Tangail-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2026 by Sultan Salauddin Tuku of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Boundaries The constituency encompasses Tangail Sadar Upazila.
Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.
History The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberParty 1973 Mirza Tofazzal Hossain Mukul Awami League 1979 Abdur Rahman Bangladesh Nationalist PartyMajor Boundary Changes 1986 Mir Majedur Rahman Jatiya Party 1988 Mahmudul Hasan Jatiya Party Feb 1996 Mahmudul Hasan Bangladesh Nationalist Party Jun 1996 Abdul Mannan Awami League 2001 Mahmudul Hasan Bangladesh Nationalist Party 2008 Abul Quasem Jatiya Party (Ershad) 2012 Mahmudul Hasan Bangladesh Nationalist Party 2014 Sanowar Hossain Awami League 2024 Sanowar Hossain Independent 2026 Sultan Salauddin Tuku Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
In December 2009, the High Court declared that Quasem's 2008 candidacy had been illegal and vacated the seat. The Election Commission declared Mahmudul Hasan, the runner up, elected. After the appeals process concluded, Hasan took office in August 2012.
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
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