Gaibandha-5

Gaibandha-5
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictGaibandha District
DivisionRangpur Division
Electorate385,261 (2026)
Current constituency
Created1984
PartyBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
MemberMd. Abdul Wares

Gaibandha-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2026 by Md. Abdul Wares of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.

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

ElectionMemberParty
1986 Fazle Rabbi Miah Jatiya Party
Feb 1996 Matiar Rahman Tuku Independent
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 Awami League
2026 Md. Abdul Wares Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

Elections

General Election 2026: Gaibandha-5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Jamaat Md. Abdul Wares 89,274 41.3 N/A
BNP Md. Farooq Alam Sarkar 73,483 34.0 N/A
Independent Nahiduzzaman Nishad 37,586 17.4
Independent AHM Golam Shaheed Ranju 8,706 4.0 N/A
JP(E) Shamim Haider Patwary 3,427 1.6
IAB Md. Azizul Islam 2,207 1.0 N/A
Independent Hasan Mehdi Bidyut 499 0.2 N/A
CPB Shri Nirmal 468 0.2 N/A
BSD (Marxist) Ms. Rahela Khatun 249 0.1 N/A
Majority 15,791 7.3 N/A
Turnout 215,899 56.0 N/A
Jamaat gain from AL

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

By-election: Gaibandha-5, 2023[citation needed]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Mahmud Hasan Ripon 78,276 60.39 N/A
JP(E) A. H. M. Golam Shahid Ranju 44,950 34.68 N/A
Independent Syed Md. Mahbubur Rahman 2,950 2.27 N/A
BDB Md. Jahangir Alam 1,796 1.38 N/A
Independent Nahiduzzaman Nishad 1,640 1.26 N/A
Margin of victory 33,326 25.71 N/A
Turnout 129,612 38.23 N/A
AL hold

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 2000s

General Election 2008: Gaibandha-5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Fazle Rabbi Miah 98,461 44.6 +4.3
JP(E) Rowshan Ershad 94,143 42.7 N/A
BNP Md. Hasan Ali 27,066 12.3 +6.9
BSD Md. Noushaduzzaman 486 0.2 N/A
BDB Md. Sahif Uddin Kazol 433 0.2 N/A
Bangladesh Kalyan Party Azharul Islam 105 0.0 N/A
Majority 4,318 2.0 −9.4
Turnout 220,694 88.6 +16.2
AL gain from IJOF
General Election 2001: Gaibandha-5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
IJOF Rowshan Ershad 93,432 51.7 N/A
AL Fazle Rabbi Miah 72,804 40.3 +10.1
BNP Rostam Ali Molla 9,797 5.4 −4.4
WPB Md. A. Rouf 1,226 0.7 N/A
Independent Md. Makhsedur Rahman 1,115 0.6 N/A
Independent Md. A. Taher 1,099 0.6 N/A
Independent Md. Nuran Nabi Pradhan 985 0.6 N/A
JSD Shah Md. Matiar Rahman 137 0.1 N/A
Jatiya Party (M) Maroof Akter 85 0.1 N/A
Majority 20,628 11.4 −9.9
Turnout 180,680 72.4 0.0
IJOF gain from JP(E)

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Gaibandha-5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP(E) Fazle Rabbi Miah 69,094 51.5 +11.7
AL Md. Habibur Rahman 40,478 30.2 +3.6
BNP Md. Matiur Rahman 13,188 9.8 −4.3
Jamaat Md. Salim Uddin Bepary 10,077 7.5 −8.0
Gano Forum Golzar Rahman 450 0.3 N/A
Independent Nakibuddin 327 0.2 N/A
Zaker Party Bazlur Rashid Prodhan 252 0.2 0.0
FP Md. Kamal Pasa Badsa 239 0.2 N/A
Majority 28,616 21.3 +8.1
Turnout 134,105 72.4 +19.7
JP(E) hold
General Election 1991: Gaibandha-5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP(E) Fazle Rabbi Miah 43,816 39.8
AL Md. Nurunnabi Pradhan 29,258 26.6
Jamaat Abdul Gafur 17,056 15.5
BNP Rostam Ali Molla 15,545 14.1
JSD (S) Belal Hossain Yusuf 2,256 2.1
BAKSAL Ataur Rahman 1,623 1.5
Zaker Party Lutfar Rahman 190 0.2
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Md. Abu Zafar Sarkar 172 0.2
WPB Aminul Islam Mia 108 0.1
Majority 14,558 13.2
Turnout 110,024 52.7
JP(E) hold

References

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