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Jessore-6

Jessore-6
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictJessore District
DivisionKhulna Division
Electorate229,163 (2026)
Current constituency
Created1973
Parliamentary PartyBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Member of ParliamentMd. Moktar Ali

Jessore-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh, Created in 1973, Since 13th February, 2026, The newly elected member of Parliament is Md. Moktar Ali.

Boundaries

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The constituency encompasses Keshabpur Upazila.[1]

History

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

Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census.[2] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.[3]

Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it included Abhaynagar Upazila and one union parishad of Manirampur Upazila: Manoharpur.[1][4][5]

Members of Parliament

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ElectionMemberParty
1973 Abul Islam Bangladesh Awami League[6]
1979 A. M. Badrul Ala Bangladesh Nationalist Party[7]
Major Boundary Changes
1986 Abdul Halim Bangladesh Awami League[8]
1988 Abdul Kader Jatiya Party (Ershad)[9]
1991 Md. Shakhawat Hossain Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Feb 1996 Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Jun 1996 ASHK Sadek Bangladesh Awami League[10]
2008 S. K. Abdul Wahab
2014 Ismat Ara Sadique
2020 by-election Shahin Chakladar
2024 Md Azizul Islam Independent[11]
2026 Md. Moktar Ali Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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General Election 2026: Jessore-6
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Jamaat Md. Moktar Ali 92,234 52.31 +43.81
BNP Md. Abul Hossain Azad 80,141 45.44 +3.24
Majority 12,093 6.87 −88.43
Turnout 176,347 76.95 +44.45
Registered electors 229,163
Jamaat gain from Independent

Elections in the 2010s

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General Election 2014: Jessore-6[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Ismat Ara Sadek 55,270 97.7 +40.1
BNF Prashanta Biswas 1,328 2.3 N/A
Majority 53,942 95.3 +79.9
Turnout 56,598 32.5 −58.5
AL hold

Elections in the 2000s

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General Election 2008: Jessore-6[4][13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL S. K. Abdul Wahab 166,994 57.6 +12.6
BNP Md. Abul Hossain Azad 122,267 42.2 N/A
PDP Quazi Shafiqul Islam 495 0.2 N/A
Majority 44,727 15.4 +15.3
Turnout 289,756 91.0 +1.0
AL hold
General Election 2001: Jessore-6[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL ASHK Sadek 57,456 45.0 +10.0
Independent Md. Sakhawat Hossain 57,292 44.9 N/A
Jamaat Gazi Enamul Haq 10,790 8.5 −7.8
IJOF G. M. Ershad 1,671 1.3 N/A
WPB Abu Bakar Siddiqi 169 0.1 N/A
Independent Abdul Halim 164 0.1 N/A
Independent Furkan Ahmad 135 0.1 N/A
Majority 164 0.1 −4.6
Turnout 127,677 90.0 +4.9
AL hold

Elections in the 1990s

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General Election June 1996: Jessore-6[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL ASHK Sadek 35,293 35.0 −1.8
BNP Md. Shakhawat Hossain 30,609 30.4 +19.5
JP(E) G. M. Ershad 18,180 18.1 +16.9
Jamaat Md. Moktar Ali 16,390 16.3 −31.0
Zaker Party Md. Jahangir Kabir 248 0.3 +0.1
Majority 4.684 4.7 −5.8
Turnout 100,720 85.1 +10.6
AL gain from Jamaat
General Election 1991: Jessore-6[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Jamaat Md. Shakhawat Hossain 39,119 47.3
AL A. Halim 30,418 36.8
BNP Shamsul Arefin Khan 8,977 10.9
Independent Deen Mohammad 2,934 3.5
JP(E) Abdul Kader Munshi 1,001 1.2
Zaker Party Md. Golam Mostafa 152 0.2
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD A. Latif Morol 78 0.1
Majority 8,701 10.5
Turnout 82,679 74.5
Jamaat gain from

References

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  1. 1 2 "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  2. Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
  3. Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
  4. 1 2 "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  5. "53 constituencies get new boundaries". The Daily Star. 4 July 2013.
  6. "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  7. "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  9. "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  10. "Shahdara Mannan wins Bogura-1 by-election". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  11. "যশোর-৬, আসন নং: ৯০" (in Bengali). somoynews.tv. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  12. "Jessore-6". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  13. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  14. "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  15. 1 2 3 "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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