Sylhet-5
Sylhet-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Husam Uddin Chowdhury Fultali of the Awami League.
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.
Members of Parliament
Elections
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder | 109,690 | 54.7 | +21.3 | ||
JP(E) | Farid Uddin Choudhury | 78,061 | 38.9 | N/A | ||
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh | Ubydullah Faruk | 8,946 | 4.5 | N/A | ||
Independent | Kutub Uddin Ahmed Sikder | 2,599 | 1.3 | +1.1 | ||
KSJL | Oliur Rahman | 829 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
Independent | Zobayer Ahmed Chowdhury | 331 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Majority | 31,629 | 15.8 | +0.1 | |||
Turnout | 200,456 | 82.1 | +16.1 | |||
AL gain from Jamaat-e-Islami |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jamaat-e-Islami | Farid Uddin Chowdhury | 77,750 | 49.1 | +25 | ||
AL | Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder | 52,885 | 33.4 | +8.2 | ||
IJOF | M. R. Haq | 23,538 | 14.9 | N/A | ||
Jatiya Party (M) | Nazma Akter Chowdhury | 3,389 | 2.1 | N/A | ||
Independent | Kutub Uddin Ahmed Sikder | 388 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Independent | M. A. Matin Chowdhury | 317 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Majority | 24,865 | 15.7 | +14.5 | |||
Turnout | 158,267 | 66.0 | +3.6 | |||
Jamaat-e-Islami gain from AL |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder | 29,483 | 25.2 | +3.5 | ||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Farid Uddin Chowdhury | 28,120 | 24.1 | +7.3 | ||
JP(E) | Md. Abdul Rakib | 15,054 | 12.9 | −1.8 | ||
Sammilita Sangram Parishad | Md. Habibur Rahman | 14,356 | 12.3 | N/A | ||
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh | Alim Uddin | 13,325 | 11.4 | N/A | ||
IOJ | Obaidul Haque | 10,425 | 8.9 | −20.1 | ||
BNP | M. A. Matin Chowdhury | 4,860 | 4.2 | −11.9 | ||
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | A. T. M. Abdul Mustaqim | 455 | 0.4 | −0.3 | ||
Zaker Party | Khaja Moin Uddin Ahmed | 364 | 0.3 | −0.3 | ||
Independent | Md. Mohiuddin Ahmed | 237 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Jatiya Janata Party (Nurul Islam) | Md. Atikur Rahman | 212 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Majority | 1,363 | 1.2 | −4.4 | |||
Turnout | 116,891 | 62.4 | +18.5 | |||
AL gain from BNP |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IOJ | Obaidul Haque | 26,267 | 29.0 | |||
AL | Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder | 19,682 | 21.7 | |||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Farid Uddin Chowdhury | 15,207 | 16.8 | |||
BNP | Harris Chowdhury | 14,596 | 16.1 | |||
JP(E) | M. A. Matin Chowdhury | 13,298 | 14.7 | |||
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | A. T. M. Abdul Muntakim | 632 | 0.7 | |||
Zaker Party | Md. Abdul Karim | 523 | 0.6 | |||
JSD | Md. Mohiuddin Ahmed | 388 | 0.4 | |||
Majority | 6,585 | 5.6 | ||||
Turnout | 90,593 | 43.9 | ||||
IOJ gain from JP(E) |