Gaibandha-5 Explained

Gaibandha-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, The constituency is vacant.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Fulchhari and Saghata upazilas.

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Rangpur constituency when the former Rangpur District was split into five districts: Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Kurigram, and Gaibandha.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1986	Fazle Rabbi Miah	Jatiya Party
	Feb 1996	Matiar Rahman Tuku	Independent[1]
	Jun 1996	Fazle Rabbi Miah	Jatiya Party
	2001	Rowshan Ershad	Islami Jatiya Oikya Front
	2008	Fazle Rabbi Miah	Awami League
	2023 by-election	Mahmud Hasan Ripon

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Fazle Rabbi Miah died in July 2022. Mahmud Hasan Ripon was elected in an January 2023 by-election.

Elections in the 2010s

Fazle Rabbi Miah was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.

Elections in the 1990s

External links

• Web site: People's Republic of Bangladesh . Psephos.

Notes and References

1. Web site: List of 6th Parliament Members . Bangladesh Parliament . bn . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180915084544/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp-bangla/6th%20Parliament%20.pdf . 15 September 2018 . 9 April 2020.