Barisal-5

Barisal-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Barisal City Corporation and Barisal Sadar Upazila.

History

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

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

died in April 2014. Jebunnesa Afroz, his widow, was elected in a June 2014 by-election.
Shawkat Hossain Hiron, of the Awami League, was 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

Nasim Biswas died in March 1998. Majibur Rahman Sarwar, of the BNP, was elected in a mid-1998 by-election.
In October 1991, Abdur Rahman Biswas became President of Bangladesh, vacating his parliamentary seat. M. R. Sarwar was elected in a December 1991 by-election.