Rangpur-6
Rangpur-6 | |
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Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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District | Rangpur District |
Division | Rangpur Division |
Electorate | 292,994 (2018)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1973 |
Party | TBD |
Member(s) | Vacant |
Seat no. 24 |
Rangpur-6 is a constituency in the Jatiya Sangsad. . Since 6 August 2024 The constituency is vacant.
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency encompasses Pirganj Upazila.[2][3]
History
[edit]The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Members of Parliament
[edit]Election | Member | Party | |
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1973 | Karim Uddin Mohammad | Awami League[4] | |
1979 | Mujibur Rahman | Bangladesh Nationalist Party[5] | |
1986 | Abdul Jalil Pradhan | Jatiya Party[6][7] | |
Sep 1991 by-election | S. M. Hossain | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | |
Sep 1996 by-election | Nur Mohammad Mondal | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | |
2001 | Nur Mohammad Mondal | Islami Jatiya Oikya Front | |
2009 by-election | Abul Kalam Azad | Awami League | |
Jan 2014 by-election | Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury | Awami League |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2010s
[edit]Sheikh Hasina stood for two seats in the 2014 general election: Rangpur-6 and Gopalganj-3. After winning both, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other, triggering a by-election in Rangpur-6.[8] Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury of the Awami League was elected unopposed in January 2014 after no one else filed to contest the by-election scheduled for February 2014.[9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AL | Sheikh Hasina | 148,599 | 96.8 | ||
JP(E) | Nur Alam Mia | 4,959 | 3.2 | ||
Majority | 143,640 | 93.5 | |||
Turnout | 153,558 | 58.4 | |||
AL hold |
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]Sheikh Hasina stood for three seats in the 2008 general election: Bagerhat-1, Rangpur-6, and Gopalganj-3. After winning all three, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them.[11] Abul Kalam Azad of the Awami League was elected in an April 2009 by-election, defeating BNP candidate Nur Muhammad Mandal.[12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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AL | Sheikh Hasina | 170,542 | 80.0 | +35.4 | ||
BNP | Nur Mohammad Mondal | 38,672 | 18.1 | +15.1 | ||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Shahjahan Ali | 2,138 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
CPB | Kamruzzaman | 1,199 | 0.6 | +0.2 | ||
Gano Forum | Humayun Izaz Levin | 668 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
Majority | 131,870 | 61.8 | +54.5 | |||
Turnout | 213,219 | 90.0 | +8.9 | |||
AL gain from IJOF |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IJOF | Nur Mohammad Mondal | 90,730 | 51.9 | |||
AL | Sheikh Hasina | 77,991 | 44.6 | |||
BNP | Abdul Jalil Pradhan | 5,237 | 3.0 | |||
CPB | Kamruzzaman | 673 | 0.4 | |||
Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Abu Hossain Sarkar | 171 | 0.1 | |||
JSD | Md. Abu Alam Mia | 89 | 0.1 | |||
Majority | 12,739 | 7.3 | ||||
Turnout | 174,891 | 81.1 | ||||
IJOF gain from JP(E) |
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood from jail for five seats in the June 1996 general election:[16] Rangpur-2,[17] Rangpur-3,[18] Rangpur-5,[19] Rangpur-6, and Kurigram-3.[20] After winning all five, he chose to represent Rangpur-3 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. Nur Mohammad Mondal of the Jatiya Party (Ershad) was elected in a September 1996 by-election.[21]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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JP(E) | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | 60,665 | 52.0 | ||
AL | Md. Matiar Rahman | 37,661 | 32.3 | ||
BNP | Md. Matiur Rahman Chowdhury | 9,067 | 7.8 | ||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Abdus Salam Prodhan | 7,577 | 6.5 | ||
IOJ | Md. Golam Mastofa | 832 | 0.7 | ||
Zaker Party | Md. Azgar Ali | 573 | 0.5 | ||
Independent | Nur Mohammad Mondal | 117 | 0.1 | ||
Independent | Mosammat Merina Rahman | 77 | 0.1 | ||
Majority | 23,004 | 19.7 | |||
Turnout | 116,569 | 68.3 | |||
JP(E) hold |
Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood from jail for five seats in the 1991 general election:[16] Rangpur-1,[22] Rangpur-2,[17] Rangpur-3,[18] Rangpur-5,[19] and Rangpur-6. After winning all five, he chose to represent Rangpur-3 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them.[23] S. M. Hossain, of the Jatiya Party, was elected in a September 1991 by-election.[24]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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JP(E) | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | 35,260 | 38.4 | ||
AL | Md. Matiar Rahman | 34,935 | 38.1 | ||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Abdus Salam Prodhan | 10,095 | 11.0 | ||
Independent | Abdul Jalil Pradhan | 4,658 | 5.1 | ||
JSD | Md. Abdus Sobhan | 2,870 | 3.1 | ||
BNP | Nur Mohammad Mondal | 2,750 | 3.0 | ||
Zaker Party | Md. Azgar Ali | 1,198 | 1.3 | ||
Majority | 325 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 91,766 | 55.4 | |||
JP(E) hold |
References
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- ^ "Hasina quits Rangpur-6 for by-polls". The Bangladesh Chronicle. UNB. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ Zakaria, Mohammad (28 January 2014). "Gazette: Shirin Sharmin Rangpur-6 MP". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Rangpur-6". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "By-Elections for Bangladesh's Parliament Scheduled for March 30". VOA Bangla. 15 February 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Three go to AL". bdnews24.com. 2 April 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
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- ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ a b Ahmed, Helal Uddin (2012). "Ershad, Lt. General Hussein M". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ a b "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "List of 7th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 6 March 2018.
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- ^ Akhter, Muhammad Yeahia (2001). Electoral Corruption in Bangladesh. Ashgate. p. 243. ISBN 0-7546-1628-2.
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