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Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad

Rajshahi-5 Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad District Rajshahi District Division Rajshahi Division Electorate 353,174 (2026) Current constituency Created 1973 Parliamentary Party Bangladesh Nationalist Party Member of Parliament Nazrul Islam Mondol ← 55 Rajshahi-4 57 Rajshahi-6 →

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

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses [Durgapur](/source/Durgapur_Upazila%2C_Rajshahi) and [Puthia](/source/Puthia_Upazila) upazilas.[1][2]

## History

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

## Members of Parliament

Election Member Party 1973 Sardar Mohammad Jahangir Bangladesh Awami League[3] 1979 Mokhlechhar Rahman Chowdhury Bangladesh Nationalist Party[4] Major Boundary Changes 1986 Nurun Nabi Chand Bangladesh Awami League[5] 1988 Jatiya Party (Ershad)[6] 1991 Azizur Rahman Bangladesh Nationalist Party 1996 Md. Alauddin 1999 by-election Bangladesh Awami League 2000 by-election Raihanul Haque 2001 Kabir Hossain Bangladesh Nationalist Party 2008 Abdul Wadud Bangladesh Awami League 2018 Mansur Rahman 2024 Abdul Wadud 2026 Nazrul Islam Mondol Bangladesh Nationalist Party

## Elections

### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2026: Rajshahi-5[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Nazrul Islam Mondol 153,425 63.5 +17.3 Jamaat Manzoor Rahman 73,445 30.4 +30.4 Majority 79,980 33.1 +16.0 Turnout 241,607 68.4 +13.7 Registered electors 353,174 BNP gain from AL

### Elections in the 2010s

Abdul Wadud Dara 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.[8]

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Rajshahi-5[1][9][10] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Abdul Wadud Dara 124,398 53.1 +24.9 BNP Nazrul Islam 108,083 46.2 +0.8 LDP S. M. Shafiul Azam 740 0.3 N/A CPB Abul Kalam Azad 612 0.2 N/A BTF Moktar Hossen 243 0.1 N/A NPP Showkat Hossen Khan 98 0.0 N/A Majority 16,315 7.0 −10.1 Turnout 234,174 94.6 +8.8 AL gain from BNP

General Election 2001: Rajshahi-5[11] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Kabir Hossain 88,173 45.4 AL Raihanul Haque 54,882 28.2 Independent Akkas Ali 33,134 17.1 IJOF Md. Makhlesur Rahman 11,753 6.1 Independent Azizur Rahman 6,223 3.2 JSD Nurul Islam 187 0.1 Majority 33,291 17.1 Turnout 194,352 85.8 BNP gain from AL

Md. Alauddin died in February 2000. [Raihanul Haque](/source/Raihanul_Haque) was elected in a 2000 by-election

### Elections in the 1990s

In 1998, [Sheikh Hasina](/source/Sheikh_Hasina) made Md. Alauddin a [state minister](/source/Minister_of_State) in her government. This led to his expulsion from the BNP, and to the [Election Commission](/source/Bangladesh_Election_Commission) declaring his seat vacant on 11 October 1999 under [Article 70 of the Constitution](/source/Article_70_of_the_Constitution_of_Bangladesh), which penalizes [floor-crossing](/source/Crossing_the_floor).[12][13] This triggered a by-election in late 1999, which Alauddin won as an Awami League candidate.[13][14]

General Election June 1996: Rajshahi-5[11] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Md. Alauddin 65,594 41.3 +4.0 AL Anisur Rahman 58,614 36.9 +1.5 JP(E) Md. Azizul Alam 19,366 12.2 +0.5 Jamaat Md. Abdul Mannan 14,688 9.2 −5.8 Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Nurul Islam 189 0.1 0.0 Independent Md. Abdur Rashid Sarkar 129 0.1 N/A Zaker Party Md. Abdul Halim 115 0.1 −0.1 Majority 6,980 4.4 +2.5 Turnout 158,675 87.6 −11.1 BNP hold

General Election 1991: Rajshahi-5[11] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Azizur Rahman 48,542 37.3 AL Md. Alauddin 46,116 35.4 Jamaat Md. Abdul Mannan 19,515 15.0 JP(E) Mohammad Nurun Nabi Chand 15,241 11.7 Zaker Party Md. Abdul Halim 303 0.2 JSD Muhammad Shafiur Rahman Shafi 277 0.2 Jatiya Oikkya Front Md. Fazle Rabbi 158 0.1 Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Md. Ramzan Ali Sarder 153 0.1 Majority 2,426 1.9 Turnout 130,305 76.5 BNP gain from AL

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-maps_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-maps_1-1) ["Constituency Maps of Bangladesh"](http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Election Commission*. 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ecs_2-0)** ["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-1973results_3-0)** ["List of 1st Parliament Members"](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/1st.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1979results_4-0)** ["List of 2nd Parliament Members"](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/2nd.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.

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-7)** ["VoteDB candidates"](https://www.votebd.org/candidates/?seat=695b67bf24f34914b4e55e3c). *VoteBD*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2014results_8-0)** 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_9-0)** ["Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results"](http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=51&Year=2008). *Amar Desh*. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2008nomination_10-0)** ["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_11-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_11-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_11-2) ["Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081229000617/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=56). *Vote Monitor Networks*. Archived from [the original](http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=56) on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Chowdhury2003_12-0)** Chowdhury, Mahfuzul H. (2003). *Democratization in South Asia: Lessons from American Institutions*. Ashgate. pp. 89–90, 104. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7546-3423-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7546-3423-X).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gn23Jun2001_13-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gn23Jun2001_13-1) Chowdhury, Rashed (23 June 2001). ["Hasina's cabinet sets a record"](http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/hasina-s-cabinet-sets-a-record-1.419613). *Gulf News*. Retrieved 8 March 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ds2Jan2000_14-0)** ["Millennium hangover in House"](http://www.thedailystar.net/news/millennium-hangover-in-house). *The Daily Star*. 2 January 2000. Retrieved 8 March 2018.

## External links

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

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