# Sylhet-5

Sylhet-5 is a parliamentary constituency of Bangladesh.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Kanaighat and Zakiganj upazilas.

## 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 | A. Zahur Miah | Independent |
| | 1979 | Abul Hasnat Md. Abdul Hai | |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Mahmudur Rahman Majumdar | Jatiya Party |
| | 1988 | Mahmudur Rahman Majumdar | Jatiya Party |
| | 1991 | Obaidul Haque | Islami Oikya Jote |
| | Feb 1996 | Abdul Kahir Chowdhury | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| | Jun 1996 | Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder | Awami League |
| | 2001 | Farid Uddin Chowdhury | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |
| | 2008 | Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder | Awami League |
| | 2014 | Salim Uddin | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| | 2018 | Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder | Awami League |
| | 2024 | Husam Uddin Chowdhury | Independent |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Salim Uddin 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: Sylhet-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder | 109,690 | 54.7 | +21.3 |
| | JP(E) | Farid Uddin Choudhury | 78,061 | 38.9 | N/A |
| | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh | Ubydullah Faruk | 8,946 | 4.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Kutub Uddin Ahmed Sikder | 2,599 | 1.3 | +1.1 |
| | KSJL | Oliur Rahman | 829 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Zobayer Ahmed Chowdhury | 331 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31,629 | 15.8 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 200,456 | 82.1 | +16.1 |
| | 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: Sylhet-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Farid Uddin Chowdhury | 77,750 | 49.1 | +25 |
| | AL | Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder | 52,885 | 33.4 | +8.2 |
| | IJOF | M. R. Haq | 23,538 | 14.9 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Nazma Akter Chowdhury | 3,389 | 2.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Kutub Uddin Ahmed Sikder | 388 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | M. A. Matin Chowdhury | 317 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24,865 | 15.7 | +14.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 158,267 | 66.0 | +3.6 |
| | 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 |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Sylhet-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder | 29,483 | 25.2 | +3.5 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Farid Uddin Chowdhury | 28,120 | 24.1 | +7.3 |
| | JP(E) | Md. Abdul Rakib | 15,054 | 12.9 | −1.8 |
| | Sammilita Sangram Parishad | Md. Habibur Rahman | 14,356 | 12.3 | N/A |
| | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh | Alim Uddin | 13,325 | 11.4 | N/A |
| | IOJ | Obaidul Haque | 10,425 | 8.9 | −20.1 |
| | BNP | M. A. Matin Chowdhury | 4,860 | 4.2 | −11.9 |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | A. T. M. Abdul Mustaqim | 455 | 0.4 | −0.3 |
| | Zaker Party | Khaja Moin Uddin Ahmed | 364 | 0.3 | −0.3 |
| | Independent | Md. Mohiuddin Ahmed | 237 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Janata Party (Nurul Islam) | Md. Atikur Rahman | 212 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,363 | 1.2 | −4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 116,891 | 62.4 | +18.5 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 1991: Sylhet-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | IOJ | Obaidul Haque | 26,267 | 29.0 | |
| | AL | Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder | 19,682 | 21.7 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Farid Uddin Chowdhury | 15,207 | 16.8 | |
| | BNP | Harris Chowdhury | 14,596 | 16.1 | |
| | JP(E) | M. A. Matin Chowdhury | 13,298 | 14.7 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | A. T. M. Abdul Muntakim | 632 | 0.7 | |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Abdul Karim | 523 | 0.6 | |
| | JSD | Md. Mohiuddin Ahmed | 388 | 0.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,585 | 5.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 90,593 | 43.9 | |
| | IOJ gain from JP(E) | IOJ gain from JP(E) | IOJ gain from JP(E) | IOJ gain from JP(E) | IOJ gain from JP(E) |