Rangpur-5
Rangpur-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by H. N. Ashequr Rahman of the Awami League. Boundaries. The constituency encompasses Mithapukur Upazila. History. The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973. Elections. Elections in the 2010s. H. N. Ashequr Rahman was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election. Elections in the 1990s. Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood from jail for five seats in the June 1996 general election: Rangpur-2, Rangpur-3, Rangpur-5, Rangpur-6 , and Kurigram-3. After winning all five, he chose to represent Rangpur-3 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. H. N. Ashequr Rahman was elected in a September 1996 by-election. Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood from jail for five seats in the 1991 general election: Rangpur-1, Rangpur-2, Rangpur-3, Rangpur-5, and Rangpur-6. After winning all five, he chose to represent Rangpur-3 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury, of the Jatiya Party, was elected in a September 1991 by-election.