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Gazipur-5






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Coordinates: 23°55′N 90°34′E / 23.92°N 90.57°E / 23.92; 90.57
  
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Gazipur-5
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictGazipur District
DivisionDhaka Division
Electorate302,555 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created2008
PartyIndependent
Member(s)Akhtaruzzaman

Gazipur-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Meher Afroz Chumki of the Awami League.

Boundaries

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The constituency encompasses Kaliganj Upazila, Gazipur City Corporation wards 40 through 42, and one union parishadofGazipur Sadar Upazila: Baria.[2]

History

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The constituency was created 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 redistricting added a new seat to Gazipur District, increasing the number of constituencies in the district from four to five.[4]

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
2008 Meher Afroz Chumki Awami League
2024 Akhtaruzzaman Independent

Elections

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Elections in the 2010s

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Meher Afroz Chumki was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 General Election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[5]

Elections in the 2000s

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General Election 2008: Gazipur-5[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Meher Afroz Chumki 125,903 61.5 N/A
BNP AKM Fazlul Haque Milon 74,899 36.6 N/A
Zaker Party ANM Moniruzzaman 1,713 0.8 N/A
Independent Md. Monir Hossain 1,229 0.6 N/A
Independent Richard R. Fraser 464 0.2 N/A
KSJL Md. Atiqur Rahman Bhuiyan 137 0.1 N/A
BJP Sarwar Khan 105 0.1 N/A
Ganatantri Party Aziz Ul Haque Kanchon 104 0.1 N/A
Gano Forum Amin Ahmad Afsary 92 0.0 N/A
Majority 51,004 24.9 N/A
Turnout 204,646 89.1 N/A
AL win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ "Gazipur-5". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  • ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (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.
  • ^ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  • ^ "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  • ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  • ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
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