Rajshahi-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Abu Sayeed Chand is the incumbent MP representing the constituency since February 2026.
| Rajshahi-6 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
 | |
| District | Rajshahi District |
| Division | Rajshahi Division |
| Electorate | 357,054 (2026) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 (Original) 2008 (Redistricted) |
| Parliamentary Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Member of Parliament | Abu Sayeed Chand |
Boundaries
editHistory
editThe constituency was created from the former Rajshahi-5 constituency when, ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census.[3] The 2008 reapportionment transferred one seat from Sirajganj District to Rajshahi District.[4] The new seat took the name Rajshahi-3,[5] bumping up by one the suffix of the former constituency of that name and higher numbered constituencies in the district.
Members of Parliament
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Atowar Rahman Talukder | Bangladesh Awami League | |
| 1979 | Mohammad Maqbool Hossain | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| Major Boundary Changes | |||
| 2008 | Shahriar Alam | Bangladesh Awami League | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 2024 | |||
| 2026 | Abu Sayeed Chand | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
Elections
editElections in the 2020s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Abu Sayeed Chand | 147,672 | 59.0 | +15.3 | ||
| Jamaat | Md. Nazmul Haque | 92,965 | 37.2 | +37.2 | ||
| Majority | 54,707 | 21.8 | −31.3 | |||
| Turnout | 250,152 | 70.1 | +36.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 357,054 | |||||
| BNP gain from AL | ||||||
Elections in the 2010s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Shahriar Alam | 70,110 | 76.6 | +20.7 | |
| Independent | Md. Rahenul Haque Raihan | 21,463 | 23.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 48,647 | 53.1 | +40.9 | ||
| Turnout | 91,573 | 33.4 | −58.2 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
Elections in the 2000s
editReferences
edit- 1 2 "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ↑ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
- ↑ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
- ↑ Ali, Anwar (20 November 2008). "Minu's acquittal enlivens Rajshahi BNP". The Daily Star.
- ↑ "VoteDB candidates". VoteBD.
- ↑ "Rajshahi-6". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ↑ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ↑ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
External links
edit- "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.
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