Narayanganj-5 Explained

Narayanganj-5
Parl Name:Jatiya Sangsad
District:Narayanganj District
Region Label:Division
Region:Dhaka Division
Electorate:445,616 (2018)
Year:1984
Members:Vacant
Party:None

Narayanganj-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 Bandar Upazila and the Narayanganj Thana portion of Narayanganj Sadar Upazila. Narayanganj Thana consists of Narayanganj Municipality, and Alirtek and Gognagar Union Parishads.

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Dhaka constituency when the former Dhaka District was split into six districts: Manikganj, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Gazipur, Narsingdi, and Narayanganj.

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.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1986Nasim OsmanAwami League
1988Jatiya Party (Ershad)
1991Abul KalamBangladesh Nationalist Party
February 1996
June 1996S. M. AkramAwami League
2001Abul KalamBangladesh Nationalist Party
2008Nasim OsmanJatiya Party (Ershad)
2014
2014 by-electionSalim Osman
2018
2024

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Nasim Osman died in April 2014. Salim Osman, his brother, was elected in a June by-election.

Nasim Osman 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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