Shawkatul Islam Shaku

The MP is focused on the implementation of government social safety net programs and the distribution of family cards in the Kulaura region.

Constituency number 236 confirmed by both Wikipedia and ViewsBangladesh. Boundary was redrawn in 2024 EC delimitation: previously included parts of Kamalganj Upazila; now covers only Kulaura Upazila. Winner vote count (68,381) and runner-up count (53,458) sourced from BSS News (primary wire) and cross-confirmed by Prothom Alo. BSS total of 121,839 = winner + runner-up only; 5 of 8 candidates forfeited deposits (sub-threshold results not individually itemised in reports), so true total valid votes slightly exceeds 121,839 -- vote shares computed on 121,839 as best available denominator, noted as approximate. Margin 12.25 pp = 56.12% - 43.88%. MP's prior parliamentary run was in 2001 as Jatiya Party (Langal symbol), lost; subsequently joined BNP. First BNP win in this seat since 1996 (confirmed Prothom Alo). Registered voters: 303,020 across 104 polling centres (Prothom Alo). wealth_disclosed_bdt and criminal_cases: EC affidavit PDF not publicly accessible; EC-only rule applied -- values left null. Age not confirmed in any source. Shawkatul Islam is UK-based (London from 1983); also described as US businessman in some sources -- UK-based teacher/examiner background confirmed by Kulaurar Darpan profile; US-businessman characterisation appears in TBSnews but not corroborated by other sources. Wikipedia 13th Jatiya Sangsad list renders name as 'Shawkat Hossain Saku' -- likely a data-entry variant; BSS, Prothom Alo, and Bangla sources all use 'Shawkatul Islam Shaku' as canonical form used here. No committee memberships published on parliament.gov.bd as of 2026-05-17 (site returned connection error during verification attempt).