Rangpur-5
{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}}
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| district = Rangpur District
| region_label = Division
| region = Rangpur Division
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| year = 1973
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Rangpur-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency is vacant.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Mithapukur 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 | Abid Ali | ||
| 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 (Ershad)}}" |
| 1988 | rowspan="2" | Jatiya Party | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" |
| Sep 1991 by-election | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| Sep 1996 by-election | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Islami Jatiya Oikya Front}}" |
| 2001 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 2008 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Independent politician}}" |
|2024 |
Elections
= Elections in the 2010s =
H. N. Ashequr Rahman 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: Rangpur-5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = H. N. Ashequr Rahman
|votes = 124,684
|percentage = 43.9
|change = +11.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = SM Fakhar-uz-Zaman
|votes = 100,348
|percentage = 35.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Shah Md. Hafizur Rahman
|votes = 56,053
|percentage = 19.8
|change = -2.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh
|candidate = Abdul Gani
|votes = 1,542
|percentage = 0.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Party of Bangladesh
|candidate = Md. Mominul Islam
|votes = 871
|percentage = 0.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Progressive Democratic Party (Bangladesh)
|candidate = Md. Rafiqul Islam Sarkar
|votes = 277
|percentage = 0.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 24,336
|percentage = 8.6
|change = -2.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 283,775
|percentage = 90.4
|change = +7.9
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Awami League
|loser = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2001: Rangpur-5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front
|candidate = Shah Md. Soliman Alam
|votes = 101,956
|percentage = 43.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = H. N. Ashequr Rahman
|votes = 75,608
|percentage = 32.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Abu Bakar Wahedi
|votes = 53,179
|percentage = 22.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Bangladesh
|candidate = Md. Shamsuzzaman
|votes = 1,255
|percentage = 0.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Manju)
|candidate = Mostafizur Rahman
|votes = 871
|percentage = 0.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Rustam Ali
|votes = 356
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Kamruzzaman
|votes = 255
|percentage = 0.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Nozmuch Sakib Pradhan
|votes = 228
|percentage = 0.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Tajul Kabir Chowdhury
|votes = 75
|percentage = 0.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Kamrul Hasan
|votes = 50
|percentage = 0.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 26,348
|percentage = 11.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 233,833
|percentage = 82.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front
|loser = Bangladesh Awami League
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1990s =
Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood from jail for five seats in the June 1996 general election: Rangpur-2, Rangpur-3, Rangpur-5, Rangpur-6, and Kurigram-3. After winning all five, he chose to represent Rangpur-3 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. H. N. Ashequr Rahman was elected in a September 1996 by-election.
{{Election box begin | title=General Election June 1996: Rangpur-5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = Hussain Muhammad Ershad
|votes = 87,387
|percentage = 51.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = H. N. Ashequr Rahman
|votes = 50,839
|percentage = 30.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Abu Mozaffar Ahmed
|votes = 24,531
|percentage = 14.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Md. Nurul Huda
|votes = 3,305
|percentage = 2.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Ganatantri Party
|candidate = Md. Samsuzzaman
|votes = 1,263
|percentage = 0.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Zaker Party
|candidate = Md. Taslim Prodhan
|votes = 1,020
|percentage = 0.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Mozammel Hossain
|votes = 337
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Freedom Party
|candidate = Md. Mojibur Rahman Sarkar
|votes = 326
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Golam Mohammad Kader
|votes = 310
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Nozmuch Sakib Pradhan
|votes = 242
|percentage = 0.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 36,548
|percentage = 21.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 169,570
|percentage = 74.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
}}
{{Election box end}}
Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood from jail for five seats in the 1991 general election: Rangpur-1, Rangpur-2, Rangpur-3, Rangpur-5, and Rangpur-6. After winning all five, he chose to represent Rangpur-3 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury, of the Jatiya Party, was elected in a September 1991 by-election.
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1991: Rangpur-5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = Hussain Muhammad Ershad
|votes = 71,132
|percentage = 50.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = H. N. Ashequr Rahman
|votes = 38,810
|percentage = 27.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Abu Bakar Wahedi
|votes = 25,425
|percentage = 18.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Md. Nurul Huda
|votes = 3,066
|percentage = 2.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Zaker Party
|candidate = Md. Taslim Prodhan
|votes = 2,000
|percentage = 1.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Bangladesh
|candidate = Md. Ahmmod Ali
|votes = 408
|percentage = 0.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Freedom Party
|candidate = Md. Mojibur Rahman Sarkar
|votes = 365
|percentage = 0.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Shahzahan Mondol
|votes = 351
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 32,322
|percentage = 22.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 141,557
|percentage = 61.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|loser =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
{{reflist|refs=
{{cite book |last=Ahmed |first=Helal Uddin |year=2012 |chapter=Ershad, Lt. General Hussein M |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Ershad,_Lt._General_Hussein_M |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh}}
{{cite book |last=Hossain |first=Abu Md. Delwar |year=2012 |chapter=Chowdhury, Mizanur Rahman |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Chowdhury,_Mizanur_Rahman |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh}}
}}
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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