Kishoreganj-5 Explained

Kishoreganj-5
Parl Name:Jatiya Sangsad
District:Kishoreganj District
Region Label:Division
Region:Dhaka Division
Electorate:278,708 (2018)
Year:1984

Kishoreganj-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Afzal Hossain of the Awami League.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Bajitpur and Nikli upazilas.

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.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1986Mohammad Abdul HamidAwami League
1988Abdul Latif BhuiyanJatiya Party
1991Mohammad Abdul HamidAwami League
Feb 1996Imdadul HaqueBNP
Jun 1996Mohammad Abdul HamidAwami League
2008Afzal Hossain

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

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

Elections in the 1990s

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