Barisal-6
{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}}
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|district = Barisal District
|region_label = Division
|region = Barisal Division
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|year = 1973
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| module = {{align|left|← 123 Barisal-5}}{{align|right|125 Jhalokati-1 →}}
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Barisal-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Bakerganj Upazila.
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 1973 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
| 1979 | BNP | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" |
| 1986 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
| 1991 | rowspan="3" | BNP | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
| 1995 by-election | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
| 2001 | BNP | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" |
| 2008 | rowspan="2" | Jatiya Party | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" |
| 2014 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 2024 |
Elections
= Elections in the 2010s =
Nasreen Jahan Ratna, of the Jatiya Party (Ershad), was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.
= Elections in the 2000s =
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2008: Barisal-6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader
|votes = 89,237
|percentage = 58.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Abul Hossain Khan
|votes = 54,005
|percentage = 35.7
|change = -4.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh
|candidate = Rafikul Islam
|votes = 7,505
|percentage = 5.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Humayun Kabir Mollah
|votes = 286
|percentage = 0.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Tarikat Federation
|candidate = AHM Saiful Islam Saifee
|votes = 278
|percentage = 0.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh
|candidate = Md. Abdur Rashid Khan
|votes = 172
|percentage = 0.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 35,232
|percentage = 23.3
|change = -13.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 151,483
|percentage = 82.6
|change = +22.5
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2001: Barisal-6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Abul Hossain Khan
|votes = 54,318
|percentage = 40.1
|change = +6.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Syed Masud Reza
|votes = 41,171
|percentage = 30.4
|change = -11.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front
|candidate = ABM Ruhul Amin Hawlader
|votes = 20,120
|percentage = 14.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Samsul Alam Chunnu
|votes = 19,664
|percentage = 14.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Bangladesh Progressive Party
|candidate = Pushpan Nahar
|votes = 132
|percentage = 0.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Manju)
|candidate = Shamsul Alam Salim
|votes = 51
|percentage = 0.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 13,147
|percentage = 9.7
|change = +1.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 135,456
|percentage = 60.1
|change = -8.1
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|loser = Bangladesh Awami League
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1990s =
{{Election box begin | title=General Election June 1996: Barisal-6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Syed Masud Reza
|votes = 41,864
|percentage = 41.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Md. Abdur Rashid Khan
|votes = 34,038
|percentage = 33.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = ABM Ruhul Amin Hawlader
|votes = 15,661
|percentage = 15.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Islami Oikya Jote
|candidate = Abdul Matin Miah
|votes = 6,341
|percentage = 6.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Md. Mahmudunnabi Talukdar
|votes = 2,010
|percentage = 2.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal
|candidate = Md. Mohsin Hawladar
|votes = 278
|percentage = 0.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Islamic Sashantantrik Andolan
|candidate = Barek Mian
|votes = 233
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Siddque Ahmed Noman
|votes = 94
|percentage = 0.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,826
|percentage = 7.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 100,519
|percentage = 68.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Awami League
|loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
Md. Abdur Rashid Khan of the BNP was elected in a January 1995 by-election.
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1991: Barisal-6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Md. Yunus Khan
|votes = 42,361
|percentage = 40.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = NAP (Muzaffar)
|candidate = Majibur Rahman Talukder
|votes = 27,189
|percentage = 26.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader
|votes = 19,486
|percentage = 18.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Islami Oikya Jote
|candidate = Abdul Matin Miah
|votes = 6,898
|percentage = 6.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Moazzem Hossain Chowdhury
|votes = 2,879
|percentage = 2.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Md. Abul Kalam Azad
|votes = 2,215
|percentage = 2.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal
|candidate = Abul Hossain Khan
|votes = 1,218
|percentage = 1.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Mohiuddin Ahmed
|votes = 625
|percentage = 0.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Zaker Party
|candidate = Md. Alhaz Shamsul Haq
|votes = 592
|percentage = 0.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League
|candidate = Shahidul Islam Khan
|votes = 375
|percentage = 0.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 15,172
|percentage = 14.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 103,838
|percentage = 45.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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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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