Tangail-5 Explained

Tangail-5
Parl Name:Jatiya Sangsad
District:Tangail District
Region Label:Division
Region:Dhaka Division
Electorate:380,338 (2018)
Year:1973

Tangail-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Sanowar Hossain of the Awami League.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Tangail Sadar Upazila.

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.

History

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

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1973Mirza Tofazzal Hossain MukulAwami League
1979Abdur RahmanBNP
Major Boundary Changes
1986Mir Majedur RahmanJatiya Party
1988Mahmudul Hasan
Feb 1996BNP
Jun 1996Abdul MannanAwami League
2001Mahmudul HasanBNP
2008Abul QuasemJatiya Party
2012Mahmudul HasanBNP
2014Sanowar HossainAwami League
2024Independent

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

In December 2009, the High Court declared that Quasem's 2008 candidacy had been illegal and vacated the seat. The Election Commission declared Mahmudul Hasan, the runner up, elected. After the appeals process concluded, Hasan took office in August 2012.

Elections in the 1990s

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