{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Gazipur-5 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = গাজীপুর-৫.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Gazipur District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Dhaka Division]] | population = | electorate = 354,643 (2026) | towns = | future = | year = 2008 | abolished_label = | abolished = | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | members = [[AKM Fazlul Haque Milon|A. K. M. Fazlul Haque Milon]] | previous = | module = {{align|left|← [[Gazipur-4|197 Gazipur-4]]}}{{align|right|[[Narsingdi-1|199 Narsingdi-1]] →}} }} '''Gazipur-5''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Kaliganj Upazila, Gazipur|Kaliganj Upazila]], wards 40 through 42 of [[Gazipur City Corporation]], and Baria Union of [[Gazipur Sadar Upazila]], integrating the area under a single administrative and electoral boundary.<ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created when, ahead of the [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008 general election]], the [[Bangladesh Election Commission|Election Commission]] redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the [[2001 Bangladesh census]].<ref name="Rahman2010" /> The 2008 redistricting added a new seat to Gazipur District, increasing the number of constituencies in the district from four to five.<ref name="ds11Jul2008" />
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !Election!!Member!!colspan=2|Party |- | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | rowspan="3" | [[Meher Afroz Chumki]] | {{Full party name with color|Bangladesh Awami League|rowspan=3}} |- |[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] |- |[[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] |- |[[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] |[[Akhtaruzzaman (politician)|Akhtaruzzaman]] | {{Full party name with color|Independent politician}} |- |[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] |[[AKM Fazlul Haque Milon|A. K. M. Fazlul Haque Milon]] | {{Full party name with color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}} |}
== Elections == === Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin |title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General election 2026]]: Gazipur-5<ref>{{cite web |title=গাজীপুর-৫ |url=https://election.prothomalo.com/seat/198 |website=প্রথম আলো |language=bn}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate=[[AKM Fazlul Haque Milon|A. K. M. Fazlul Haque Milon]] |votes=133,869 |percentage=58.9 |change=+22.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate=Md. Khairul Hasan |votes=78,123 |percentage=34.4 |change=+34.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Janotar Dal |candidate=Md. Azam Khan |votes=6,592 |percentage=2.9 |change=+2.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate=Gazi Ataur Rahman |votes=4,411 |percentage=1.9 |change=+1.9 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 55,746 |percentage = 24.5 |change = +30.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 227,407 |percentage = 64.1 |change = -25.0 }} {{Election box Registered electors| |reg. electors = 354,643 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Independent politician }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2010s === Meher Afroz Chumki was re-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 === {{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Gazipur-5<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Meher Afroz Chumki]] |votes = 125,903 |percentage = 61.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[AKM Fazlul Haque Milon]] |votes = 74,899 |percentage = 36.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = ANM Moniruzzaman |votes = 1,713 |percentage = 0.8 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent politician |candidate = Md. Monir Hossain |votes = 1,229 |percentage = 0.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent politician |candidate = Richard R. Fraser |votes = 464 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Krishak Sramik Janata League |candidate = Md. Atiqur Rahman Bhuiyan |votes = 137 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jatiya Party |candidate = Sarwar Khan |votes = 105 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Ganatantri Party |candidate = Aziz Ul Haque Kanchon |votes = 104 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Gano Forum |candidate = Amin Ahmad Afsary |votes = 92 |percentage = 0.0 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 51,004 |percentage = 24.9 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 204,646 |percentage = 89.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box new seat win| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
== References == <references>
<ref name="maps">{{cite web |url=http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf |title=Constituency Maps of Bangladesh |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2010 |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |format=PDF |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=14 August 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="ecs">{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF |title=Delimitation of Constituencies |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2013 |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |format=PDF |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="Rahman2010">{{cite book |last=Rahman |first=Syedur |date=2010 |title=Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bJfcCPUr0OoC&pg=PA105 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |page=105 |isbn=978-0-8108-7453-4}}</ref> <ref name="ds11Jul2008">{{cite news |last=Liton |first=Shakhawat |date=11 July 2008 |title=Final list of redrawn JS seats published |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-45202 |newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> <ref name="2014results">{{cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Taib |date=15 December 2013 |title=AL closer to majority before voting |url=http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/ |newspaper=New Age |location=Dhaka |access-date=12 August 2014 |archive-date=3 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503164909/http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=191&Year=2008 |title=Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |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=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |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> </references>
==External links== * {{Cite web |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/bangladesh/ |title=People's Republic of Bangladesh |website=Psephos}}
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