{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Rajshahi-6 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = রাজশাহী-৬.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Rajshahi District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Rajshahi Division]] | population = | electorate = 357,054 (2026) | towns = | future = | year = 1973 (Original)<br>2008 (Redistricted) | abolished_label = | abolished = |party_label = Parliamentary Party |party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] |members = [[Abu Sayeed Chand]] | next = | module = {{align|left|← [[Rajshahi-5|56 Rajshahi-5]]}}{{align|right|[[Natore-1|58 Natore-1]] →}} }} '''Rajshahi-6''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]]. [[Abu Sayeed Chand]] is the incumbent [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|MP]] representing the constituency since February 2026.
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Bagha Upazila|Bagha]] and [[Charghat Upazila|Charghat]] upazilas, integrating the remaining areas under a single administrative and electoral boundary.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created from the former Rajshahi-5 constituency 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 reapportionment transferred one seat from Sirajganj District to Rajshahi District.<ref name="ds11Jul2008" /> The new seat took the name Rajshahi-3,<ref name="ds20Nov2008" /> bumping up by one the suffix of the former constituency of that name and higher numbered constituencies in the district.
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[1973 Bangladeshi general election|1973]] |[[Atowar Rahman Talukder]] |[[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979]] |[[Mohammad Maqbool Hossain]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- ! colspan="4" |Major Boundary Changes |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | rowspan="4" | [[Shahriar Alam (politician)|Shahriar Alam]] | rowspan="4" | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] |[[Abu Sayeed Chand]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |}
== Elections == === Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin |title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General election 2026]]: Rajshahi-6<ref>{{cite web |title=VoteDB candidates |url=https://www.votebd.org/candidates/?seat=695b67c024f34914b4e55e3d|website=VoteBD}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate=[[Abu Sayeed Chand]] |votes=147,672 |percentage=59.0 |change=+15.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate=Md. Nazmul Haque |votes=92,965 |percentage=37.2 |change=+37.2 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 54,707 |percentage = 21.8 |change = -31.3 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 250,152 |percentage = 70.1 |change = +36.7 }} {{Election box Registered electors| |reg. electors = 357,054 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2010s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2014]]: Rajshahi-6<ref name="2014results" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Shahriar Alam (politician)|Shahriar Alam]] |votes = 70,110 |percentage = 76.6 |change = +20.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Rahenul Haque Raihan |votes = 21,463 |percentage = 23.4 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 48,647 |percentage = 53.1 |change = +40.9 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 91,573 |percentage = 33.4 |change = -58.2 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2000s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Rajshahi-6<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Shahriar Alam (politician)|Shariar Alam]] |votes = 126,807 |percentage = 55.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Azizur Rahman |votes = 99,148 |percentage = 43.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh |candidate = Maskaol Ahoshan |votes = 501 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = Nurul Islam |votes = 436 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 27,659 |percentage = 12.2 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 226,892 |percentage = 91.6 |change = }} {{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}}</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="ds20Nov2008">{{cite news |last=Ali |first=Anwar |date=20 November 2008 |title=Minu's acquittal enlivens Rajshahi BNP |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-64095 |newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> <ref name="2014results">{{cite news |title=Rajshahi-6 |url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=057 |work=Bangladesh Election Result 2014 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-date=11 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311201625/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=057 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=051&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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