# Sunamganj-5

Sunamganj-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Mohibur Rahman Manik of the Awami League.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Chhatak and Dowarabazar upazilas.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Sylhet-12 constituency when the former Sylhet District was split into four districts: Sunamganj, Sylhet, Moulvibazar, and Habiganj.
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.
Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had excluded one union parishad of Dowarabazar Upazila: Mannargaon.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Abul Hasnat Md. Abdul Hai | Jatiya Party |
| 1988 | Kalim Uddin Ahmed | |
| 1991 | Abdul Mazid | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| Feb 1996 | Kalim Uddin Ahmed | Independent (politician) |
| Jun 1996 | Mohibur Rahman Manik | Awami League |
| 2001 | Kalim Uddin Ahmed | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 2008 | Mohibur Rahman Manik | Awami League |
| 2014 | Mohibur Rahman Manik | Awami League |
| 2018 | Mohibur Rahman Manik | Awami League |
| 2024 | Mohibur Rahman Manik | Awami League |

## Elections

General Election 2014: Sunamganj-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Muhibur Rahman Manik | 164,494 | 98.1 | +32.8 |
| | BNF | Mohammad Ashraf Hossain | 3,264 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 161,230 | 96.1 | +64.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 167,758 | 47.7 | −38.8 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Sunamganj-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Mohibur Rahman Manik | 165,697 | 65.3 | +25.2 |
| | BNP | Kalim Uddin Ahmed | 85,197 | 33.6 | −21.0 |
| | NAP | Md. Abdul Odud | 2,712 | 1.1 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80,500 | 31.7 | +17.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 253,606 | 86.5 | +16.7 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Sunamganj-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Kalim Uddin Ahmed | 113,660 | 54.6 | +31.7 |
| | AL | Mohibur Rahman Manik | 83,500 | 40.1 | +11.2 |
| | IJOF | Abdul Mazid | 9,523 | 4.6 | N/A |
| | NAP | Md. Abdul Odud | 1,306 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | KSJL | Abdul Jalil | 243 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30,160 | 14.5 | +13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 208,232 | 69.8 | +2.6 |
| | 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: Sunamganj-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Mohibur Rahman Manik | 42,720 | 28.9 | N/A |
| | JP(E) | Md. Yahya | 41,120 | 27.8 | +9.7 |
| | BNP | Kalim Uddin Ahmed | 33,875 | 22.9 | +15.2 |
| | Samridhya Bangladesh Andolan | Abdul Mazid | 11,248 | 7.6 | N/A |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Abdullah Md. Saleh | 10,067 | 6.8 | −3.8 |
| | IOJ | Mohammad Shafiq Uddin | 6,981 | 4.7 | −5.7 |
| | Sammilita Sangram Parishad | Md. Jalal Uddin | 1,196 | 0.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Abdul Odud | 575 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,600 | 1.1 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 147,782 | 67.2 | +17.6 |
| | AL gain from Independent | AL gain from Independent | AL gain from Independent | AL gain from Independent | AL gain from Independent |
General Election 1991: Sunamganj-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | Abdul Mazid | 22,266 | 18.1 | |
| | Independent | Md. Yahya | 20,518 | 16.7 | |
| | Ganatantri Party | Mohibur Rahman Manik | 17,695 | 14.4 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Siraj Uddin | 13,027 | 10.6 | |
| | IOJ | A. Salam | 12,851 | 10.4 | |
| | Independent | Abdur Rahim | 9,864 | 8.0 | |
| | BNP | Zoinul Karim | 9,467 | 7.7 | |
| | Independent | Abul Hasnat Md. Abdul Hai | 7,530 | 6.1 | |
| | Independent | Kalim Uddin | 7,019 | 5.7 | |
| | Independent | Sirajul Islam | 2,368 | 1.9 | |
| | JSD | Abul Lais | 436 | 0.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,748 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 123,041 | 49.6 | |
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