Pabna-5 is a constituency represented in the

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad (), often simply referred to as Sangsad and also known as is the unicameral Legislature, legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for w ...

(National Parliament) of

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since 2008 by Golam Faruk Khandakar Prince of the

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Boundaries

The constituency encompasses

Pabna Sadar Upazila Pabna Sadar () is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Geography Pabna Sadar is located at . It has 74,517 households and the total area is 439.30 km2. Demographics According to the 2011 Census of Banglade ...

History

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

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Golam Faruk Khandakar Prince 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

Elections in the 1990s

Rafiqul Islam Bakul died in November 2000.

Mazhar Ali Qadri Mazhar Ali Qadri commonly known as M A Qadri. was a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He was elected a member of parliament from Pabna-5 in a 2000 by-election. Career Mazhar Ali Qadri was the first vice chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Muji ...

of the Awami League was elected in a by-election.

References

External links

* Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh Pabna District Long stubs with short prose {{Bangladesh-geo-stub