# Rajshahi-5

Rajshahi-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 6 August 2024 The constituency is vacant.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Durgapur and Puthia 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 | Sardar Mohammad Jahangir | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Mokhlechhar Rahman Chowdhury | BNP |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Nurun Nabi Chand | Awami League |
| | 1988 | Nurun Nabi Chand | Jatiya Party |
| | 1991 | Azizur Rahman | BNP |
| | 1996 | Md. Alauddin | BNP |
| | 1999 by-election | Md. Alauddin | Awami League |
| | 2000 by-election | Raihanul Haque | Awami League |
| | 2001 | Kabir Hossain | BNP |
| | 2008 | Abdul Wadud | Awami League |
| | 2018 | Mansur Rahman | Awami League |
| | 2024 | Abdul Wadud | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Abdul Wadud Dara was re-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: Rajshahi-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Abdul Wadud Dara | 124,398 | 53.1 | +24.9 |
| | BNP | Nazrul Islam | 108,083 | 46.2 | +0.8 |
| | LDP | S. M. Shafiul Azam | 740 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | CPB | Abul Kalam Azad | 612 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | BTF | Moktar Hossen | 243 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | National People's Party | Showkat Hossen Khan | 98 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,315 | 7.0 | −10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 234,174 | 94.6 | +8.8 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Rajshahi-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Kabir Hossain | 88,173 | 45.4 | |
| | AL | Raihanul Haque | 54,882 | 28.2 | |
| | Independent | Akkas Ali | 33,134 | 17.1 | |
| | IJOF | Md. Makhlesur Rahman | 11,753 | 6.1 | |
| | Independent | Azizur Rahman | 6,223 | 3.2 | |
| | JSD | Nurul Islam | 187 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33,291 | 17.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 194,352 | 85.8 | |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |
Md. Alauddin died in February 2000. Raihanul Haque was elected in a 2000 by-election

### Elections in the 1990s

In 1998, Sheikh Hasina made Md. Alauddin a state minister in her government. This led to his expulsion from the BNP, and to the Election Commission declaring his seat vacant on 11 October 1999 under Article 70 of the Constitution, which penalizes floor-crossing. This triggered a by-election in late 1999, which Alauddin won as an Awami League candidate.
General Election June 1996: Rajshahi-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Md. Alauddin | 65,594 | 41.3 | +4.0 |
| | AL | Anisur Rahman | 58,614 | 36.9 | +1.5 |
| | JP(E) | Md. Azizul Alam | 19,366 | 12.2 | +0.5 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Abdul Mannan | 14,688 | 9.2 | −5.8 |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Nurul Islam | 189 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Md. Abdur Rashid Sarkar | 129 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Abdul Halim | 115 | 0.1 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,980 | 4.4 | +2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 158,675 | 87.6 | −11.1 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
General Election 1991: Rajshahi-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Azizur Rahman | 48,542 | 37.3 | |
| | AL | Md. Alauddin | 46,116 | 35.4 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Abdul Mannan | 19,515 | 15.0 | |
| | JP(E) | Mohammad Nurun Nabi Chand | 15,241 | 11.7 | |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Abdul Halim | 303 | 0.2 | |
| | JSD | Muhammad Shafiur Rahman Shafi | 277 | 0.2 | |
| | Jatiya Oikkya Front | Md. Fazle Rabbi | 158 | 0.1 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Ramzan Ali Sarder | 153 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,426 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 130,305 | 76.5 | |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |