# Jessore-6

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

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Keshabpur Upazila.

## 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 reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it included Abhaynagar Upazila and one union parishad of Manirampur Upazila: Manoharpur.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1973 | Abul Islam | Awami League |
| | 1979 | A. M. Badrul Ala | BNP |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Abdul Halim | Awami League |
| | 1988 | Abdul Kader | Jatiya Party |
| | 1991 | Md. Shakhawat Hossain | Jamaat-e-Islami |
| | Feb 1996 | Md. Shakhawat Hossain | BNP |
| | Jun 1996 | ASHK Sadek | Awami League |
| | 2008 | S. K. Abdul Wahab | Awami League |
| | 2014 | Ismat Ara Sadique | Awami League |
| | 2020 by-election | Shahin Chakladar | Awami League |
| | 2024 | Md Azizul Islam | Independent |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Jessore-6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Ismat Ara Sadek | 55,270 | 97.7 | +40.1 |
| | BNF | Prashanta Biswas | 1,328 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53,942 | 95.3 | +79.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,598 | 32.5 | −58.5 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Jessore-6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | S. K. Abdul Wahab | 166,994 | 57.6 | +12.6 |
| | BNP | Md. Abul Hossain Azad | 122,267 | 42.2 | N/A |
| | PDP | Quazi Shafiqul Islam | 495 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44,727 | 15.4 | +15.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 289,756 | 91.0 | +1.0 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
General Election 2001: Jessore-6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | ASHK Sadek | 57,456 | 45.0 | +10.0 |
| | Independent | Md. Sakhawat Hossain | 57,292 | 44.9 | N/A |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Gazi Enamul Haq | 10,790 | 8.5 | −7.8 |
| | IJOF | G. M. Ershad | 1,671 | 1.3 | N/A |
| | WPB | Abu Bakar Siddiqi | 169 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Abdul Halim | 164 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Furkan Ahmad | 135 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 164 | 0.1 | −4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 127,677 | 90.0 | +4.9 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Jessore-6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | ASHK Sadek | 35,293 | 35.0 | −1.8 |
| | BNP | Md. Shakhawat Hossain | 30,609 | 30.4 | +19.5 |
| | JP(E) | G. M. Ershad | 18,180 | 18.1 | +16.9 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Moktar Ali | 16,390 | 16.3 | −31.0 |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Jahangir Kabir | 248 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4.684 | 4.7 | −5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 100,720 | 85.1 | +10.6 |
| | 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: Jessore-6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Shakhawat Hossain | 39,119 | 47.3 | |
| | AL | A. Halim | 30,418 | 36.8 | |
| | BNP | Shamsul Arefin Khan | 8,977 | 10.9 | |
| | Independent | Deen Mohammad | 2,934 | 3.5 | |
| | JP(E) | Abdul Kader Munshi | 1,001 | 1.2 | |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Golam Mostafa | 152 | 0.2 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | A. Latif Morol | 78 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,701 | 10.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82,679 | 74.5 | |
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