References
  1. "Mymensingh-5". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  4. Bangladesh Election Commission (13 February 2018). "Parliament Election 1973: Constituency wise Result of Mymensingh-5". Archived from the original on 14 February 2018.
  5. "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. "List of 6th Parliament Members" (PDF). Jatiya Sangsad. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  9. Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  10. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  11. "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  12. "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.


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