Dinajpur-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 1991 by

Mostafizur Rahman Fizar Mostafizur Rahman Fizar (born 29 November 1953) is a Bangladeshi politician who was the minister for Primary and Mass Education and a member of parliament of Bangladesh since 1986. He formerly served as the State Minister for the Ministry of En ...

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

Fulbari Fulbari is a village in Madaripur District, Bangladesh, part of Rajoir Upazila. The village covers an area of 2.5 km2, and is bordered by the villages of Gojaria, Mridhabari, Mohismari, chamta. Fulbari under Rajoir Union parishad was esta ...

and Parbatipur upazilas.

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

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

References

External links

* Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh Dinajpur District, Bangladesh {{rangpur-geo-stub