Rajshahi-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2026 by Nazrul Islam Mondol of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Boundaries The constituency encompasses Durgapur and Puthia upazilas.
History The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberParty 1973 Sardar Mohammad Jahangir Awami League 1979 Mokhlechhar Rahman Chowdhury Bangladesh Nationalist PartyMajor Boundary Changes 1986 Nurun Nabi Chand Awami League1988Jatiya Party 1991 Azizur Rahman Bangladesh Nationalist Party Jun 1996 Md. Alauddin 1999 by-election Awami League2000 by-electionRaihanul Haque 2001 Kabir Hossain Bangladesh Nationalist Party 2008 Abdul Wadud Awami League 2018 Mansur Rahman 2024 Abdul Wadud2026Nazrul Islam MondolBangladesh Nationalist Party
Elections Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s Abdul Wadud Dara was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.
Elections in the 2000s
Md. Alauddin died in February 2000. Raihanul Haque was elected in a 2000 by-election
Elections in the 1990s In 1998, Sheikh Hasina made Md. Alauddin a state minister in her government. This led to his expulsion from the BNP, and to the Election Commission declaring his seat vacant on 11 October 1999 under Article 70 of the Constitution, which penalizes floor-crossing. This triggered a by-election in late 1999, which Alauddin won as an Awami League candidate.
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