Sylhet-5 is a constituency represented in the
Jatiya Sangsad
The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of ...
(National Parliament) of
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million pe ...
since 2019 by
Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder of the
Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for ''Awam
Awam ( ur, ) is the Urdu language word for common people or general public. In the early 20th century, the word was extensively used in the Indian subcontinent to refer to the general po ...
.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses
Kanaighat and
Zakiganj
Zakiganj ( bn, জকিগঞ্জ) is an upazila of Sylhet District in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh.
History
There are a few theories behind the name of Zakiganj. The first is that is derived from Shah Zaki, a pir who established a khanqah o ...
upazilas.
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
Salim Uddin was 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
References
External links
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Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh
Sylhet District
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