Sylhet-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2026 by Mufti Abul Hasan of the Khelafat Majlis.
Boundaries The constituency encompasses Kanaighat and Zakiganj upazilas.
History The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Current Representation (source link)
In the most recent 2026 Bangladeshi general election held in February, the seat was won by Abul Hasan, a candidate representing the Khelafat Majlis.
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberParty 1973 A. Zahur Miah Independent 1979 Abul Hasnat Md. Abdul Hai Jatiya Party (Ershad)Major Boundary Changes 1986 Mahmudur Rahman Majumdar Jatiya Party (Ershad) 1988 1991 Obaidul Haque Islami Oikya Jote Feb 1996 Abdul Kahir Chowdhury Bangladesh Nationalist Party Jun 1996 Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder Awami League 2001 Farid Uddin Chowdhury Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami 2008 Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder Awami League 2014 Salim Uddin Jatiya Party (Ershad) 2018 Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder Awami League2024Husam Uddin ChowdhuryIndependent 2026 Mufti Abul Hasan Khelafat Majlis
Elections Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s Salim Uddin was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
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