Barisal-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 eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
since 2019 by
Zahid Faruk of the
Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for '' Awam'', the Urdu language word for common people.
The adjective appears in the following proper names:
*Awami Colony, a neighbourhood of Landhi Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
*Awami Front, wa ...
.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses
Barisal City Corporation
Barisal City Corporation is a self-governed municipal administration in Bangladesh that administers and oversees development and maintenance works in the city of Barisal. The corporation covers an area of over 58 square kilometers in the Barisal ...
and
Barisal Sadar Upazila
Barisal Sadar ( bn, বরিশাল সদর) is an upazila of Barisal District in the division of Barisal, Bangladesh.
Geography
Barisal Sadar is located at . It has a total area of 324.41 km2.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangl ...
.
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
Shawkat Hossain Hiron
Shawkat Hossain Hiron ( bn, শওকত হোসেন হিরণ) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and member of parliament for Barisal-5.
Early life
Hiron was born on 15 October 1956 in Patuakhali, East Pakistan, Pakistan.
Career
...
died in April 2014.
Jebunnesa Afroz, his widow, was elected in a June 2014 by-election.
Shawkat Hossain Hiron, of the Awami League, 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
Nasim Biswas died in March 1998.
Majibur Rahman Sarwar, of the BNP, was elected in a mid-1998 by-election.
In October 1991, Abdur Rahman Biswas became President of Bangladesh, vacating his parliamentary seat.
M. R. Sarwar was elected in a December 1991 by-election.
References
External links
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Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh
Barishal District
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