Noakhali-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 2008 by
Obaidul Quader
{{Infobox officeholder
, name = Obaidul Quader
, native_name = ওবায়দুল কাদের
, native_name_lang = Bn
, image = Obaidul Quader MP (cropped).jpg
, caption =
, pri ...
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
Companiganj
Companiganj ( bn, কোম্পানীগঞ্জ) is an upazila of Noakhali District. The area is famed for ''water buffalo doi (curd)''.
History
The Port of Jugdia (presently in Sirajpur Union) gained relevance as an important commercial s ...
and
Kabirhat upazilas.
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the
2018 general election, the Election Commission reduced the boundaries of the constituency by removing two
union parishad
Union council ( bn, ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ, translit=iūniyan pariṣad, translit-std=IAST), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit ...
s of
Noakhali Sadar Upazila
Noakhali Sadar ( bn, নোয়াখালি সদর) is an upazila of Noakhali District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Noakhali Thana was established in 1861 and was converted into an upazila in 1984. The upazila takes its name f ...
: Ashwadia and Niazpur.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Obaidul Quader 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
Elections in the 1990s
References
External links
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Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh
Noakhali District
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