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Noakhali-5
Noakhali-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Obaidul Quader of the Awami League.
| Noakhali-5 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| District | Noakhali District |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| Electorate | 331,793 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Parliamentary Party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Member of Parliament | Obaidul Quader |
Boundaries edit
The constituency encompasses Companiganj and Kabirhat upazilas.[2]
History edit
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the 2018 general election, the Election Commission reduced the boundaries of the constituency by removing two union parishads of Noakhali Sadar Upazila: Ashwadia and Niazpur.[3][2][4]
Members of Parliament edit
Elections edit
Elections in the 2010s edit
Obaidul Quader was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[9]
Elections in the 2000s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Obaidul Quader | 112,575 | 50.1 | +23.9 | ||
| BNP | Moudud Ahmed | 111,204 | 49.5 | +1.2 | ||
| Independent | Enayet Ullah Siddiqui | 766 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 1,371 | 0.6 | -21.4 | |||
| Turnout | 224,545 | 85.8 | +20.5 | |||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Moudud Ahmed | 84,578 | 48.3 | +28.3 | ||
| AL | Obaidul Quader | 45,972 | 26.2 | -10.5 | ||
| Independent | Ekramul Karim Chowdhury | 42,048 | 24.0 | N/A | ||
| IJOF | A. N. M. Shahajahan | 1,932 | 1.1 | N/A | ||
| JSD | Abdur Razzak | 341 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Golap Mowla | 199 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Jatiya Party (M) | Bikash Chandra Sarkar | 106 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| BKA | Md. Mizanur Rahman Sahabuddin | 105 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 38,606 | 22.0 | +11.5 | |||
| Turnout | 175,281 | 65.3 | +1.5 | |||
| BNP gain from AL | ||||||
Elections in the 1990s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Obaidul Quader | 40,280 | 36.7 | +4.7 | ||
| JP(E) | Moudud Ahmed | 28,744 | 26.2 | -9.8 | ||
| BNP | A .S. M. Enamul Haque | 21,929 | 20.0 | +2.8 | ||
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Abu Naser Md. Abduj Zaher | 17,445 | 15.9 | +1.6 | ||
| Independent | A. N. M. Shahjahan | 560 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Anisul Haque | 312 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ||
| Gano Forum | Mohammad Hanif | 226 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Zaker Party | A. M. M. Anowar | 182 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 11,536 | 10.5 | +6.5 | |||
| Turnout | 109,678 | 63.8 | +28.5 | |||
| AL gain from JP(E) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(E) | Moudud Ahmed | 31,448 | 36.0 | |||
| AL | Obaidul Quader | 27,917 | 32.0 | |||
| BNP | Md. Zakir Hossain | 15,047 | 17.2 | |||
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Abu Naser Md. Abduj Zaher | 12,499 | 14.3 | |||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Khizir Hayat | 231 | 0.3 | |||
| Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) | S. M. Abul Kasem | 148 | 0.2 | |||
| Majority | 3,531 | 4.0 | ||||
| Turnout | 87,290 | 35.3 | ||||
| JP(E) gain from AL | ||||||
References edit
- ^ "Noakhali-5". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b "EC 'gerrymanders' 25 constituencies for pressure of ministers, MPs". Prothom Alo. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ a b (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ . Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b c . Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
External links edit
- "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.
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