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Abul Kalam

BNP · Narayanganj-5 · verified (verified 2026-05-17)

Profile

Party
BNP
Constituency
Narayanganj-5
Terms
4
Disclosed wealth
Criminal cases
0
Education
Cabinet role

Newly sworn-in MP focused on constituency unity and public service; no major legislative or cabinet role confirmed as of May 2026.

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Provenance & notes

Constituency number 208 confirmed by Wikipedia and EC constituency list; no discrepancy found. Winner vote count 114,799 confirmed by BSS (English and Bangla), Wikipedia (English), and Prothom Alo; an early web-search summary erroneously rendered 114,779 (off by 20 -- likely OCR artifact). Runner-up votes: BSS primary article gives 101,196; Prothom Alo gives 110,196 -- these two sources diverge. BSS is the state wire and the figure is corroborated by Wikipedia's calculated vote share (37.34% of 271,027 = ~101,196). Prothom Alo 110,196 is likely a transcription error; 101,196 adopted. Total valid votes (271,027) and electorate (485,288) from Wikipedia Narayanganj-5 article; vote share math verified: 114,799/271,027 = 42.36%, 101,196/271,027 = 37.34%, margin = 5.02 pp. Khelafat Majlis candidate ABM Sirajul Mamun requested a vote recount alleging irregularities (jagonews24.com); no official reversal found. Abul Kalam is an advocate (lawyer) whose father Jalaluddin was a BNP founding member and MP. His full legal name in Bangla Wikipedia is আবুল কালাম আজাদ (Abul Kalam Azad) but he contests and is officially listed as 'Abul Kalam'. Three confirmed prior terms: 5th Parliament (1991-1996), 6th Parliament (Feb 1996 -- the 12-day parliament dissolved under Khaleda Zia's caretaker setup), 8th Parliament (2001-2006); he lost in June 1996 and 2008. wealth_disclosed_bdt and criminal_cases are null: EC affidavit PDF not publicly accessible at time of verification -- EC-only rule applied, no imputation. age and education not found in any accessible source.

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