Kishoreganj-6

Kishoreganj-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant.

Kishoreganj-6
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Kishoreganj District
Division	Dhaka Division
Electorate	332,651 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1984
← 166 Kishoreganj-5 168 Manikganj-1 →

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Bhairab and Kuliarchar upazilas.^[2][3]

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Mymensingh constituency when the former Mymensingh District was split into four districts: Mymensingh, Sherpur, Netrokona, and Kishoreganj.^[4]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1986	AKM Khalequzzaman	Muslim League[5]
	1988	Khandakar Mofizur Rahman	Combined Opposition Party[6]
	1991	Aamir Uddin Ahmod	BNP
	1996	Mujibur Rahman Monju
	2008	Zillur Rahman	Awami League
	2009 by-election	Nazmul Hassan Papon

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Nazmul Hassan Papon was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.^[7]

Elections in the 2000s

In February 2009, Zillur Rahman became President of Bangladesh, vacating his parliamentary seat.^[8] Nazmul Hassan Papon, his son, was elected in the resulting March by-election.^[9]

Kishoreganj-6 by-election, 2009^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Nazmul Hassan Papon	106,137	60.8	−0.9
	BNP	Shariful Alam	68,327	39.2	+0.9
Majority			37.810	21.7	−1.7
Turnout			174,464	68.1	−23.4
	AL hold

General Election 2008: Kishoreganj-6^[2][11][12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Zillur Rahman	144,587	61.7	+14.8
	BNP	Shariful Alam	89,837	38.3	−13.4
Majority			54,750	23.4	+18.5
Turnout			234,424	91.5	+12.2
	AL gain from BNP

General Election 2001: Kishoreganj-6^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Mujibur Rahman Monju	83,698	51.7	+13.6
	AL	Zillur Rahman	75,818	46.9	+11.2
	IJOF	Md. Ashraf Ali	1,284	0.8	N/A
	Independent	Nasrin Monem Khan	540	0.3	N/A
	KSJL	Md. Fazlur Rahman	247	0.2	N/A
	WPB	Md. Nazrul Islam	127	0.1	N/A
	Independent	Md. Monirul Alam	106	0.1	−0.2
Majority			7,880	4.9	+2.5
Turnout			161,820	79.3	+2.6
	BNP hold

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Kishoreganj-6^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Mujibur Rahman Monju	47,176	38.1	−6.4
	AL	Md. Ataul Haque	44,261	35.7	+12.9
	JP(E)	Nurul Islam	24,292	19.6	+16.7
	Jamaat-e-Islami	Md. Ramjan Ali	5,274	4.3	N/A
	Hak Kathar Mancha	Syed Sirajul Huda	1,340	1.1	N/A
	Zaker Party	Md. Mohibur Rahman	405	0.3	−0.8
	Independent	Md. Monirul Alam	370	0.3	N/A
	Gano Forum	Nrependra Chandra Ghose	295	0.2	N/A
	Democratic Republican Party	Nurul Alam Makhon	247	0.2	N/A
	Bangladesh People's Party	Md. Wahiduzzaman	191	0.2	N/A
Majority			2,915	2.4	−19.3
Turnout			123,851	76.7	+18.6
	BNP hold

General Election 1991: Kishoreganj-6^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Amir Uddin Ahmed	46,586	44.5
	AL	A. Latif	23,858	22.8
	Bangladesh Muslim League (Aian Uddin)	AKM Khalequzzaman	11,953	11.4
	Bangladesh Samyabadi Dal (Marxist-Leninist)	Yakub Ali	6,847	6.5
	Independent	Abu Sayeed Imam	3,947	3.8
	JP(E)	Zahir Uddin Ahmed	3,043	2.9
	Independent	Khondakar Mofizur Rahman	2,384	2.3
	Independent	Zamal Uddin Vuiyan	1,347	1.3
	Zaker Party	Abul Hashem Vuiyan	1,203	1.1
	Independent	Sk. Mujibar Rahman	986	0.9
	CPB	Nurul Islam	984	0.9
	Independent	Md. Manjur Ahmed	903	0.9
	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD	Shukhel Ahmed Farid	405	0.4
	Independent	Md. A. Rahman Borhan	274	0.3
Majority			22,728	21.7
Turnout			104,720	58.1
	BNP gain from

References

1. "Kishoreganj-6". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
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3. "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
4. "District Statistics 2011: Mymensingh" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
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6. "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
7. Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
8. "By-Elections for Bangladesh's Parliament Scheduled for March 30". VOA. 15 February 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
9. "7 new MPs sworn in". The Daily Star. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
10. পরিসংখ্যান প্রতিবেদন ৯ম জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচন [Statistics Report 9th Parliament Election] (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). p. 324.
11. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
12. "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
13. "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

External links

• "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.

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