Sylhet-6 Explained

Sylhet-6
Parl Name:Jatiya Sangsad
District:Sylhet District
Region Label:Division
Region:Sylhet Division
Electorate:393,115 (2018)
Year:1973
Members:Vacant (ad interim)

Sylhet-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. It was established in 1973. The previous member was Nurul Islam Nahid from Awami League. The constituency is vacant since August 6, 2024 following the dissolution of the parliament.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Beanibazar and Golapganj upazilas.

History

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

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1973M. A. G. OsmaniAwami League
1975 by-electionMuhammad Ashraf AliBAKSAL
1979Md. Enamul Haque ChowdhuryAwami League
Major Boundary Changes
1986Syed Makbul HossainIndependent
1988AKM Gouach UddinJatiya Party
1991Sharaf Uddin KhashruJatiya Party (Ershad)
Feb 1996Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Jun 1996Nurul Islam NahidAwami League
2001Syed Makbul HossainIndependent
2008Nurul Islam NahidAwami League
2014
2018

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Nurul Islam Nahid 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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