# Pabna-5

Pabna-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Golam Faruk Khandakar Prince of the Awami League.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Pabna Sadar Upazila.

## History

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

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1973 | Abdul Momin Talukder | Awami League |
| | 1979 | M. A. Matin | Muslim League |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Rafiqul Islam Bakul | Awami League |
| | 1988 | Md. Iqbal | Independent |
| | 1991 | Abdus Sobhan | Jamaat-e-Islami |
| | 1996 | Rafiqul Islam Bakul | BNP |
| | 2000 by-election | Mazhar Ali Qadri | Awami League |
| | 2001 | Abdus Sobhan | Jamaat-e-Islami |
| | 2008 | Golam Faruk Khandakar Prince | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Golam Faruk Khandakar Prince 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

General Election 2008: Pabna-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Golam Faruk Khandakar Prince | 161,413 | 52.9 | +11.8 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Abdus Sobhan | 141,663 | 46.4 | −10.4 |
| | IAB | Arif Billah | 1,947 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,750 | 6.5 | −9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 305,023 | 87.7 | +12.9 |
| | AL gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | AL gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | AL gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | AL gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | AL gain from Jamaat-e-Islami |
General Election 2001: Pabna-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Abdus Sobhan | 142,884 | 56.8 | +37.2 |
| | AL | Md. Wazi Uddin Khan | 103,499 | 41.1 | +4.8 |
| | IJOF | Md. Azizur Rahman Arzu | 4,175 | 1.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | Ashraful Alam Chowdhury | 448 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Ranesh Moitra | 396 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | BKSMA (Sadeq) | Md. Akkas Ali Khan | 264 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39,385 | 15.6 | +10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 251,666 | 74.8 | −3.1 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from BNP | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from BNP | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from BNP | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from BNP | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from BNP |

### Elections in the 1990s

Rafiqul Islam Bakul died in November 2000. Mazhar Ali Qadri of the Awami League was elected in a by-election.
General Election June 1996: Pabna-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Rafiqul Islam Bakul | 78,165 | 41.1 | N/A |
| | AL | A. K. Khandker | 69,119 | 36.3 | +5.9 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Abdus Sobhan | 37,336 | 19.6 | −27.7 |
| | JP(E) | Md. Iqbal | 4,377 | 2.3 | +1.5 |
| | Zaker Party | Taslim Hasan Suman | 659 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| | NAP (Bhashani) | Amzad Hossain | 423 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | FP | Md. Aminul Islam Talukdar | 85 | 0.0 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,046 | 4.8 | −12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 190,164 | 77.9 | +18.1 |
| | BNP gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | BNP gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | BNP gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | BNP gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | BNP gain from Jamaat-e-Islami |
General Election 1991: Pabna-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Abdus Sobhan | 75,586 | 47.3 | |
| | AL | Rafiqul Islam Bakul | 48,559 | 30.4 | |
| | BNP | Abul Hasnat | 23,734 | 14.9 | |
| | UCL | Md. Aminul Haq | 9,073 | 5.7 | |
| | JP(E) | Md. Shawkat Ali | 1,280 | 0.8 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Shahjahan Bishwas | 557 | 0.3 | |
| | Zaker Party | Taslim Hasan Suman | 351 | 0.2 | |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Yusuf) | Md. Abdul Kuddus | 305 | 0.2 | |
| | FP | Md. Hasan Ali | 168 | 0.1 | |
| | Dhumpan O MAdokdrobba Nibaronkari Manabsheba Schansta | Md. Sheikh Abdul Aziz | 138 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27,027 | 16.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 159,751 | 59.8 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from JP(E) | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from JP(E) | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from JP(E) | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from JP(E) | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from JP(E) |