Rajshahi-6

Rajshahi-6
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictRajshahi District
DivisionRajshahi Division
Electorate357,054 (2026)
Current constituency
Created1973 (Original)
2008 (Redistricted)
Parliamentary PartyBangladesh Nationalist Party
Member of ParliamentAbu Sayeed Chand

Rajshahi-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Abu Sayeed Chand is the incumbent MP representing the constituency since February 2026.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Bagha and Charghat upazilas, integrating the remaining areas under a single administrative and electoral boundary.[1][2]

History

The constituency was created from the former Rajshahi-5 constituency when, ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census.[3] The 2008 reapportionment transferred one seat from Sirajganj District to Rajshahi District.[4] The new seat took the name Rajshahi-3,[5] bumping up by one the suffix of the former constituency of that name and higher numbered constituencies in the district.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1973 Atowar Rahman Talukder Bangladesh Awami League
1979 Mohammad Maqbool Hossain Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Major Boundary Changes
2008 Shahriar Alam Bangladesh Awami League
2014
2018
2024
2026 Abu Sayeed Chand Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2026: Rajshahi-6[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Abu Sayeed Chand 147,672 59.0 +15.3
Jamaat Md. Nazmul Haque 92,965 37.2 +37.2
Majority 54,707 21.8 −31.3
Turnout 250,152 70.1 +36.7
Registered electors 357,054
BNP gain from AL

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Rajshahi-6[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Shahriar Alam 70,110 76.6 +20.7
Independent Md. Rahenul Haque Raihan 21,463 23.4 N/A
Majority 48,647 53.1 +40.9
Turnout 91,573 33.4 −58.2
AL hold

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Rajshahi-6[1][8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Shariar Alam 126,807 55.9
BNP Azizur Rahman 99,148 43.7
BDB Maskaol Ahoshan 501 0.2
JSD Nurul Islam 436 0.2
Majority 27,659 12.2
Turnout 226,892 91.6
AL win (new seat)

References

  1. 1 2 "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
  4. ↑ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
  5. ↑ Ali, Anwar (20 November 2008). "Minu's acquittal enlivens Rajshahi BNP". The Daily Star.
  6. ↑ "VoteDB candidates". VoteBD.
  7. ↑ "Rajshahi-6". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.

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