Bogra-6

{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Bogura-6 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = বগুড়া-৬.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Bogura District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Rajshahi Division]] | population = | electorate = 454,043 (Feb 2026) | towns = | future = | year = 1973 | abolished_label = | abolished = | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | members = [[Rezaul Karim Badsha]] | local_council_label = | local_council = | next = | module = {{align|left|← [[Bogra-5|40 Bogra-5]]}}{{align|right|[[Bogra-7|42 Bogra-7]] →}} }} '''Bogura-6''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]], [[Rezaul Karim Badsha]]

== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses the entirety of [[Bogra Sadar Upazila]], including the area under the [[Bogura City Corporation]], integrating the region under a single administrative and electoral boundary.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />

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

== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1973 Bangladeshi general election|1973]] | [[S. M. Sirajul Islam Suruj|Sirajul Islam Suruj]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]]<ref name="1973results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979]] | [[Wajed Hossain Tarafdar]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]<ref name="1979results" /> |- ! colspan="4" |Major Boundary Changes |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Abdur Rahman Fakir]] | [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]]<ref name="1986results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Independent politician}}" | | [[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] | [[Saifur Rahman Bhandari]] | [[Independent politician|Independent]]<ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Mojibar Rahman]] | rowspan="4" | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | Sep 1996 by-election | [[Md. Zahurul Islam]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] | [[Khaleda Zia]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | Apr 2009 by-election | [[Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar|Jamiruddin Sarkar]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] | [[Nurul Islam Omar]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] | [[Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir]] | rowspan="2" | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]<ref name="2018results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | 2019 by-election | [[Golam Mohammad Siraj]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[2023 Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad by-elections|2023 by-election]] |[[Ragebul Ahsan Ripu]] |[[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] | [[Tarique Rahman]] | rowspan="2" | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Tarique Rahman Wins in Dhaka-17, Bogura-6 Constituencies |publisher= The Daily Star |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/national-election-2026/news/tarique-rahman-wins-dhaka-17-bogura-6-4105076 |access-date=13 February 2026 |work=www.thedailystar.net |date=13 February 2026 |language=en}}</ref> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | 2026 by-election | [[Rezaul Karim Badsha]] |- |}

== Elections ==

=== Elections in the 2020s === Tarique Rahman stood for two seats in the 2026 general election, and won two of them: Bogra-6 and Dhaka-17. He chose to represent Dhaka-17 and quit Bogra-6, triggering a by-election. [[Rezaul Karim Badsha]] of the BNP was elected in an April 2026 by-election. {{Election box begin | title= By-election 2026: Bogra-6}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Rezaul Karim Badsha]] |votes = 133,215 |percentage = 70.07 |change = +1.17 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Md. Abidur Rahman Sohel |votes = 56,904 |percentage = 29.93 |change = -1.17 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 76,311 |percentage = 40.14 |change = +2.34 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 190,119 |percentage = 42.49 |change = -28.54 }} {{Election box Registered electors| |reg. electors = 450,307 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2026]]: Bogra-6}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Tarique Rahman]] |votes = 216,284 |percentage = 68.90 |change = +1.91 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Md. Abidur Rahman Sohel |votes = 97,626 |percentage = 31.10 |change = +28.9 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 118,658 |percentage = 37.80 |change = −5.07 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 322,504 |percentage = 71.03 |change = +36.48 }} {{Election box Registered electors| |reg. electors = 454,043 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}

=== Elections in the 2010s ===

{{Election box begin | title=By-election 2019: Bogra-6}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate=[[Golam Mohammad Siraj]] |votes=89,742 |percentage=66.99 |change=+13.79 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Awami League |candidate=T Zaman Niketa |votes=32,297 |percentage=24.12 |change=N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate=[[Nurul Islam Omar]] |votes=8,831 |percentage=6.59 |change=N/A }} {{Election box majority |votes=57,445 |percentage=42.87 |change=+13.99 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=133,870 |percentage=34.55 |change=-28.95 }} {{Election box Registered electors |reg. electors=387,458 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing |winner=Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2018 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2018]]: Bogra-6}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate=[[Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir]] |votes=205,987 |percentage=53.20 |change=-1.77 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate=[[Nurul Islam Omar]] |votes=39,961 |percentage=10.32 |change=-17.15 }} {{Election box majority |votes=166,026 |percentage=42.88 |change=-24.60 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=245,948 |percentage=63.5 |change=-0.9 }} {{Election box Registered electors |reg. electors=387,458 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing |winner=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser=Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}

Nurul Islam Omar was elected unopposed in the [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014 general election]] after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.<ref name="2014results" />

=== Elections in the 2000s === Khaleda Zia stood for three seats in the 2008 general election: Bogra-6, [[Bogra-7]], and [[Feni-1]]. After winning all three, she chose to represent Feni-1 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them.<ref name="voa15Feb2009" /> [[Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar]] of the BNP was elected in an April 2009 by-election.<ref name="bdn2Apr2009" />

{{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Bogra-6<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Khaleda Zia]] |votes = 193,792 |percentage = 71.6 |change = -7.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Awami League |candidate = Momtaz Uddin |votes = 74,634 |percentage = 27.6 |change = +8.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = A. N. M. Mamunur Rashid |votes = 1,336 |percentage = 0.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh |candidate = Abdullah al Woaky |votes = 627 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Socialist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Saifuzzaman |votes = 297 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}

