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Tangail-6
Tangail-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Ahasanul Islam Titu of the Awami League.
| Tangail-6 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| District | Tangail District |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| Electorate | 390,446 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Party | Awami League |
| Member(s) | Ahasanul Islam Titu |
Boundaries edit
The constituency encompasses Delduar and Nagarpur upazilas.[2][3]
History edit
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census.[4] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.[5]
Members of Parliament edit
Elections edit
Elections in the 2010s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Khondokar Abdul Baten | 66,292 | 81.9 | +50.2 | ||
| Independent | Kazi ATM Anisur Rahman Bulbul | 14,621 | 18.1 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 51,671 | 63.9 | +46.6 | |||
| Turnout | 80,913 | 23.3 | +6.0 | |||
| AL gain from Independent | ||||||
Elections in the 2000s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Khondokar Abdul Baten | 134,297 | 49.0 | N/A | ||
| AL | Ahasanul Islam Titu | 86,799 | 31.7 | -9.5 | ||
| BNP | Gautam Chakroborty | 45,598 | 16.7 | -26.0 | ||
| IAB | Md. Akhinur Mia | 3,822 | 1.4 | N/A | ||
| KSJL | Anwarul Islam Roton | 1,731 | 0.6 | -0.5 | ||
| BDB | Monjur Rashed | 870 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
| Gano Forum | Mohammad Motasim Billah | 714 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 47,498 | 17.3 | +15.8 | |||
| Turnout | 273,831 | 87.4 | +16.4 | |||
| Independent gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Gautam Chakroborty | 55,173 | 42.7 | +5.0 | |
| AL | Khondokar Abdul Baten | 53,295 | 41.2 | +5.6 | |
| Independent | Golam Mohammad Khan | 16,462 | 12.7 | N/A | |
| IJOF | Md. Emdad Hossain | 2,418 | 1.9 | N/A | |
| KSJL | Arif Khan Yusuf Zye | 1,399 | 1.1 | N/A | |
| CPB | Md. Abdur Rouf | 309 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Independent | Md. Masudur Rahman | 154 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Jatiya Janata Party (Nurul Islam) | Md. Golam Mostafa | 66 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
| Jatiya Party (M) | Md. A. B. M. Borhan Uddin | 54 | 0.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,878 | 1.5 | -0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 129,330 | 71.0 | +1.0 | ||
| BNP hold | |||||
Elections in the 1990s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Gautam Chakroborty | 34,279 | 37.7 | -1.1 | |
| AL | Khondokar Abdul Baten | 32,329 | 35.6 | +14.4 | |
| JP(E) | Noor Muhammad Khan | 22,138 | 24.4 | +23.6 | |
| Jamaat-e-Islami | A. K. M. Abdul Hamid | 1,676 | 1.8 | N/A | |
| Zaker Party | Aminur Rahman | 195 | 0.2 | -2.1 | |
| Independent | Md. Saiful Alam Khan | 170 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Jatiya Janata Party (Nurul Islam) | Md. Golam Mostofa | 140 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,950 | 2.1 | -15.5 | ||
| Turnout | 90,927 | 70.0 | +19.7 | ||
| BNP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Khandaker Abu Taher | 32,845 | 38.8 | |||
| AL | Abdul Mannan | 17,936 | 21.2 | |||
| Independent | Kh. Enamul Kabir Shahid | 14,079 | 16.6 | |||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Khondokar Abdul Baten | 11,694 | 13.8 | |||
| Independent | Md. Faizul Wara | 2,234 | 2.6 | |||
| Zaker Party | Aminur Rahman | 1,951 | 2.3 | |||
| Jatiya Oikkya Front | Ali Akbar | 1,809 | 2.1 | |||
| CPB | Md. Daudul Islam | 1,227 | 1.5 | |||
| JP(E) | Md. Wadur Rahman Khan | 703 | 0.8 | |||
| Independent | Mir A. Shahjahan | 104 | 0.1 | |||
| Majority | 14,909 | 17.6 | ||||
| Turnout | 84,582 | 50.3 | ||||
| BNP gain from JP(E) | ||||||
References edit
- ^ a b "Tangail-6". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
- ^ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Tangail-6". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "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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