Rajshahi-6

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

Rajshahi-6
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Rajshahi District
Division	Rajshahi Division
Electorate	304,298 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1973 (Original) 2008 (Redistricted)
← 56 Rajshahi-5 58 Natore-1 →

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Bagha and Charghat Upazilas.^[2][3]

History

The constituency was created from the former Rajshahi-5 constituency when, ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census.^[4] The 2008 reapportionment transferred one seat from Sirajganj District to Rajshahi District.^[5] The new seat took the name Rajshahi-3,^[6] bumping up by one the suffix of the former constituency of that name and higher numbered constituencies in the district.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1973	Atowar Rahman Talukder	Awami League
	1979	Mohammad Maqbool Hossain	BNP
Major Boundary Changes
	2008	Shahriar Alam	Awami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Rajshahi-6^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Shahriar Alam	70,110	76.6	+20.7
	Independent	Md. Rahenul Haque Raihan	21,463	23.4	N/A
Majority			48,647	53.1	+40.9
Turnout			91,573	33.4	−58.2
	AL hold

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Rajshahi-6^[2][8][9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Shariar Alam	126,807	55.9
	BNP	Azizur Rahman	99,148	43.7
	BDB	Maskaol Ahoshan	501	0.2
	JSD	Nurul Islam	436	0.2
Majority			27,659	12.2
Turnout			226,892	91.6
	AL win (new seat)