Pabna-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Golam Faruk Khandakar Prince of the Awami League.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Pabna Sadar Upazila.[2][3]

History

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

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1973 Abdul Momin Talukder Awami League[4]
1979 M. A. Matin Muslim League[5]
Major Boundary Changes
1986 Rafiqul Islam Bakul Awami League[6]
1988 Md. Iqbal Independent[7]
1991 Abdus Sobhan Jamaat-e-Islami
1996 Rafiqul Islam Bakul BNP
2000 by-election Mazhar Ali Qadri Awami League[8][9]
2001 Abdus Sobhan Jamaat-e-Islami
2008 Golam Faruk Khandakar Prince Awami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Golam Faruk Khandakar Prince was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[10]

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Pabna-5[2][11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Golam Faruk Khandakar Prince 161,413 52.9 +11.8
JI Abdus Sobhan 141,663 46.4 −10.4
IAB Arif Billah 1,947 0.6 N/A
Majority 19,750 6.5 −9.1
Turnout 305,023 87.7 +12.9
AL gain from JI
General Election 2001: Pabna-5[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JI Abdus Sobhan 142,884 56.8 +37.2
AL Md. Wazi Uddin Khan 103,499 41.1 +4.8
IJOF Md. Azizur Rahman Arzu 4,175 1.7 N/A
Independent Ashraful Alam Chowdhury 448 0.2 N/A
Gano Forum Ranesh Moitra 396 0.2 N/A
BKSMA (Sadeq) Md. Akkas Ali Khan 264 0.1 N/A
Majority 39,385 15.6 +10.8
Turnout 251,666 74.8 −3.1
JI gain from BNP

Elections in the 1990s

Rafiqul Islam Bakul died in November 2000. Mazhar Ali Qadri of the Awami League was elected in a by-election.

General Election June 1996: Pabna-5[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Rafiqul Islam Bakul 78,165 41.1 N/A
AL A. K. Khandker 69,119 36.3 +5.9
JI Abdus Sobhan 37,336 19.6 −27.7
JP(E) Md. Iqbal 4,377 2.3 +1.5
Zaker Party Taslim Hasan Suman 659 0.3 +0.1
NAP (Bhashani) Amzad Hossain 423 0.2 N/A
FP Md. Aminul Islam Talukdar 85 0.0 −0.1
Majority 9,046 4.8 −12.1
Turnout 190,164 77.9 +18.1
BNP gain from JI
General Election 1991: Pabna-5[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JI Abdus Sobhan 75,586 47.3
AL Rafiqul Islam Bakul 48,559 30.4
BNP Abul Hasnat 23,734 14.9
UCL Md. Aminul Haq 9,073 5.7
JP(E) Md. Shawkat Ali 1,280 0.8
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Md. Shahjahan Bishwas 557 0.3
Zaker Party Taslim Hasan Suman 351 0.2
Bangladesh Muslim League (Yusuf) Md. Abdul Kuddus 305 0.2
FP Md. Hasan Ali 168 0.1
Dhumpan O MAdokdrobba Nibaronkari Manabsheba Schansta Md. Sheikh Abdul Aziz 138 0.1
Majority 27,027 16.9
Turnout 159,751 59.8
JI gain from JP(E)

References

  1. ^ "Pabna-5". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  4. ^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  5. ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. ^ আ’লীগে প্রার্থী ৮, বিএনপি ও জামায়াতের মধ্যে কাড়াকাড়ি. Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  9. ^ প্রিন্স ভোটের মাঠে, শিমুল জেলে. Jaijaidin (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  10. ^ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  11. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  13. ^ a b c "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

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