{{Election box majority| |votes = 119,158 |percentage = 44.0 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 270,686 |percentage = 86.6 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Bogra-6<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Khaleda Zia]] |votes = 227,355 |percentage = 78.6 |change = +19.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Md. Mahbubul Alam |votes = 54,777 |percentage = 18.9 |change = +3.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = A. N. M. Mamunur Rashid |votes = 4,745 |percentage = 1.6 |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Abdur Razzak |votes = 1,513 |percentage = 0.5 |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan |candidate = Md. Safiqul Hasan |votes = 467 |percentage = 0.2 |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Socialist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Saifuzzaman Tutul |votes = 294 |percentage = 0.1 |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = Syed Akil Ahmed |votes = 267 |percentage = 0.1 |change = N/A }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 172,578 |percentage = 59.6 |change = +35.9 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 289,418 |percentage = 76.4 |change = -1.8 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}

=== Elections in the 1990s === Khaleda Zia stood for five seats in the June 1996 general election: Bogra-6, [[Bogra-7]], [[Feni-1]], [[Lakshmipur-2]] and [[Chittagong-1]]. After winning all five, she chose to represent Feni-1 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them.<ref name="ec7th-299" /> Md. Zahurul Islam of the BNP was elected in a September 1996 by-election.<ref name="ec7th" />

{{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Bogra-6<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Khaleda Zia]] |votes = 136,669 |percentage = 58.9 |change = +4.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Golam Rabbani |votes = 46,917 |percentage = 20.2 |change = -7.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Md. Mahmudul Hassan |votes = 36,747 |percentage = 15.8 |change = -0.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = A. H. Golam Zakaria Khan |votes = 10,185 |percentage = 4.4 |change = +3.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Alberuni |votes = 649 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = [[AKM Rezaul Karim Tansen]] |votes = 310 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Islamic Al Zihad Dal |candidate = Abu Nosor Md. Shohidullah |votes = 288 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Freedom Party |candidate = M. L. Alam |votes = 175 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = M. R. Renu |votes = 135 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}

{{Election box majority| |votes = 89,752 |percentage = 38.7 |change = +11.3 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 232,075 |percentage = 78.2 |change = +13.8 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Bogra-6<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Mojibar Rahman]] |votes = 96,234 |percentage = 54.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Golam Rabbani |votes = 48,086 |percentage = 27.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Momtaz Uddin |votes = 27,964 |percentage = 15.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Abdu Kader Prang |votes = 943 |percentage = 0.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = A. B. M. Shahzahan |votes = 896 |percentage = 0.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = A. T. M. Zakaria |votes = 891 |percentage = 0.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Abdur Razzak |votes = 823 |percentage = 0.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = Ashis Sarker |votes = 195 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }}

{{Election box majority| |votes = 48,148 |percentage = 27.4 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 176,032 |percentage = 64.4 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Independent (politician) }} {{Election box end}}

== References == {{Reflist |refs= <ref name="2018results">{{cite news |title=Bogura-6 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Bogura-6&d=rajshahi |work=The Daily Star |access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref> <ref name="maps">{{cite web |url=http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf |title=Constituency Maps of Bangladesh |author= |date=2010 |website=[[Bangladesh Election Commission]] |access-date=13 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814131945/http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf# |archive-date=2014-08-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="ecs">{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF |title=Delimitation of Constituencies |author= |date=2013 |website=[[Bangladesh Election Commission]] |language=bn |access-date=23 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727220238/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF |archive-date=27 July 2014}}</ref> <ref name="1973results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/1st.pdf |title=List of 1st Parliament Members |author= |website=[[Bangladesh Parliament]] |language=bn |access-date=13 February 2018}}</ref> <ref name="1979results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/2nd.pdf |title=List of 2nd Parliament Members |author= |website=[[Bangladesh Parliament]] |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> <ref name="1986results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf |title=List of 3rd Parliament Members |author= |website=[[Bangladesh Parliament]] |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> <ref name="1988results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf |title=List of 4th Parliament Members |author= |website=[[Bangladesh Parliament]] |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> <ref name="2014results">{{cite news |last=Zakaria |first=Mohammad |date=14 December 2013 |title=The number now goes up to 151 |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/politics/2013/12/14/the-number-now-goes-up-to-151/ |newspaper=[[Dhaka Tribune]] |access-date=16 March 2018}}</ref> <ref name="voa15Feb2009">{{cite news |title=By-Elections for Bangladesh's Parliament Scheduled for March 30 |url=https://www.voabangla.com/a/a-16-2009-02-15-voa6-94450489/1398359.html |work=VOA Bangla |date=15 February 2009 |access-date=10 March 2018}}</ref> <ref name="bdn2Apr2009">{{cite news |title=Sircar gets Bogra-6, Moudud bags Bogra-7 |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2009/04/02/sircar-gets-bogra-6-moudud-bags-bogra-7 |newspaper=[[bdnews24.com]] |date=2 April 2009 |access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=38&Year=2008 |title=Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results |author= |website=[[Amar Desh]] |access-date=8 February 2018}}</ref> <ref name="2008nomination">{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1 |title=Nomination submission List |author= |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |language=bn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211190041/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1 |archive-date=11 February 2018 |access-date=9 February 2018}}</ref> <ref name="votemonitor">{{cite web |url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=41 |title=Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics |author= |website=Vote Monitor Networks |access-date=11 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229001039/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=41 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="ec7th-299">{{cite web |url=http://www.ec.org.bd/MenuExternalFilesEng/125.pdf |title=Statistical Report: 7th Jatiya Shangshad Election |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |page=299 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323082019/http://www.ec.org.bd/MenuExternalFilesEng/125.pdf |archive-date=23 March 2015 |access-date=13 May 2018}}</ref> <ref name="ec7th">{{cite web |url=http://www.ec.org.bd/MenuExternalFilesEng/125.pdf |title=Statistical Report: 7th Jatiya Shangshad Election |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |pages=305, 311 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323082019/http://www.ec.org.bd/MenuExternalFilesEng/125.pdf |archive-date=23 March 2015 |access-date=13 May 2018}}</ref>  }}

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