Barisal-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Abul Hossain Khan is the incumbent member of Parliament from this constituency.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Bakerganj Upazila.

History

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

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1973Mokim Hossain HowladerAwami League
1979Sirajul Haque MontuBNP
1986ABM Ruhul Amin HowladerJatiya Party
1991Md. Yunus KhanBNP
1995 by-electionMd. Abdur Rashid Khan
Feb 1996Anwar Hossain Chowdhury
Jun 1996Syed Masud RezaAwami League
2001Abul Hossain KhanBNP
2008ABM Ruhul Amin HowladerJatiya Party
2014Nasreen Jahan Ratna
2024Abdul Hafiz MallikAwami League
2026Abul Hossain Khan[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Nasreen Jahan Ratna, of the Jatiya Party (Ershad), 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: Barisal-6
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JP(E)ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader89,23758.9N/A
BNPAbul Hossain Khan54,00535.7−4.4
IABRafikul Islam7,5055.0N/A
IndependentHumayun Kabir Mollah2860.2N/A
BTFAHM Saiful Islam Saifee2780.2N/A
BDBMd. Abdur Rashid Khan1720.1N/A
Majority35,23223.3−13.6
Turnout151,48382.6+22.5
JP(E) gain from BNP
General Election 2001: Barisal-6
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNPAbul Hossain Khan54,31840.1+6.2
ALSyed Masud Reza41,17130.4−11.3
IJOFABM Ruhul Amin Hawlader20,12014.9N/A
IndependentSamsul Alam Chunnu19,66414.5N/A
Bangladesh Progressive PartyPushpan Nahar1320.1N/A
Jatiya Party (M)Shamsul Alam Salim510.0N/A
Majority13,1479.7+1.9
Turnout135,45660.1−8.1
BNP gain from AL

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Barisal-6
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ALSyed Masud Reza41,86441.6
BNPMd. Abdur Rashid Khan34,03833.9
JP(E)ABM Ruhul Amin Hawlader15,66115.6
IOJAbdul Matin Miah6,3416.3
JamaatMd. Mahmudunnabi Talukdar2,0102.0
JSDMd. Mohsin Hawladar2780.3
Islamic Sashantantrik AndolanBarek Mian2330.2
IndependentSiddque Ahmed Noman940.1
Majority7,8267.8
Turnout100,51968.2
AL gain from BNP

Md. Abdur Rashid Khan of the BNP was elected in a January 1995 by-election.

General Election 1991: Barisal-6
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNPMd. Yunus Khan42,36140.8
NAP (Muzaffar)Majibur Rahman Talukder27,18926.2
JP(E)ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader19,48618.8
IOJAbdul Matin Miah6,8986.6
IndependentMoazzem Hossain Chowdhury2,8792.8
JamaatMd. Abul Kalam Azad2,2152.1
JSDAbul Hossain Khan1,2181.2
IndependentMohiuddin Ahmed6250.6
Zaker PartyMd. Alhaz Shamsul Haq5920.6
BAKSALShahidul Islam Khan3750.4
Majority15,17214.6
Turnout103,83845.8
BNP gain from JP(E)

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