Jessore-5 Explained

Jessore-5
Parl Name:Jatiya Sangsad
District:Jessore District
Region Label:Division
Region:Khulna Division
Electorate:319,084 (2018)
Year:1973
Members:vacant

Jessore-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 Manirampur 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 expanded the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it excluded one union parishad of Manirampur Upazila: Mancharpur.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1973Tabibar Rahman SarderAwami League
1979Muhammad Ali TariqBangladesh Nationalist Party
Major Boundary Changes
1986Muhammad WakkasJatiya Party
1991Khan Tipu SultanAwami League
Feb 1996Afsar Ahmad SiddiquiBangladesh Nationalist Party
Jun 1996Khan Tipu SultanAwami League
2001Muhammad WakkasBangladesh Nationalist Party
2008Khan Tipu SultanAwami League
2014Swapan BhattacharjeeIndependent
2018Swapan BhattacharjeeAwami League

Elections

Elections in the 1990s

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