# Rangpur-5

Rangpur-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 Mithapukur 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 | Abid Ali | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Kazi Nuruzzaman | BNP |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | H. N. Ashequr Rahman | Awami League |
| | 1988 | Mohammad Harij Uddin Sarker | Jatiya Party |
| | Sep 1991 by-election | Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury | Jatiya Party |
| | Sep 1996 by-election | H. N. Ashequr Rahman | Awami League |
| | 2001 | Shah Md. Soliman Alam | Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |
| | 2008 | H. N. Ashequr Rahman | Awami League |
| | 2024 | Zakir Hossain Sarkar | Independent |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

H. N. Ashequr Rahman 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: Rangpur-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | H. N. Ashequr Rahman | 124,684 | 43.9 | +11.6 |
| | JP(E) | SM Fakhar-uz-Zaman | 100,348 | 35.4 | N/A |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Shah Md. Hafizur Rahman | 56,053 | 19.8 | −2.9 |
| | IAB | Abdul Gani | 1,542 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | BSD | Md. Mominul Islam | 871 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | PDP | Md. Rafiqul Islam Sarkar | 277 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24,336 | 8.6 | −2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 283,775 | 90.4 | +7.9 |
| | AL gain from IJOF | AL gain from IJOF | AL gain from IJOF | AL gain from IJOF | AL gain from IJOF |
General Election 2001: Rangpur-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | IJOF | Shah Md. Soliman Alam | 101,956 | 43.6 | |
| | AL | H. N. Ashequr Rahman | 75,608 | 32.3 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Abu Bakar Wahedi | 53,179 | 22.7 | |
| | CPB | Md. Shamsuzzaman | 1,255 | 0.5 | |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Mostafizur Rahman | 871 | 0.4 | |
| | Independent | Md. Rustam Ali | 356 | 0.2 | |
| | Independent | Md. Kamruzzaman | 255 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | Md. Nozmuch Sakib Pradhan | 228 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | Tajul Kabir Chowdhury | 75 | 0.0 | |
| | Independent | Md. Kamrul Hasan | 50 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,348 | 11.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 233,833 | 82.5 | |
| | IJOF gain from AL | IJOF gain from AL | IJOF gain from AL | IJOF gain from AL | IJOF gain from AL |

### 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. H. N. Ashequr Rahman was elected in a September 1996 by-election.
General Election June 1996: Rangpur-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JP(E) | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | 87,387 | 51.5 |
| | AL | H. N. Ashequr Rahman | 50,839 | 30.0 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Abu Mozaffar Ahmed | 24,531 | 14.5 |
| | BNP | Md. Nurul Huda | 3,305 | 2.0 |
| | Ganatantri Party | Md. Samsuzzaman | 1,263 | 0.7 |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Taslim Prodhan | 1,020 | 0.6 |
| | Independent | Mozammel Hossain | 337 | 0.2 |
| | FP | Md. Mojibur Rahman Sarkar | 326 | 0.2 |
| | Independent | Golam Mohammad Kader | 310 | 0.2 |
| | Independent | Md. Nozmuch Sakib Pradhan | 242 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36,548 | 21.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 169,570 | 74.1 |
| | 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. Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury, of the Jatiya Party, was elected in a September 1991 by-election.
General Election 1991: Rangpur-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | 71,132 | 50.2 | |
| | AL | H. N. Ashequr Rahman | 38,810 | 27.4 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Abu Bakar Wahedi | 25,425 | 18.0 | |
| | BNP | Md. Nurul Huda | 3,066 | 2.2 | |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Taslim Prodhan | 2,000 | 1.4 | |
| | CPB | Md. Ahmmod Ali | 408 | 0.3 | |
| | FP | Md. Mojibur Rahman Sarkar | 365 | 0.3 | |
| | Independent | Md. Shahzahan Mondol | 351 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32,322 | 22.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 141,557 | 61.3 | |
| | JP(E) gain from | JP(E) gain from | JP(E) gain from | JP(E) gain from | JP(E) gain from |