Narayanganj-2 Explained

Narayanganj-2
Parl Name:Jatiya Sangsad
District:Narayanganj District
Region Label:Division
Region:Dhaka Division
Electorate:283,867 (2018)
Year:1984
Members:Vacant
Party:None

Narayanganj-2 is a constituency of the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.Since 6 August, 2024 the seat is vacant

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Araihazar Upazila.

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Dhaka constituency when the former Dhaka District was split into six districts: Manikganj, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Gazipur, Narsingdi, and Narayanganj.

Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1986M. A. AwalAwami League
1988Jatiya Party
1991Ataur Rahman Khan AngurBNP
1996Emdadul Haque BhuiyanAwami League
2001Ataur Rahman Khan AngurBNP
2008Nazrul Islam BabuAwami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Nazrul Islam Babu 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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