Rajshahi-6
| Rajshahi-6 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
 | |
| District | Rajshahi District |
| Division | Rajshahi Division |
| Electorate | 304,298 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2008 |
| Party | Awami League |
| Member(s) | Shahriar Alam |
| Created from | Rajshahi-5 |
Rajshahi-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Shahriar Alam of the Awami League.
Boundaries[edit]
The constituency encompasses Bagha and Charghat Upazilas.[2][3]
History[edit]
The constituency was created from the former Rajshahi-5 constituency when, ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census.[4] The 2008 reapportionment transferred one seat from Sirajganj District to Rajshahi District.[5] The new seat took the name Rajshahi-3,[6] bumping up by one the suffix of the former constituency of that name and higher numbered constituencies in the district.
Members of Parliament[edit]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Atowar Rahman Talukder | Awami League | |
| 1979 | Mohammad Maqbool Hossain | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| Major Boundary Changes | |||
| 2008 | Shahriar Alam | Awami League | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2018 | |||
Elections[edit]
Elections in the 2010s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Shahriar Alam | 70,110 | 76.6 | +20.7 | |
| Independent | Md. Rahenul Haque Raihan | 21,463 | 23.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 48,647 | 53.1 | +40.9 | ||
| Turnout | 91,573 | 33.4 | -58.2 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
Elections in the 2000s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Shariar Alam | 126,807 | 55.9 | ||
| BNP | Azizur Rahman | 99,148 | 43.7 | ||
| BDB | Maskaol Ahoshan | 501 | 0.2 | ||
| JSD | Nurul Islam | 436 | 0.2 | ||
| Majority | 27,659 | 12.2 | |||
| Turnout | 226,892 | 91.6 | |||
| AL win (new seat) | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Rajshahi-6". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
- ^ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
- ^ Ali, Anwar (20 November 2008). "Minu's acquittal enlivens Rajshahi BNP". The Daily Star.
- ^ "Rajshahi-6". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
External links[edit]
 Jatiya Sangsad ("National Parliament") | |
| Rangpur Division (Seat:1– 33) | |
| Rajshahi Division (Seat:34– 72) | |
| Khulna Division (Seat:73– 108) | |
| Barisal Division (Seat:109– 129) | |
| Mymensingh Division (Seat:130– 167) | |
| Dhaka Division (Seat:168– 223) | |
| Sylhet Division (Seat:224– 242) | |
| Chittagong Division (Seat:243– 300) | |
| Defunct constituencies | |
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