# Khulna-6

Khulna-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Akhteruzzaman Babu of the Awami League.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Koyra and Paikgachha upazilas.

## History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.
Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had excluded one union parishad of Paikgachha Upazila: Deluti.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1973 | M. A. Bari | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Khan A. Sabur | Muslim League |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Momen Uddin Ahmed | Jatiya Party |
| | 1988 | Jahurul Haque Sardar | Jatiya Party |
| | 1991 | Shah Md. Ruhul Quddus | Jamaat-e-Islami |
| | 1996 | Sheikh Md. Nurul Haque | Awami League |
| | 2001 | Shah Md. Ruhul Quddus | Jamaat-e-Islami |
| | 2008 | Sohorab Ali Sana | Awami League |
| | 2014 | Sheikh Md. Nurul Haque | Awami League |
| | 2018 | Akhteruzzaman Babu | Awami League |
| | 2024 | Md. Rashiduzzaman | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Sheikh Md. Nurul Haque was 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: Khulna-6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Sohorab Ali Sana | 131,121 | 52.3 | +12.6 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Shah Md. Ruhul Quddus | 116,161 | 46.3 | −10.6 |
| | IAB | AKM Rezaul Karim | 3,195 | 1.3 | N/A |
| | BDB | Nepal Krishna Das | 357 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,960 | 6.0 | −11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 250,834 | 89.1 | +1.1 |
| | 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: Khulna-6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Shah Md. Ruhul Quddus | 127,874 | 56.9 | +28.6 |
| | AL | Sheikh Md. Nurul Haque | 89,312 | 39.7 | +1.6 |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Azizur Rahman Khan | 5,170 | 2.3 | N/A |
| | IJOF | G. M. Abdul Hamid | 1,524 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | CPB | Sheikh Abdul Hannan | 906 | 0.4 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38,562 | 17.2 | +7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 224,786 | 88.0 | +5.1 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from AL | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from AL | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from AL | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from AL | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from AL |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Khulna-6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Sheikh Md. Nurul Haque | 66,033 | 38.1 | −1.9 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Shah Md. Ruhul Kuddus | 49,023 | 28.3 | −12.2 |
| | JP(E) | SM Babar Ali | 38,467 | 22.2 | +8.4 |
| | BNP | G. A. Sabur | 16,835 | 9.7 | +5.1 |
| | CPB | Md. Abdur Rashiduzzaman Moril | 2,743 | 1.6 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Abdus Sattar Mollah | 238 | 0.1 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,010 | 9.8 | +9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 173,339 | 82.9 | +14.6 |
| | 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 1991: Khulna-6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Shah Md. Ruhul Quddus | 58,369 | 40.5 | |
| | AL | Sheikh Md. Nurul Haque | 57,669 | 40.0 | |
| | JP(E) | Kisumatul Kagaji | 19,856 | 13.8 | |
| | BNP | Moin Uddin Sarkar | 6,602 | 4.6 | |
| | Independent | Md. M. Akbar Hossain Gazi | 1,063 | 0.7 | |
| | Zaker Party | M. A. Sattar | 268 | 0.2 | |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman) | Bilob Kanti Mondol | 257 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 700 | 0.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 144,084 | 68.3 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from |