Rajshahi-5

Rajshahi-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Md. Abdul Wadud of the Awami League.

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.

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 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.