Jamalpur-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of

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since 2019 by

Mozaffar Hossain Mozaffar Hossain ( bn, মোজাফ্ফর হোসেন) is a Bangladeshi engineer, entrepreneur, businessman and politician. He takes responsibility as an incumbent member of parliament in '' Jatio Shongshod'' representing Jamalpur. E ...

of the

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Boundaries

The constituency encompasses

Jamalpur Sadar Upazila Jamalpur Sadar ( bn, জামালপুর সদর) is an upazila of Jamalpur District in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Geography Jamalpur Sadar is located at . It has 102,578 households and a total area of 489.56 km2. Demog ...

History

The constituency was created in 1978 a Mymensingh constituency when the former Mymensingh District was split into two districts: Jamalpur and

Mymensingh Mymensingh ( bn, ময়মনসিংহ) is the capital of Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh. Located on the bank of Brahmaputra River, about north of the national capital Dhaka, it is a major financial center and educational hub of north ...

. Ahead of the 2008 general election, the

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redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the

2001 Bangladesh census In 2001, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, ten years after the 1991 census. They recorded data from all of the districts, upazilas, and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on populati ...

. The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency. Ahead of the 2018 general election, the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency by adding two union parishads of

: Meshta and Titpalla.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

References

External links

* Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh Jamalpur District {{Bangladesh-geo-stub