Dinajpur-2 Explained

Dinajpur-2
Parl Name:Jatiya Sangsad
District:Dinajpur District
Region Label:Division
Region:Rangpur Division
Electorate:306,579 (2018)
Year:1973

Dinajpur-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 The constituency is vacant.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Biral and Bochaganj upazilas.

History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1973Sirajul IslamAwami League
Major Boundary Changes
1986Satish Chandra RoyAwami League
1988Reazul Huq ChowdhuryJatiya Party
1991Satish Chandra RoyAwami League
Feb 1996Mujibur RahmanBNP
Jun 1996Satish Chandra RoyAwami League
2001Muhammad Mahbubur RahmanBNP
2008Khalid Mahmud ChowdhuryAwami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury 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

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