Jessore-6
{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}}
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| parl_name = Jatiya Sangsad
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| district = Jessore District
| region_label = Division
| region = Khulna Division
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| year = 1973
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| module = {{align|left|← 89 Jessore-5}}{{align|right|91 Magura-1 →}}
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Jessore-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 The constituency is vacant.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Keshabpur Upazila.
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.
Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it included Abhaynagar Upazila and one union parishad of Manirampur Upazila: Manoharpur.
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 | ||
| colspan="4" |Major Boundary Changes | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 1986 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party}}" |
| 1988 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami}}" |
| 1991 | rowspan="2" | Md. Shakhawat Hossain | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
|BNP | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| Jun 1996 | rowspan="4" | Awami League{{Cite web|title=Shahdara Mannan wins Bogura-1 by-election|url=https://risingbd.com/english/Shahdara-Mannan-wins-Bogura-1-by-election/72438|access-date=2020-07-15|website=Risingbd.com}} | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 2008 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 2014 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
|2020 by-election | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|2024 |Independent{{cite web |title=যশোর-৬, আসন নং: ৯০ |url=https://election.somoynews.tv/seat/90 |accessdate=2 February 2024 |publisher=somoynews.tv |language=bn}} |
Elections
= Elections in the 2010s =
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2014: Jessore-6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Ismat Ara Sadek
|votes = 55,270
|percentage = 97.7
|change = +40.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Front
|candidate = Prashanta Biswas
|votes = 1,328
|percentage = 2.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 53,942
|percentage = 95.3
|change = +79.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 56,598
|percentage = 32.5
|change = -58.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Awami League
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 2000s =
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2008: Jessore-6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = S. K. Abdul Wahab
|votes = 166,994
|percentage = 57.6
|change = +12.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Md. Abul Hossain Azad
|votes = 122,267
|percentage = 42.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Progressive Democratic Party (Bangladesh)
|candidate = Quazi Shafiqul Islam
|votes = 495
|percentage = 0.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 44,727
|percentage = 15.4
|change = +15.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 289,756
|percentage = 91.0
|change = +1.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Awami League
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2001: Jessore-6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = ASHK Sadek
|votes = 57,456
|percentage = 45.0
|change = +10.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Sakhawat Hossain
|votes = 57,292
|percentage = 44.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Gazi Enamul Haq
|votes = 10,790
|percentage = 8.5
|change = -7.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front
|candidate = G. M. Ershad
|votes = 1,671
|percentage = 1.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Workers Party of Bangladesh
|candidate = Abu Bakar Siddiqi
|votes = 169
|percentage = 0.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Abdul Halim
|votes = 164
|percentage = 0.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Furkan Ahmad
|votes = 135
|percentage = 0.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 164
|percentage = 0.1
|change = -4.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 127,677
|percentage = 90.0
|change = +4.9
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Awami League
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1990s =
{{Election box begin | title=General Election June 1996: Jessore-6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = ASHK Sadek
|votes = 35,293
|percentage = 35.0
|change = -1.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Md. Shakhawat Hossain
|votes = 30,609
|percentage = 30.4
|change = +19.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = G. M. Ershad
|votes = 18,180
|percentage = 18.1
|change = +16.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Md. Moktar Ali
|votes = 16,390
|percentage = 16.3
|change = -31.0
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Zaker Party
|candidate = Md. Jahangir Kabir
|votes = 248
|percentage = 0.3
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4.684
|percentage = 4.7
|change = -5.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 100,720
|percentage = 85.1
|change = +10.6
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Awami League
|loser = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1991: Jessore-6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Md. Shakhawat Hossain
|votes = 39,119
|percentage = 47.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = A. Halim
|votes = 30,418
|percentage = 36.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Shamsul Arefin Khan
|votes = 8,977
|percentage = 10.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Deen Mohammad
|votes = 2,934
|percentage = 3.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = Abdul Kader Munshi
|votes = 1,001
|percentage = 1.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Zaker Party
|candidate = Md. Golam Mostafa
|votes = 152
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD
|candidate = A. Latif Morol
|votes = 78
|percentage = 0.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,701
|percentage = 10.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 82,679
|percentage = 74.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|loser =
}}
{{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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