Rajshahi-2 Explained

Rajshahi-2
Parl Name:Jatiya Sangsad
District:Rajshahi District
Region Label:Division
Region:Rajshahi Division
Electorate:317,852 (2018)
Year:1973

Rajshahi-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 Rajshahi City Corporation.

History

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

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 reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had also included Paba Upazila.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1973Khalid Ali MiaAwami League
1979Syed Manzur HossainBNP
Major Boundary Changes
1986Mesbah Uddin AhmedJatiya Party
1991Kabir HossainBNP
2001Mizanur Rahman Minu
2008Fazle Hossain BadshaWorkers Party
2024Shafiqur Rahman BadshaIndependent

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Party!Symbol!Candidate!Votes!%!±pp
IndependentScissorsMd. Shafiqur Rahman Badsha55,15660.99N/A
WPBBoatFazle Hossain Badsha31,46034.7917.32
JaPa(E)PloughSaiful Islam Swapan1,8162.011.92
JaSaD(I)TorchAbdullah Al Masud Siddiqui Shibli1,0621.17N/A
CongressGreen coconutMd. Maruf Shahriar4090.45N/A
MuktijoteWalking caneYasir Alif Bin Habib3100.34N/A
BNMAnchorMd. Kamrul Islam Masud2280.25N/A
Valid votes90,44196.53
Invalid votes3,2533.47
Total votes93,694100.00
Registered voters/turnout352,77526.5643.90
Majority23,69626.20N/A
Independent gain from WPBSwing

Elections in the 2010s

Party!Symbol!Candidate!Votes!%!±pp
WPBBoatFazle Hossain Badsha115,45352.11N/A
BNPSheaf of paddyMizanur Rahman Minu103,32746.64N/A
IABHand fanMd. Foysal Hossain Moni2,1290.96N/A
CPBSickleMd. Enamul Haque4530.20N/A
NPP(S)MangoSaiful Islam Swapan2070.09N/A
Valid votes221,56998.93
Invalid votes2,4051.07
Total votes223,974100.0
Registered voters/turnout317,85270.46N/A
Majority12,1265.47N/A
WPB holdSwing

Fazle Hossain Badsha 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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