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Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad

Kishoreganj-5 Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad District Kishoreganj District Division Dhaka Division Electorate 278,708 (2018)[1] Current constituency Created 1984 Member of Parliament Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Iqbal ← 165 Kishoreganj-4 167 Kishoreganj-6 →

**Kishoreganj-5** is a constituency represented in the [Jatiya Sangsad](/source/Jatiya_Sangsad) (National Parliament) of [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh).

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses [Bajitpur](/source/Bajitpur_Upazila) and [Nikli](/source/Nikli_Upazila) upazilas.[2][3]

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Mymensingh constituency when the former Mymensingh District was split into four districts: [Mymensingh](/source/Mymensingh_District), [Sherpur](/source/Sherpur_District), [Netrokona](/source/Netrokona_District), and [Kishoreganj](/source/Kishoreganj_District).[4]

## Members of Parliament

Election Member Party 1986 Mohammad Abdul Hamid Awami League[5] 1988 Abdul Latif Bhuiyan Jatiya Party[6] 1991 Mohammad Abdul Hamid Awami League Feb 1996 Imdadul Haque BNP Jun 1996 Mohammad Abdul Hamid Awami League 2008 Afzal Hossain 2026 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Iqbal Independent

## Elections

### Elections in the 2010s

Afzal Hossain was re-elected unopposed in the [2014 general election](/source/2014_Bangladeshi_general_election) after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[7]

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Kishoreganj-5[2][8][9] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Afzal Hossain 123,474 64.8 +13.4 BNP Mojibur Rahman Monju 65,054 34.2 +20.5 BDB Md. Abdur Rahim 1,732 0.9 N/A Bangladesh Kalyan Party Md. Aminul Ahasan 200 0.1 N/A Majority 58,420 30.7 +14.1 Turnout 190,460 88.5 +16.2 AL hold

General Election 2001: Kishoreganj-5[10] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Mohammad Abdul Hamid 93,915 51.4 +14.4 KSJL Md. Fazlur Rahman 63,656 34.9 N/A BNP Jahir Uddin Bhuiyan 25,064 13.7 −4.9 Majority 30,259 16.6 +15.2 Turnout 182,635 72.3 −3.0 AL hold

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Kishoreganj-5[10] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Mohammad Abdul Hamid 54,073 37.0 −17.9 Independent Md. Fazlur Rahman 52,024 35.6 N/A BNP Emdadul Haque 27,251 18.6 −4.6 JP(E) Ershad Uddin Ahmed Khan Milki 8,045 5.5 +3.5 Jamaat Abdus Salam Khan Pathan 2,211 1.5 −2.0 Gano Forum Borhanuddin Chowdhury 2,100 1.4 N/A Islamic Sashantantrik Andolan K. M. Aminul Haque 568 0.4 N/A Majority 2,049 1.4 −30.3 Turnout 146,272 75.3 +24.0 AL hold

General Election 1991: Kishoreganj-5[10] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Mohammad Abdul Hamid 62,792 54.9 BNP Habibur Rahman Bhuiyan 26,540 23.2 Bangladesh Muslim League (Aian Uddin) A. H. M. Kamruzzaman Khan 16,205 14.2 Jamaat Abdus Salam Khan Pathan 4,058 3.5 JP(E) Md. Shafiqul Islam 2,301 2.0 Zaker Party Md. Ahmed Karim Mollah 887 0.8 WPB Kazi Salah Uddin 520 0.5 Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Ali Ahmed Milki 451 0.4 Ganatantri Party Md. Hasmat Uddin Thakur 338 0.3 Independent Golam Rabbani 294 0.3 Majority 36,252 31.7 Turnout 114,386 51.3 AL gain from

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2018results_1-0)** ["Kishoreganj-5"](https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Kishoreganj-5&d=dhaka). *The Daily Star*. Retrieved 31 December 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-maps_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-maps_2-1) ["Constituency Maps of Bangladesh"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140814131945/http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Election Commission*. 2010. Archived from [the original](http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf) (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ecs_3-0)** ["Delimitation of Constituencies"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140727220238/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF) (PDF). *Bangladesh Election Commission* (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from [the original](http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF) (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-district-stats_4-0)** ["District Statistics 2011: Mymensingh"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180309054535/http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Mymensingh.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics*. Archived from [the original](http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Mymensingh.pdf) (PDF) on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1986results_5-0)** ["List of 3rd Parliament Members"](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1988results_6-0)** ["List of 4th Parliament Members"](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2014results_7-0)** Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). ["AL closer to majority before voting"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210503164909/http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/). *New Age*. Dhaka. Archived from [the original](http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/) on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2008results_8-0)** ["Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results"](http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=161&Year=2008). *Amar Desh*. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2008nomination_9-0)** ["Nomination submission List"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180211190041/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1). *Bangladesh Election Commission* (in Bengali). Archived from [the original](http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1) on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_10-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_10-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_10-2) ["Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081228234754/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=169). *Vote Monitor Networks*. Archived from [the original](http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=169) on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

## External links

- ["People's Republic of Bangladesh"](http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/bangladesh/). *Psephos*.

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