Sheikh Hasina stood for two seats in the 2014 general election: Rangpur-6 and Gopalganj-3. After winning both, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other, triggering a by-election in Rangpur-6.[8]Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury of the Awami League was elected unopposed in January 2014 after no one else filed to contest the by-election scheduled for February 2014.[9]
Sheikh Hasina stood for three seats in the 2008 general election: Bagerhat-1, Rangpur-6, and Gopalganj-3. After winning all three, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them.[11]Abul Kalam Azad of the Awami League was elected in an April 2009 by-election, defeating BNP candidate Nur Muhammad Mandal.[12]
Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood from jail for five seats in the June 1996 general election:[16]Rangpur-2,[17]Rangpur-3,[18] Rangpur-5,[19] Rangpur-6, and Kurigram-3.[20] After winning all five, he chose to represent Rangpur-3 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. Nur Mohammad Mondal of the Jatiya Party (Ershad) was elected in a September 1996 by-election.[21]
Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood from jail for five seats in the 1991 general election:[16]Rangpur-1,[22]Rangpur-2,[17]Rangpur-3,[18]Rangpur-5,[19] and Rangpur-6. After winning all five, he chose to represent Rangpur-3 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them.[23]S. M. Hossain, of the Jatiya Party, was elected in a September 1991 by-election.[24]