# Khulna-5

Khulna-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, The constituency remains vacant.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Dumuria and Phultala upazilas, Khan Jahan Ali Thana, Gilatala Cantonment, and Atra Gilatala Union.

## 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 | Kuber Chandra Biswas | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Prafulla Kumar Shil | Awami League |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | HMA Gaffar | Jatiya Party |
| | 1991 | Salhuddin Yusuf | Awami League |
| | Feb 1996 | Gazi Abdul Haq | BNP |
| | Jun 1996 | Salhuddin Yusuf | Awami League |
| | 2000 by-election | Narayan Chandra Chanda | Awami League |
| | 2001 | Mia Golam Parwar | Jamaat-e-Islami |
| | 2008 | Narayan Chandra Chanda | Awami League |
| | 2014 | Narayan Chandra Chanda | Awami League |
| | 2018 | Narayan Chandra Chanda | Awami League |
| | 2024 | Narayan Chandra Chanda | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Narayan Chandra Chanda 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: Khulna-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Narayan Chandra Chanda | 144,600 | 56.7 | +9.3 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Mia Golam Parwar | 105,312 | 41.3 | −8.3 |
| | IAB | Sheikh Jamil Ahmed | 3,897 | 1.5 | N/A |
| | United Citizen Movement | Kazi Faruq Ahammd | 653 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | BDB | Bidur Kanti Biswas | 596 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39,288 | 15.4 | +13.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 255,058 | 91.2 | +3.8 |
| | 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-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Mia Golam Parwar | 105,740 | 49.6 | |
| | AL | Narayan Chandra Chanda | 101,192 | 47.4 | |
| | IJOF | H. M. A. Rouf | 3,820 | 1.8 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Abul Kashem Dablu | 1,681 | 0.8 | N/A |
| | WPB | Md. Anser Ali Molla | 803 | 0.4 | |
| | Independent | Shabkas Mondal | 108 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,548 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 213,344 | 87.4 | |
| | 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 |
Salah Uddin Yusuf died in 2000. Narayan Chandra Chandu was elected in a December 2000 by-election.

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Khulna-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Salahuddin Yusuf | 70,184 | 41.4 | −1.9 |
| | BNP | Mazidul Islam | 45,584 | 26.9 | +4.1 |
| | JP(E) | HMA Gaffar | 31,339 | 18.5 | +4.2 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | A. K. M. Gausul Azam | 15,960 | 9.4 | −8.6 |
| | IOJ | Md. Nazrul Islam | 3,832 | 2.3 | N/A |
| | WPB | Hafizur Rahman Bhuiyan | 2,086 | 1.2 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Sheikh Shahidullah | 311 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali) | M. A. Samad | 198 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24,600 | 14.5 | −6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 169,494 | 84.6 | +13.3 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
General Election 1991: Khulna-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Salhuddin Yusuf | 63,211 | 43.3 | |
| | BNP | Mazidul Islam | 33,239 | 22.8 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Mia Golam Parwar | 26,211 | 18.0 | |
| | JP(E) | HMA Gaffar | 20,821 | 14.3 | |
| | UCL | Nazrul Islam | 1,766 | 1.2 | |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Moniruzzaman | 316 | 0.2 | |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) | Abdus Samad | 215 | 0.1 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Sk. Hamidur Rahman | 126 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29,972 | 20.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 145,905 | 71.3 | |
| | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) |