Sylhet-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.
The constituency encompasses Kanaighat and Zakiganj upazilas, integrating these areas within a single administrative and electoral boundary.
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Current Representation (source link)
In the most recent 2026 Bangladeshi general election held in February, the seat was won by Abul Hasan, a candidate representing the Khelafat Majlis.
Salim Uddin was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.