Gazipur-5
Gazipur-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Meher Afroz Chumki of the Awami League.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Kaliganj Upazila, Gazipur City Corporation wards 40 through 42, and one union parishad of Gazipur Sadar Upazila: Baria.
History
The constituency was created when, 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 added a new seat to Gazipur District, increasing the number of constituencies in the district from four to five.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
2008 | Meher Afroz Chumki | Awami League | |
2024 | Akhtaruzzaman | Independent |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Meher Afroz Chumki 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Meher Afroz Chumki | 125,903 | 61.5 | N/A | |
BNP | AKM Fazlul Haque Milon | 74,899 | 36.6 | N/A | |
Zaker Party | ANM Moniruzzaman | 1,713 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Independent | Md. Monir Hossain | 1,229 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Independent | Richard R. Fraser | 464 | 0.2 | N/A | |
KSJL | Md. Atiqur Rahman Bhuiyan | 137 | 0.1 | N/A | |
BJP | Sarwar Khan | 105 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Ganatantri Party | Aziz Ul Haque Kanchon | 104 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Gano Forum | Amin Ahmad Afsary | 92 | 0.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 51,004 | 24.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 204,646 | 89.1 | N/A | ||
AL win (new seat) |