Pirojpur-2 | |
Parl Name: | Jatiya Sangsad |
District: | Pirojpur District |
Region Label: | Division |
Region: | Barisal Division |
Electorate: | 220,535 (2018) |
Year: | 1984 |
Members: | Anwar Hossain Manju |
Pirojpur-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Anwar Hossain Manju of the Jatiya Party (Manju).
The constituency encompasses Bhandaria, Kawkhali, and Zianagar upazilas.
The constituency was created in 1984 from a Bakerganj constituency when the former Bakerganj District was split into four districts: Bhola, Bakerganj, Jhalokati, and Pirojpur.
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.
Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission swapped Zianagar Upazila from Pirojpur-1 to Pirojpur-2, and Nesarabad Upazila from Pirojpur-2 to Pirojpur-1.
Anwar Hossain Manju was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.
Anwar Hossain Manju stood for two seats in the 1996 general election: Jhalokati-1 and Pirojpur-2. After winning both, he chose to represent Jhalokati-1 and quit Pirojpur-2, triggering a by-election in Pirojpur-2. Tasmima Hossain, his wife, was elected in a September 1996 by-election.