# Mymensingh-8

Mymensingh-8 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Mahmud Hasan Sumon

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Ishwarganj Upazila.

## History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1973 | Md. Abdul Halim | Awami League |
| 1979 | Shamsul Huda Chaudhury | BNP |
| 1986 | Hashim Uddin Ahmed | Jatiya Party |
| 1988 | Fakhrul Imam | Jatiya Party |
| 1991 | Khurram Khan Chowdhury | Jatiya Party |
| Feb 1996 | Zainul Abedin | BNP |
| Jun 1996 | Md. Abdus Sattar | Awami League |
| 2001 | Shah Nurul Kabir | BNP |
| 2008 | Md. Abdus Sattar | Awami League |
| 2014 | Fakhrul Imam | Jatiya Party |
| 2024 | Mahmud Hasan Sumon | Independent |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Fakhrul Imam 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: Mymensingh-8 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Md. Abdus Sattar | 121,163 | 68.0 | +32.7 |
| | BNP | Shah Nurul Kabir | 57,041 | 32.0 | −10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 64,122 | 36.0 | +28.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 178,204 | 84.3 | +16.6 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Mymensingh-8 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Shah Nurul Kabir | 59,159 | 42.8 | +22.9 |
| | AL | Md. Abdus Sattar | 48,885 | 35.3 | −1.9 |
| | Independent | Shoumendra Kishor Chowdhury | 23,813 | 17.2 | N/A |
| | IJOF | S. M. Iqbal | 6,065 | 4.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Ahmmed Hossain Bhuiyan | 403 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,274 | 7.4 | +6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 138,325 | 67.7 | +10.0 |
| | 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: Mymensingh-8 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Md. Abdus Sattar | 34,029 | 37.2 | N/A |
| | JP(E) | Rowshan Ershad | 32,908 | 36.0 | +11.3 |
| | BNP | Khurram Khan Chowdhury | 18,190 | 19.9 | −0.6 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | A. K. M. Wali Ullah | 5,438 | 5.9 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Harun Or Rashid | 398 | 0.4 | −0.4 |
| | Islamic Sashantantrik Andolan | Mustafa Anowarul Haque Khan | 204 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | FP | Md. Abdul Gafur | 154 | 0.2 | −1.3 |
| | Independent | Ahmmed Hossain Bhuiyan | 113 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,121 | 1.2 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 91,434 | 57.7 | +12.7 |
| | 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: Mymensingh-8 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JP(E) | Khurram Khan Chowdhury | 18,209 | 24.7 |
| | BNP | Golam Nabi | 15,095 | 20.5 |
| | Independent | Md. Akhter Hossain Vuiyan | 13,992 | 19.0 |
| | Ganatantri Party | A. H. M. Khalequzzaman | 13,340 | 18.1 |
| | Independent | Md. Reza-e-Karim | 9,453 | 12.8 |
| | Bangladesh Janata Party | Md. Siraj Uddin | 1,404 | 1.9 |
| | FP | Md. Abdul Gafur | 1,117 | 1.5 |
| | Zaker Party | Harun Or Rashid | 571 | 0.8 |
| | Independent | Jainul Abedin | 267 | 0.4 |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Saidur Rahman Vuiyan | 193 | 0.3 |
| | Independent | Anwarul Kadir | 143 | 0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,114 | 4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73,784 | 45.0 |
| | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold |