Khulna-5 Explained

Khulna-5
Parl Name:	Jatiya Sangsad
District:	Khulna District
Region Label:	Division
Region:	Khulna Division
Electorate:	344,470 (2018)
Year:	1973

Khulna-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, The constituency remains vacant.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Dumuria and Phultala upazilas, Khan Jahan Ali Thana, Gilatala Cantonment, and Atra Gilatala Union.

History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1973	Kuber Chandra Biswas	Awami League
	1979	Prafulla Kumar Shil
Major Boundary Changes
	1986	HMA Gaffar	Jatiya Party
	1991	Salhuddin Yusuf	Awami League
	Feb 1996	Gazi Abdul Haq	BNP^[1]
	Jun 1996	Salhuddin Yusuf	Awami League
	2000 by-election	Narayan Chandra Chanda
	2001	Mia Golam Parwar	Jamaat-e-Islami
	2008	Narayan Chandra Chanda	Awami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Narayan Chandra Chanda was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.

Elections in the 2000s

Salah Uddin Yusuf died in 2000. Narayan Chandra Chandu was elected in a December 2000 by-election.

Elections in the 1990s

External links

• Web site: People's Republic of Bangladesh . Psephos.

Notes and References

1. Web site: List of 6th Parliament Members. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180915084544/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp-bangla/6th%20Parliament%20.pdf. 15 September 2018. 9 April 2020. Jatiya Sangsad.