Kishoreganj-6 is a constituency represented in the
Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of
Bangladesh since 2009 by
Nazmul Hassan Papon
Nazmul Hassan (born 31 May 1961) is the current president of Bangladesh Cricket Board and a member of parliament from Kishoreganj-6 constituency.
Personal life
Hassan was born to Zillur Rahman, who later became president of Bangladesh, and Ivy Ra ...
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 ...
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Boundaries
The constituency encompasses
Bhairab
Bhairab( bn, ভৈরব, also known as Bhairab Bazar) is a city in central Bangladesh, located in Kishoreganj District in the division of Dhaka. It is administrative headquarter and urban centre of Bhairab Upazila. About 118,992 people live here ...
and
Kuliarchar upazilas.
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from a Mymensingh constituency when the former Mymensingh District was split into four districts:
Mymensingh,
Sherpur,
Netrokona, and
Kishoreganj
Kishoreganj is a city and the headquarters of Kishoreganj District
Kishoreganj ( bn, কিশোরগঞ্জ) is a district in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. Earlier it was a Mohkuma (মহকুমা) under the Mymensingh district. It ...
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Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Nazmul Hassan Papon was re-elected unopposed in the
2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.
Elections in the 2000s
In February 2009, Zillur Rahman became President of Bangladesh, vacating his parliamentary seat.
Nazmul Hassan Papon, his son, was elected in the resulting March by-election.
Elections in the 1990s
References
External links
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Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh
Kishoreganj District
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