# Kishoreganj-5

Kishoreganj-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Afzal Hossain of the Awami League.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Bajitpur and Nikli upazilas.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Mymensingh constituency when the former Mymensingh District was split into four districts: Mymensingh, Sherpur, Netrokona, and Kishoreganj.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Mohammad Abdul Hamid | Awami League |
| 1988 | Abdul Latif Bhuiyan | Jatiya Party |
| 1991 | Mohammad Abdul Hamid | Awami League |
| Feb 1996 | Imdadul Haque | BNP |
| Jun 1996 | Mohammad Abdul Hamid | Awami League |
| 2008 | Afzal Hossain | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Afzal Hossain 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: Kishoreganj-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Afzal Hossain | 123,474 | 64.8 | +13.4 |
| | BNP | Mojibur Rahman Monju | 65,054 | 34.2 | +20.5 |
| | BDB | Md. Abdur Rahim | 1,732 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Kalyan Party | Md. Aminul Ahasan | 200 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58,420 | 30.7 | +14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 190,460 | 88.5 | +16.2 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
General Election 2001: Kishoreganj-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Mohammad Abdul Hamid | 93,915 | 51.4 | +14.4 |
| | KSJL | Md. Fazlur Rahman | 63,656 | 34.9 | N/A |
| | BNP | Jahir Uddin Bhuiyan | 25,064 | 13.7 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30,259 | 16.6 | +15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 182,635 | 72.3 | −3.0 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Kishoreganj-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Mohammad Abdul Hamid | 54,073 | 37.0 | −17.9 |
| | Independent | Md. Fazlur Rahman | 52,024 | 35.6 | N/A |
| | BNP | Emdadul Haque | 27,251 | 18.6 | −4.6 |
| | JP(E) | Ershad Uddin Ahmed Khan Milki | 8,045 | 5.5 | +3.5 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Abdus Salam Khan Pathan | 2,211 | 1.5 | −2.0 |
| | Gano Forum | Borhanuddin Chowdhury | 2,100 | 1.4 | N/A |
| | Islamic Sashantantrik Andolan | K. M. Aminul Haque | 568 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,049 | 1.4 | −30.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 146,272 | 75.3 | +24.0 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
General Election 1991: Kishoreganj-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Mohammad Abdul Hamid | 62,792 | 54.9 | |
| | BNP | Habibur Rahman Bhuiyan | 26,540 | 23.2 | |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Aian Uddin) | A. H. M. Kamruzzaman Khan | 16,205 | 14.2 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Abdus Salam Khan Pathan | 4,058 | 3.5 | |
| | JP(E) | Md. Shafiqul Islam | 2,301 | 2.0 | |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Ahmed Karim Mollah | 887 | 0.8 | |
| | WPB | Kazi Salah Uddin | 520 | 0.5 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Ali Ahmed Milki | 451 | 0.4 | |
| | Ganatantri Party | Md. Hasmat Uddin Thakur | 338 | 0.3 | |
| | Independent | Golam Rabbani | 294 | 0.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36,252 | 31.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 114,386 | 51.3 | |
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