# Tangail-5

Tangail-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh .

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Tangail Sadar Upazila.
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.

## 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 | Mirza Tofazzal Hossain Mukul | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Abdur Rahman | BNP |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Mir Majedur Rahman | Jatiya Party |
| | 1988 | Mahmudul Hasan | Jatiya Party |
| | Feb 1996 | Mahmudul Hasan | BNP |
| | Jun 1996 | Abdul Mannan | Awami League |
| | 2001 | Mahmudul Hasan | BNP |
| | 2008 | Abul Quasem | Jatiya Party |
| | 2012 | Mahmudul Hasan | BNP |
| | 2014 | Sanowar Hossain | Awami League |
| | 2024 | Sanowar Hossain | Independent |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Tangail-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Sanowar Hossain | 67,959 | 53.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Murad Siddiqui | 59,398 | 46.4 | N/A |
| | JP(E) | Sadek Siddique | 400 | 0.3 | −55.9 |
| | BNF | Ataur Rahman Khan | 245 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,561 | 6.7 | −21.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 128,002 | 37.6 | −48.0 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
In December 2009, the High Court declared that Quasem's 2008 candidacy had been illegal and vacated the seat. The Election Commission declared Mahmudul Hasan, the runner up, elected. After the appeals process concluded, Hasan took office in August 2012.

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Tangail-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | Abul Quasem | 147,152 | 56.2 | N/A |
| | BNP | Mahmudul Hasan | 72,805 | 27.8 | −4.4 |
| | KSJL | Murad Siddiqui | 40,456 | 15.4 | −7.3 |
| | IAB | Abu Yousuf | 1,192 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Mahfuz Reza | 319 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74,347 | 28.4 | +24.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 261,924 | 85.6 | +9.0 |
| | JP(E) gain from BNP | JP(E) gain from BNP | JP(E) gain from BNP | JP(E) gain from BNP | JP(E) gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Tangail-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Mahmudul Hasan | 96,544 | 32.2 | +3.8 |
| | AL | Abdul Mannan | 83,458 | 27.8 | −12.2 |
| | KSJL | Murad Siddiqui | 68,167 | 22.7 | N/A |
| | IJOF | Abul Quasem | 50,266 | 16.8 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Abul Hossain | 970 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| | Bangladesh Progressive Party | Chand Imran Mirza | 191 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | A. K. Pathan Ayub | 165 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,086 | 4.4 | −6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 299,761 | 76.6 | −1.2 |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Tangail-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Abdul Mannan | 95,903 | 40.0 | +2.9 |
| | JP(E) | Abul Quasem | 69,430 | 28.9 | −9.5 |
| | BNP | Mahmudul Hasan | 68,042 | 28.4 | +12.8 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Shafiqur Rahman | 3,997 | 1.7 | −0.1 |
| | Gano Forum | Abul Hossain | 776 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | IOJ | Md. Ibrahim | 617 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Democratic Republican Party | Md. Shahjahan Ali | 344 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | A. K. M. Asrarul Haque | 282 | 0.1 | −0.1 |
| | NAP (Bhashani) | Md. Muslem Uddin | 245 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Altab Hossain Miah | 205 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Sadek Siddiqul | 140 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,473 | 11.0 | +9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 239,981 | 77.8 | +19.9 |
| | 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) |
General Election 1991: Tangail-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JP(E) | Mahmudul Hasan | 74,144 | 38.4 |
| | AL | Abdul Mannan | 71,455 | 37.1 |
| | BNP | B. Babul Chowdhury | 30,168 | 15.6 |
| | JSD (S) | Md. Motiur Rahman Khan | 8,920 | 4.6 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Nousher Ali | 3,530 | 1.8 |
| | Independent | Wazed Ali Khan Ponni | 1,470 | 0.8 |
| | NAP (Muzaffar) | Md. Moslem Uddin | 1,011 | 0.5 |
| | Jatiya Oikkya Front | Md. Hazrat Ali Shikdar | 704 | 0.4 |
| | FP | Md. Nazrul Islam Khan | 463 | 0.2 |
| | Zaker Party | A. K. M. Asrarul Haque | 368 | 0.2 |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) | Md. Syed A. Al Wasek | 318 | 0.2 |
| | CPB | Joad Al Malum | 300 | 0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,689 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 192,851 | 57.9 |
| | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold |