# Rangpur-6

Rangpur-6 is a constituency in the Jatiya Sangsad. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency is vacant.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Pirganj 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 | Karim Uddin Mohammad | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Mujibur Rahman | BNP |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Abdul Jalil Pradhan | Jatiya Party |
| | Sep 1991 by-election | S. M. Hossain | Jatiya Party |
| | Sep 1996 by-election | Nur Mohammad Mondal | Jatiya Party |
| | 2001 | Nur Mohammad Mondal | Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |
| | Apr 2009 by-election | Abul Kalam Azad | Awami League |
| | Jan 2014 by-election | Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Sheikh Hasina stood for two seats in the 2014 general election: Rangpur-6 and Gopalganj-3. After winning both, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other, triggering a by-election in Rangpur-6. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury of the Awami League was elected unopposed in January 2014 after no one else filed to contest the by-election scheduled for February 2014.
General Election 2014: Rangpur-6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AL | Sheikh Hasina | 148,599 | 96.8 |
| | JP(E) | Nur Alam Mia | 4,959 | 3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 143,640 | 93.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 153,558 | 58.4 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 2000s

Sheikh Hasina stood for three seats in the 2008 general election: Bagerhat-1, Rangpur-6, and Gopalganj-3. After winning all three, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them. Abul Kalam Azad of the Awami League was elected in an April 2009 by-election, defeating BNP candidate Nur Muhammad Mandal.
General Election 2008: Rangpur-6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Sheikh Hasina | 170,542 | 80.0 | +35.4 |
| | BNP | Nur Mohammad Mondal | 38,672 | 18.1 | +15.1 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Shahjahan Ali | 2,138 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | CPB | Kamruzzaman | 1,199 | 0.6 | +0.2 |
| | Gano Forum | Humayun Izaz Levin | 668 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 131,870 | 61.8 | +54.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 213,219 | 90.0 | +8.9 |
| | AL gain from IJOF | AL gain from IJOF | AL gain from IJOF | AL gain from IJOF | AL gain from IJOF |
General Election 2001: Rangpur-6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | IJOF | Nur Mohammad Mondal | 90,730 | 51.9 | |
| | AL | Sheikh Hasina | 77,991 | 44.6 | |
| | BNP | Abdul Jalil Pradhan | 5,237 | 3.0 | |
| | CPB | Kamruzzaman | 673 | 0.4 | |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Abu Hossain Sarkar | 171 | 0.1 | |
| | JSD | Md. Abu Alam Mia | 89 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,739 | 7.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 174,891 | 81.1 | |
| | 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

Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood from jail for five seats in the June 1996 general election: Rangpur-2, Rangpur-3, Rangpur-5, Rangpur-6, and Kurigram-3. After winning all five, he chose to represent Rangpur-3 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. Nur Mohammad Mondal of the Jatiya Party (Ershad) was elected in a September 1996 by-election.
General Election June 1996: Rangpur-6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JP(E) | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | 60,665 | 52.0 |
| | AL | Md. Matiar Rahman | 37,661 | 32.3 |
| | BNP | Md. Matiur Rahman Chowdhury | 9,067 | 7.8 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Abdus Salam Prodhan | 7,577 | 6.5 |
| | IOJ | Md. Golam Mastofa | 832 | 0.7 |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Azgar Ali | 573 | 0.5 |
| | Independent | Nur Mohammad Mondal | 117 | 0.1 |
| | Independent | Mosammat Merina Rahman | 77 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,004 | 19.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 116,569 | 68.3 |
| | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold |
Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood from jail for five seats in the 1991 general election: Rangpur-1, Rangpur-2, Rangpur-3, Rangpur-5, and Rangpur-6. After winning all five, he chose to represent Rangpur-3 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. S. M. Hossain, of the Jatiya Party, was elected in a September 1991 by-election.
General Election 1991: Rangpur-6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JP(E) | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | 35,260 | 38.4 |
| | AL | Md. Matiar Rahman | 34,935 | 38.1 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Abdus Salam Prodhan | 10,095 | 11.0 |
| | Independent | Abdul Jalil Pradhan | 4,658 | 5.1 |
| | JSD | Md. Abdus Sobhan | 2,870 | 3.1 |
| | BNP | Nur Mohammad Mondal | 2,750 | 3.0 |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Azgar Ali | 1,198 | 1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 325 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 91,766 | 55.4 |
| | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold |