Bogra-6

Bogra-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency has been vacant.

Bogra-6
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Bogra District
Division	Rajshahi Division
Electorate	387,279 (2018)
Current constituency
Created	1973
← 40 Bogra-5 42 Bogra-7 →

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Bogra Sadar Upazila.^[1][2]

History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1973	Sirajul Islam Suruj	Awami League[3]
	1979	Wajed Hossain Tarafdar	BNP[4]
Major Boundary Changes
	1986	Abdur Rahman Fakir	Jamaat-e-Islami[5]
	1988	Saifur Rahman Bhandari	Independent[6]
	1991	Mojibar Rahman	BNP
	Sep 1996 by-election	Md. Zahurul Islam
	2001	Khaleda Zia
	Apr 2009 by-election	Jamiruddin Sarkar
	2014	Nurul Islam Omar	Jatiya Party
	2018	Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir	BNP[7]
	2019 by-election	Golam Mohammad Siraj
	2023 by-election	Ragebul Ahsan Ripu	Awami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Nurul Islam Omar was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.^[8]

Elections in the 2000s

Khaleda Zia stood for three seats in the 2008 general election: Bogra-6, Bogra-7, and Feni-1. After winning all three, she chose to represent Feni-1 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them.^[9] Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar of the BNP was elected in an April 2009 by-election.^[10]

General Election 2008: Bogra-6^[1][11][12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Khaleda Zia	193,792	71.6	−7.0
	AL	Momtaz Uddin	74,634	27.6	+8.7
	IAB	A. N. M. Mamunur Rashid	1,336	0.5	N/A
	BDB	Abdullah al Woaky	627	0.2	N/A
	BSD	Md. Saifuzzaman	297	0.1	N/A
Majority			119,158	44.0
Turnout			270,686	86.6
	BNP hold

General Election 2001: Bogra-6^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Khaleda Zia	227,355	78.6
	AL	Md. Mahbubul Alam	54,777	18.9
	Islamic Sashantantrik Andolan	A. N. M. Mamunur Rashid	4,745	1.6
	CPB	Md. Abdur Razzak	1,513	0.5
	BKA	Md. Safiqul Hasan	467	0.2
	Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman)	Md. Saifuzzaman Tutul	294	0.1
	Jatiya Party (M)	Syed Akil Ahmed	267	0.1
Majority			172,578	59.6
Turnout			289,418	76.4
	BNP hold

Elections in the 1990s

Khaleda Zia stood for five seats in the June 1996 general election: Bogra-6, Bogra-7, Feni-1, Lakshmipur-2 and Chittagong-1. After winning all five, she chose to represent Feni-1 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them.^[14] Md. Zahurul Islam of the BNP was elected in a September 1996 by-election.^[15]

General Election June 1996: Bogra-6^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Khaleda Zia	136,669	58.9	+4.2
	JI	Golam Rabbani	46,917	20.2	−7.1
	AL	Md. Mahmudul Hassan	36,747	15.8	−0.1
	JP(E)	A. H. Golam Zakaria Khan	10,185	4.4	+3.9
	Independent	Md. Alberuni	649	0.3	N/A
	JSD	AKM Rezaul Karim Tansen	310	0.1	N/A
	Islamic Al Zihad Dal	Abu Nosor Md. Shohidullah	288	0.1	N/A
	FP	M. L. Alam	175	0.1	N/A
	Independent	M. R. Renu	135	0.1	N/A
Majority			89,752	38.7	+11.3
Turnout			232,075	78.2	+13.8
	BNP hold

General Election 1991: Bogra-6^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Mojibar Rahman	96,234	54.7
	JI	Golam Rabbani	48,086	27.3
	AL	Momtaz Uddin	27,964	15.9
	IOJ	Abdu Kader Prang	943	0.5
	JP(E)	A. B. M. Shahzahan	896	0.5
	Zaker Party	A. T. M. Zakaria	891	0.5
	CPB	Md. Abdur Razzak	823	0.5
	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD	Ashis Sarker	195	0.1
Majority			48,148	27.4
Turnout			176,032	64.4
	BNP gain from