# Tangail-6

Tangail-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Delduar and Nagarpur upazilas.

## 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.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1973 | Abdul Mannan | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Noor Muhammad Khan | BNP |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Noor Muhammad Khan | Jatiya Party |
| | 1991 | Khandaker Abu Taher | BNP |
| | 1996 | Gautam Chakroborty | BNP |
| | 2008 | Khondokar Abdul Baten | Independent |
| | 2014 | Khondokar Abdul Baten | Awami League |
| | 2018 | Ahasanul Islam Titu | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Tangail-6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Khondokar Abdul Baten | 66,292 | 81.9 | +50.2 |
| | Independent | Kazi ATM Anisur Rahman Bulbul | 14,621 | 18.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51,671 | 63.9 | +46.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 80,913 | 23.3 | +6.0 |
| | AL gain from Independent | AL gain from Independent | AL gain from Independent | AL gain from Independent | AL gain from Independent |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Tangail-6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Khondokar Abdul Baten | 134,297 | 49.0 | N/A |
| | AL | Ahasanul Islam Titu | 86,799 | 31.7 | −9.5 |
| | BNP | Gautam Chakroborty | 45,598 | 16.7 | −26.0 |
| | IAB | Md. Akhinur Mia | 3,822 | 1.4 | N/A |
| | KSJL | Anwarul Islam Roton | 1,731 | 0.6 | −0.5 |
| | BDB | Monjur Rashed | 870 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Mohammad Motasim Billah | 714 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47,498 | 17.3 | +15.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 273,831 | 87.4 | +16.4 |
| | Independent gain from BNP | Independent gain from BNP | Independent gain from BNP | Independent gain from BNP | Independent gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Tangail-6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Gautam Chakroborty | 55,173 | 42.7 | +5.0 |
| | AL | Khondokar Abdul Baten | 53,295 | 41.2 | +5.6 |
| | Independent | Golam Mohammad Khan | 16,462 | 12.7 | N/A |
| | IJOF | Md. Emdad Hossain | 2,418 | 1.9 | N/A |
| | KSJL | Arif Khan Yusuf Zye | 1,399 | 1.1 | N/A |
| | CPB | Md. Abdur Rouf | 309 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Masudur Rahman | 154 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Janata Party (Nurul Islam) | Md. Golam Mostafa | 66 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Md. A. B. M. Borhan Uddin | 54 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,878 | 1.5 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 129,330 | 71.0 | +1.0 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Tangail-6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Gautam Chakroborty | 34,279 | 37.7 | −1.1 |
| | AL | Khondokar Abdul Baten | 32,329 | 35.6 | +14.4 |
| | JP(E) | Noor Muhammad Khan | 22,138 | 24.4 | +23.6 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | A. K. M. Abdul Hamid | 1,676 | 1.8 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Aminur Rahman | 195 | 0.2 | −2.1 |
| | Independent | Md. Saiful Alam Khan | 170 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Janata Party (Nurul Islam) | Md. Golam Mostofa | 140 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,950 | 2.1 | −15.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 90,927 | 70.0 | +19.7 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
General Election 1991: Tangail-6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Khandaker Abu Taher | 32,845 | 38.8 | |
| | AL | Abdul Mannan | 17,936 | 21.2 | |
| | Independent | Kh. Enamul Kabir Shahid | 14,079 | 16.6 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Khondokar Abdul Baten | 11,694 | 13.8 | |
| | Independent | Md. Faizul Wara | 2,234 | 2.6 | |
| | Zaker Party | Aminur Rahman | 1,951 | 2.3 | |
| | Jatiya Oikkya Front | Ali Akbar | 1,809 | 2.1 | |
| | CPB | Md. Daudul Islam | 1,227 | 1.5 | |
| | JP(E) | Md. Wadur Rahman Khan | 703 | 0.8 | |
| | Independent | Mir A. Shahjahan | 104 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,909 | 17.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 84,582 | 50.3 | |
| | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) |