Barisal-5
Barisal-5
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
Barisal-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Zahid Faruk of the Awami League.
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| Barisal-5 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| District | Barisal District |
| Division | Barisal Division |
| Electorate | 397,514 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Party | Awami League |
| Member(s) | Zahid Faruk |
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The constituency encompasses Barisal City Corporation and Barisal Sadar Upazila.[2][3]
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
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Elections in the 2010s
Shawkat Hossain Hiron died in April 2014.[8] Jebunnesa Afroz, his widow, was elected in a June 2014 by-election.[9]
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Jebunnesa Afroz | 183,629 | 96.1 | +49.3 | |
| BNF | Saiful Islam Liton | 6,136 | 3.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 177,493 | 92.9 | +90.2 | ||
| Turnout | 191,028 | 55.8 | -24.1 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
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Shawkat Hossain Hiron, of the Awami League, was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[10]
Elections in the 2000s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Majibur Rahman Sarwar | 105,694 | 45.0 | -14.7 | |
| AL | Zahid Faruk | 99,393 | 42.3 | +13.5 | |
| IAB | Sayed Md. Faizul Karim | 27,156 | 11.6 | N/A | |
| Zaker Party | Mizanur Rahman Bachchu | 2,023 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| National People's Party | A.B.M. Masud Karim | 251 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Independent | Mahbub Uddin Ahmed | 225 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,301 | 2.7 | -28.1 | ||
| Turnout | 234,742 | 79.9 | +16.1 | ||
| BNP hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Majibur Rahman Sarwar | 108,412 | 59.7 | ||
| AL | Shawkat Hossain Hiron | 52,385 | 28.8 | ||
| IJOF | Sayed Md. Faizul Karim | 20,553 | 11.3 | ||
| JSD | S. M. Saifur Rahman | 244 | 0.1 | ||
| Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Shafiqul Islam Shah Alam | 143 | 0.1 | ||
| Majority | 56,027 | 30.8 | |||
| Turnout | 181,737 | 63.8 | |||
| BNP hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1990s
Nasim Biswas died in March 1998.[14] Majibur Rahman Sarwar, of the BNP, was elected in a mid-1998 by-election.[15][16]
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Nasim Biswas | 70,804 | 45.8 | ||
| AL | Mahabub Uddin Ahmed | 42,922 | 27.7 | ||
| JP(E) | Shawkat Hossain Hiron | 31,111 | 20.1 | ||
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Muazzaman Hossain Helel | 4,667 | 3.0 | ||
| IOJ | Syed Nashir Ahmed Kowsher | 4,647 | 3.0 | ||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Mostafizur Rahman | 330 | 0.2 | ||
| FP | A. Hannan Chowdhury | 131 | 0.1 | ||
| Independent | Md. Hannan Sherniabad | 69 | 0.0 | ||
| Independent | Md. A. Malek Mridha | 68 | 0.0 | ||
| Majority | 27,882 | 18.0 | |||
| Turnout | 154,749 | 73.7 | |||
| BNP hold | |||||
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In October 1991, Abdur Rahman Biswas became President of Bangladesh, vacating his parliamentary seat.[17] M. R. Sarwar was elected in a December 1991 by-election.[18]
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Abdur Rahman Biswas | 52,095 | 43.7 | |||
| AL | Mahabub Uddin Ahmed | 28,705 | 24.1 | |||
| JP(E) | M. Matiur Rahman | 22,864 | 19.2 | |||
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Abul Hasnat Md. Nurullah | 5,704 | 4.8 | |||
| IOJ | Rashid Ahmod Ferdous | 4,177 | 3.5 | |||
| WPB | Rashed Khan Menon | 1,712 | 1.4 | |||
| Zaker Party | Alauddin Miah | 1,544 | 1.3 | |||
| Bangladesh Janata Party | Md. Obaidul Islam | 1,383 | 1.2 | |||
| Independent | Md. Enaet Pir Khan | 336 | 0.3 | |||
| Independent | Tofael Ahmed | 165 | 0.1 | |||
| National Democratic Party | Shamsul Alam | 138 | 0.1 | |||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Sikder Md. Nizam | 131 | 0.1 | |||
| FP | Kazi Abdul Naim | 118 | 0.1 | |||
| Jatiya Jukta Front | F. A. Faisal | 87 | 0.1 | |||
| Independent | Khandakar M. A. Kasem | 35 | 0.0 | |||
| Majority | 23,390 | 19.6 | ||||
| Turnout | 119,194 | 47.9 | ||||
| BNP gain from JP(E) | ||||||
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