Dinajpur-5

Dinajpur-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 1991 by Mostafizur Rahman Fizar of the Awami League.

Dinajpur-5
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictDinajpur District
DivisionRangpur Division
Electorate399,243 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created1973
PartyAwami League
Member(s)Mostafizur Rahman Fizar

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Fulbari and Parbatipur upazilas.[2][3]

History

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

Members of Parliament
ElectionMemberParty
1973 Abdul Haque Awami League[4]
1979 Md. Shawkat Ali Awami League[5]
1986 Mostafizur Rahman Fizar Awami League[6]
1988 Mohammad Shoaib [7]
1991 Mostafizur Rahman Fizar Awami League
Feb 1996 AZM Rezwanul Haque Bangladesh Nationalist Party[8]
Jun 1996 Mostafizur Rahman Fizar Awami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s
General Election 2014: Dinajpur-5[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Awami League Mostafizur Rahman Fizar 93,576 96.7 +40.4
Workers Party Mohammad Afsar Ali 3,224 3.3 N/A
Majority 90,352 93.3 +80.3
Turnout 96,800 27.2 -63.6
Awami League hold

Elections in the 2000s
General Election 2008: Dinajpur-5[2][10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Awami League Mostafizur Rahman Fizar 164,419 56.3 +13.2
BNP A. Z. M. Rezwanul Haque 126,529 43.3 +2.9
IAB Md. Mostafizar Rahman 968 0.3 N/A
Majority 37,890 13.0 +10.4
Turnout 291,916 90.9 +6.5
Awami League hold
General Election 2001: Dinajpur-5[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Awami League Mostafizur Rahman Fizar 105,337 43.1 +2.8
BNP A. Z. M. Rezwanul Haque 98,883 40.4 +16.3
IJOF Mohammad Monsur Ali Sarkar 39,709 16.2 N/A
CPB Md. Hafez Ali 296 0.1 N/A
Independent Abu Bakkar Siddique 279 0.1 N/A
JSD Md. Shamsuzzoha Sarkar 170 0.1 N/A
Majority 6,454 2.6 -9.9
Turnout 244,674 84.4 +7.0
Awami League hold

Elections in the 1990s
General Election June 1996: Dinajpur-5[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Awami League Mostafizur Rahman Fizar 71,363 40.3 -5.9
JP(E) Md. Abul Wahab Sarkar 49,153 27.7 -0.8
BNP A. Z. M. Rezwanul Haque 42,811 24.1 N/A
Jamaat-e-Islami M. A. Kaiyum 12,827 7.2 -4.8
Zaker Party Md. Khatibur Rahman 747 0.4 -0.2
JSD (R) Md. Mozaffar Hossain 243 0.2 +0.1
Independent Md. Rabiul Alam Munshi 141 0.1 N/A
Majority 22,210 12.5 -5.2
Turnout 177,285 77.4 +14.5
Awami League hold
General Election 1991: Dinajpur-5[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Awami League Mostafizur Rahman Fizar 66,533 46.2
JP(E) Md. Abul Wahab Sarkar 41,039 28.5
Jamaat-e-Islami M. A. Kaiyum 17,265 12.0
BNP Samsuddin Ahmed 13,622 9.5
Independent Mokbul Hossain 1,233 0.9
BAKSAL Md. Khatibur Rahman 1,102 0.8
Zaker Party Md. Rezaul Alam Bulbul 935 0.6
Workers Party Md. Mozammel Hossain Sarkar 502 0.3
Independent Shamsuddin Ahmed 469 0.3
Independent Mohammad Afsar Ali 414 0.3
UCL Md. Iner Uddin Mondol 241 0.2
NDP Md. Mahfujul Islam 217 0.2
Jatiya Oikkya Front Md. Sadakatul Bari 203 0.1
JSD (S) Md. Hafizar Rahman 174 0.1
JSD (R) Md. Golam Ashraful Prodhan 151 0.1
Majority 25,494 17.7
Turnout 144,100 62.9
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References
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  11. "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
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