Sylhet-6

Sylhet-6
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictSylhet District
DivisionSylhet Division
Electorate509,093 (2026)
Current constituency
Created1973
PartyBangladesh Nationalist Party
MemberEmran Ahmed Chowdhury

Sylhet-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2026 by Emran Ahmed Chowdhury of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Beanibazar and Golapganj upazilas.

History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1973 M. A. G. Osmani Awami League
1975 by-election Muhammad Ashraf Ali Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League
1979 Md. Enamul Haque Chowdhury Awami League
Major Boundary Changes
1986 Syed Makbul Hossain Independent
1988 AKM Gouach Uddin Jatiya Party
1991 Sharaf Uddin Khashru Jatiya Party
Feb 1996 Sharaf Uddin Khashru Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Jun 1996 Nurul Islam Nahid Awami League
2001 Syed Makbul Hossain Independent
2008 Nurul Islam Nahid Awami League
2014 Nurul Islam Nahid Awami League
2018 Nurul Islam Nahid Awami League
2024 Nurul Islam Nahid Awami League
2026 Emran Ahmed Chowdhury Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General Election 2026: Sylhet-6
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Emran Ahmed Chowdhury 109,917 46.2 N/A
Jamaat Mohammad Selim Uddin 101,569 42.7 N/A
Independent Md. Fakhrul Islam 23,846 10.0 N/A
GOP Jahidur Rahman 1,386 0.6 N/A
JP(E) Mohammad Abdun Noor 1,170 0.5 N/A
Majority 8,348 3.5 N/A
Turnout 237,888 46.7 N/A
Registered electors 509,093
BNP gain from AL

Elections in the 2010s

Nurul Islam Nahid 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: Sylhet-6
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Nurul Islam Nahid 138,353 57.0 +18.9
Jamaat Habibur Rahman 51,794 21.3 N/A
Independent Syed Mokbul Hussain 48,974 20.2 N/A
JUI Shamsuddin 3,121 1.3 N/A
PDP Sorof Uddin Khosru 516 0.2 N/A
Majority 86,589 35.7 +32.0
Turnout 242,728 82.3 +13.7
AL gain from Independent
General Election 2001: Sylhet-6
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Syed Makbul Hossain 76,513 40.7 N/A
AL Nurul Islam Nahid 71,517 38.1 +2.6
IJOF Kunu Mia 27,478 14.6 N/A
Independent Md. Masud Khan 4,843 2.6 N/A
Independent Abu Bakar 2,032 1.1 N/A
Gano Forum Sheikh Akhtarul Islam 1,272 0.7 +0.3
Independent Salah Uddin 1,245 0.7 N/A
Independent Rafiqul Islam Khan 852 0.5 N/A
BNP Abdul Hasib 607 0.3 −20.7
Jatiya Party (M) M. Abdul Karim Akbari 550 0.3 N/A
JSD Lokman Ahmed 501 0.3 −0.1
Jatiyo Janata Party (Nurul Islam) Kazi Abdul Monim 289 0.2 0.0
Independent Mostafa Allama 85 0.0 N/A
Majority 4,996 2.7 −10.0
Turnout 187,784 68.6 +0.7
Independent gain from AL

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Sylhet-6
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Nurul Islam Nahid 53,965 35.5 N/A
JP(E) Md. Muzammil Ali 34,691 22.8 −8.2
BNP Syed Makbul Hossain 31,970 21.0 +12.7
Jamaat Habibur Rahman 14,163 9.3 −2.8
IOJ Mohammad Habibur Rahman 9,071 6.0 −10.2
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh Md. Nurul Islam 3,466 2.3 N/A
Sammilita Sangram Parishad Sheikh Abdul Muzib 2,460 1.6 N/A
Gano Forum Sheikh Akhtarul Islam 629 0.4 N/A
JSD Waysur Rahman Chowdhury 578 0.4 −2.3
Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali) Md. Habibur Rahman 439 0.3 N/A
Jatiya Janata Party (Nurul Islam) Salah Uddin 303 0.2 N/A
Zaker Party Sheikh Azharul Islam 200 0.1 N/A
Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Awami League (Mostafa Allama) Mostafa Allama 141 0.1 N/A
Majority 19,274 12.7 +8.1
Turnout 152,076 67.9 +19.6
AL gain from BNP
General Election 1991: Sylhet-6
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP(E) Sharaf Uddin Khashru 39,065 31.0
CPB Nurul Islam Nahid 33,332 26.5
IOJ Mohammad Habibur Rahman 20,367 16.2
Jamaat Fazlur Rahman 15,267 12.1
BNP Nazrul Islam Mayur 10,407 8.3
JSD Lokman Ahmed 3,416 2.7
Independent Md. Wahidur Rahman 1,942 1.5
Independent Sahab Uddin 1,110 0.9
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Saidur Rahman Khan Mahbtab 526 0.4
Independent Rafiqul Islam 301 0.2
JSD (S) Ataur Rahman Khan 100 0.1
Independent Syed Makbul Hossain 75 0.1
Majority 5,733 4.6
Turnout 125,908 48.3
JP(E) gain from

Notes

  1. ↑ The vote counts given by The Business Standard are incomplete.

References

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  5. ↑ Bhaumik, Kirit (10 May 1975). "Voters lose interest in polls in Bangladesh". The Times of India. p. 6.
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