Habiganj-2 Explained

Habiganj-2
Parl Name:Jatiya Sangsad
District:Habiganj District
Region Label:Division
Region:Sylhet Division
Electorate:306,981 (2018)
Year:1984
Members:Moyez Uddin Sharif Ruel
Party:Awami League

Habiganj-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Abdul Majid Khan of the Awami League.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Ajmiriganj and Baniachong upazilas.

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Sylhet constituency when the former Sylhet District was split into four districts: Sunamganj, Sylhet, Moulvibazar, and Habiganj.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1986Sirajul Hossain KhanJatiya Party
1988Sirajul Hossain KhanJatiya Party
1991Sharif Uddin AhmedAwami League
1996 by-electionSuranjit SenguptaAwami League
2001Nazmul Hasan JahedAwami League
2008Abdul Majid KhanAwami League
2024Moyez Uddin Sharif RuelAwami League

Elections

Elections in the 1990s

Sharif Uddin Ahmed died in office. Suranjit Sengupta was elected in an October 1996 by-election.

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