Jessore-6

Jessore-6
Jessore-6
Constituency; for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Jessore District
Division	Khulna Division
Electorate	193,570 (2018)
Current constituency
Created	1973
	← 89 Jessore-5 91 Magura-1 →

Jessore-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 The constituency is vacant.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Keshabpur Upazila.^[2]

History

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

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 altered the boundaries of the constituency.^[4]

Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it included Abhaynagar Upazila and one union parishad of Manirampur Upazila: Manoharpur.^[2]^[5]^[6]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1973	Abul Islam	Awami League^[7]
	1979	A. M. Badrul Ala	BNP^[8]
Major Boundary Changes
	1986	Abdul Halim	Awami League^[9]
	1988	Abdul Kader	Jatiya Party^[10]
	1991	Md. Shakhawat Hossain	Jamaat-e-Islami
	Feb 1996	Md. Shakhawat Hossain	BNP
	Jun 1996	ASHK Sadek	Awami League^[11]
	2008	S. K. Abdul Wahab
	2014	Ismat Ara Sadique
	2020 by-election	Shahin Chakladar
	2024	Md Azizul Islam	Independent^[12]

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Jessore-6^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Ismat Ara Sadek	55,270	97.7	+40.1
	BNF	Prashanta Biswas	1,328	2.3	N/A
Majority			53,942	95.3	+79.9
Turnout			56,598	32.5	−58.5
	AL hold

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Jessore-6^[5]^[14]^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	S. K. Abdul Wahab	166,994	57.6	+12.6
	BNP	Md. Abul Hossain Azad	122,267	42.2	N/A
	PDP	Quazi Shafiqul Islam	495	0.2	N/A
Majority			44,727	15.4	+15.3
Turnout			289,756	91.0	+1.0
	AL hold

General Election 2001: Jessore-6^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	ASHK Sadek	57,456	45.0	+10.0
	Independent	Md. Sakhawat Hossain	57,292	44.9	N/A
	Jamaat-e-Islami	Gazi Enamul Haq	10,790	8.5	−7.8
	IJOF	G. M. Ershad	1,671	1.3	N/A
	WPB	Abu Bakar Siddiqi	169	0.1	N/A
	Independent	Abdul Halim	164	0.1	N/A
	Independent	Furkan Ahmad	135	0.1	N/A
Majority			164	0.1	−4.6
Turnout			127,677	90.0	+4.9
	AL hold

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Jessore-6^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	ASHK Sadek	35,293	35.0	−1.8
	BNP	Md. Shakhawat Hossain	30,609	30.4	+19.5
	JP(E)	G. M. Ershad	18,180	18.1	+16.9
	Jamaat-e-Islami	Md. Moktar Ali	16,390	16.3	−31.0
	Zaker Party	Md. Jahangir Kabir	248	0.3	+0.1
Majority			4.684	4.7	−5.8
Turnout			100,720	85.1	+10.6
	AL gain from Jamaat-e-Islami

General Election 1991: Jessore-6^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Jamaat-e-Islami	Md. Shakhawat Hossain	39,119	47.3
	AL	A. Halim	30,418	36.8
	BNP	Shamsul Arefin Khan	8,977	10.9
	Independent	Deen Mohammad	2,934	3.5
	JP(E)	Abdul Kader Munshi	1,001	1.2
	Zaker Party	Md. Golam Mostafa	152	0.2
	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD	A. Latif Morol	78	0.1
Majority			8,701	10.5
Turnout			82,679	74.5
	Jamaat-e-Islami gain from

References

^ "Jashore-6". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
^ "53 constituencies get new boundaries". The Daily Star. 4 July 2013.
^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 February 2018.
^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
^ "Shahdara Mannan wins Bogura-1 by-election". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
^ "যশোর-৬, আসন নং: ৯০" (in Bengali). somoynews.tv. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
^ "Jessore-6". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

External links

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[2018results-1] "Jashore-6". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.

[ecs-2] "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.

[Rahman2010-3] Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.

[ds11Jul2008-4] Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.

[maps-5] "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

[ds4Jul2013-6] "53 constituencies get new boundaries". The Daily Star. 4 July 2013.

[1973results-7] "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 February 2018.

[1979results-8] "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.

[1986results-9] "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.

[1988results-10] "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.

[11] "Shahdara Mannan wins Bogura-1 by-election". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 2020-07-15.

[12] "যশোর-৬, আসন নং: ৯০" (in Bengali). somoynews.tv. Retrieved 2 February 2024.

[2014results-13] "Jessore-6". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

[2008results-14] "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

[2008nomination-15] "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.

[votemonitor-16] "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

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