# Gaibandha-5

Gaibandha-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, The constituency is vacant.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Fulchhari and Saghata upazilas.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Rangpur constituency when the former Rangpur District was split into five districts: Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Kurigram, and Gaibandha.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Fazle Rabbi Miah | Jatiya Party |
| Feb 1996 | Matiar Rahman Tuku | Independent |
| Jun 1996 | Fazle Rabbi Miah | Jatiya Party |
| 2001 | Rowshan Ershad | Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |
| 2008 | Fazle Rabbi Miah | Awami League |
| 2023 by-election | Mahmud Hasan Ripon | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

Fazle Rabbi Miah died in July 2022. Mahmud Hasan Ripon was elected in an January 2023 by-election.
By-election: Gaibandha-5, 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Mahmud Hasan Ripon | 78,276 | 60.39 | — |
| | JP(E) | A. H. M. Golam Shahid Ranju | 44,950 | 34.68 | +31.28 |
| | Independent | Syed Md. Mahbubur Rahman | 2,950 | 2.27 | — |
| | BDB | Md. Jahangir Alam | 1,796 | 1.38 | — |
| | Independent | Nahiduzzaman Nishad (boycotted) | 1,640 | 1.26 | — |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 33,326 | 25.71 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 129,612 | 38.23 | −48.48 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 2010s

Fazle Rabbi Miah 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: Gaibandha-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Fazle Rabbi Miah | 98,461 | 44.6 | +4.3 |
| | JP(E) | Rowshan Ershad | 94,143 | 42.7 | N/A |
| | BNP | Md. Hasan Ali | 27,066 | 12.3 | +6.9 |
| | BSD | Md. Noushaduzzaman | 486 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | BDB | Md. Sahif Uddin Kazol | 433 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Kalyan Party | Azharul Islam | 105 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,318 | 2.0 | −9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 220,694 | 88.6 | +16.2 |
| | AL gain from IJOF | AL gain from IJOF | AL gain from IJOF | AL gain from IJOF | AL gain from IJOF |
General Election 2001: Gaibandha-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | IJOF | Rowshan Ershad | 93,432 | 51.7 | N/A |
| | AL | Fazle Rabbi Miah | 72,804 | 40.3 | +10.1 |
| | BNP | Rostam Ali Molla | 9,797 | 5.4 | −4.4 |
| | WPB | Md. A. Rouf | 1,226 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Makhsedur Rahman | 1,115 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. A. Taher | 1,099 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Nuran Nabi Pradhan | 985 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | JSD | Shah Md. Matiar Rahman | 137 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Maroof Akter | 85 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,628 | 11.4 | −9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 180,680 | 72.4 | 0.0 |
| | IJOF gain from JP(E) | IJOF gain from JP(E) | IJOF gain from JP(E) | IJOF gain from JP(E) | IJOF gain from JP(E) |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Gaibandha-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | Fazle Rabbi Miah | 69,094 | 51.5 | +11.7 |
| | AL | Md. Habibur Rahman | 40,478 | 30.2 | +3.6 |
| | BNP | Md. Matiur Rahman | 13,188 | 9.8 | −4.3 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Salim Uddin Bepary | 10,077 | 7.5 | −8.0 |
| | Gano Forum | Golzar Rahman | 450 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Nakibuddin | 327 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Bazlur Rashid Prodhan | 252 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| | FP | Md. Kamal Pasa Badsa | 239 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28,616 | 21.3 | +8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 134,105 | 72.4 | +19.7 |
| | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold |
General Election 1991: Gaibandha-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JP(E) | Fazle Rabbi Miah | 43,816 | 39.8 |
| | AL | Md. Nurunnabi Pradhan | 29,258 | 26.6 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Abdul Gafur | 17,056 | 15.5 |
| | BNP | Rostam Ali Molla | 15,545 | 14.1 |
| | JSD (S) | Belal Hossain Yusuf | 2,256 | 2.1 |
| | BAKSAL | Ataur Rahman | 1,623 | 1.5 |
| | Zaker Party | Lutfar Rahman | 190 | 0.2 |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Abu Zafar Sarkar | 172 | 0.2 |
| | WPB | Aminul Islam Mia | 108 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,558 | 13.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 110,024 | 52.7 |
| | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold |