Kishoreganj-6 Explained

Kishoreganj-6
Parl Name:Jatiya Sangsad
District:Kishoreganj District
Region Label:Division
Region:Dhaka Division
Electorate:332,651 (2018)
Year:1984

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

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Bhairab and Kuliarchar upazilas.

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Mymensingh constituency when the former Mymensingh District was split into four districts: Mymensingh, Sherpur, Netrokona, and Kishoreganj.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1986AKM KhalequzzamanMuslim League
1988Khandakar Mofizur RahmanCombined Opposition Party
1991Aamir Uddin AhmodBNP
1996Mujibur Rahman Monju
2008Zillur RahmanAwami League
2009 by-electionNazmul Hassan Papon

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Nazmul Hassan Papon 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

In February 2009, Zillur Rahman became President of Bangladesh, vacating his parliamentary seat. Nazmul Hassan Papon, his son, was elected in the resulting March by-election.

Elections in the 1990s

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