Barisal-6 is a constituency represented in the
Jatiya Sangsad (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 2024 by
Retired Major General Abdul Hafiz Mallik of the
Bangladesh Awami Leauge.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses
Bakerganj Upazila
Bakerganj ( bn, বাকেরগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Barisal District in the Barisal Division, Bangladesh.
Geography
Bakerganj is located at . It has a total area of .
Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Bakerganj Up ...
.
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
Nasreen Jahan Ratna
Nasreen Jahan Ratna (born 8 August 1963) is a Bangladesh Jaitya Party politician and former Member of Bangladesh Parliament from Barisal-6.
Biography
Ratna was educated at home and did not receive formal education. She is from Barisal City. S ...
, of the Jatiya Party (Ershad), 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
Md. Abdur Rashid Khan of the BNP was elected in a January 1995 by-election.
References
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Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh
Barishal District
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