Bogra-2

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

Bogra-2
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Bogra District
Division	Rajshahi Division
Electorate	296,406 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1973
← 36 Bogra-1 38 Bogra-3 →

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Shibganj Upazila.^[2][3]

History

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

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1973	Kasim Uddin Ahmed	Awami League[4]
	1979	Md. Abul Hasnat Chowdhury	BNP[5]
Major Boundary Changes
	1986	Mozaffar Hossain	Independent[6][7]
	1988	Syed Maskarul Alam Chowdhury
	1991	Maulana Shahaduzzaman	Jamaat-e-Islami
	Feb 1996	Rezaul Bari Dina	BNP
	Jun 1996	A. K. M. Hafizur Rahman
	2001	Rezaul Bari Dina
	2008	A. K. M. Hafizur Rahman
	2014	Shariful Islam Jinnah	Jatiya Party

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Shariful Islam Jinnah was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.^[8]

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Bogra-2^[2][9][10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	A. K. M Hafijur Rahman	134,359	59.9	−3.9
	JP(E)	Shariful Islam Jinnah	88,977	39.7	N/A
	BDB	Md. Anisar Rahman	970	0.4	N/A
Majority			45,382	20.2	−17.5
Turnout			224,306	92.1	+7.2
	BNP hold

General Election 2001: Bogra-2^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Rezaul Bari Dina	116,806	63.8	+12.2
	AL	Mahmudur Rahman Manna	47,819	26.1	+12.3
	IJOF	Shariful Islam Jinnah	17,716	9.7	N/A
	JSD	Md. Abdul Karim Mandal	436	0.2	N/A
	Independent	Mozaffar Hossain	390	0.2	N/A
Majority			68,987	37.7	+3.2
Turnout			183,167	84.9	+4.3
	BNP hold

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Bogra-2^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	A. K. M. Hafizur Rahman	74,345	51.6	+27.4
	Jamaat-e-Islami	Shahaduzzaman	24,593	17.1	−16.9
	JP(E)	Shariful Islam Jinnah	21,518	14.9	+8.7
	AL	Mahmudur Rahman Manna	19,871	13.8	+2.8
	Gano Forum	Masudur Rahman Helal	3,795	2.6	N/A
Majority			49,752	34.5	+24.7
Turnout			144,122	80.6	+22.0
	BNP gain from Jamaat-e-Islami

General Election 1991: Bogra-2^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Jamaat-e-Islami	Shahaduzzaman	33,969	34.0
	BNP	Md. Motiar Rahman Prang	24,213	24.2
	Independent	Md. Abul Kasem Fakir	13,967	14.0
	AL	Md. Rafiqul Islam Fakir	10,958	11.0
	JP(E)	Mozaffar Hossain	6,164	6.2
	FP	Syed Maskarul Alam Chowdhury	3,735	3.7
	JSD	Altab Hossain	2,346	2.3
	Jatia Mukti Dal	Mahmudur Rahman Manna	2,180	2.2
	Independent	Shahidullah	1,266	1.3
	Zaker Party	Abdul Samad	914	0.9
	Independent	Md. Habibur Rahman Prang	297	0.3
Majority			9,756	9.8
Turnout			100,009	58.6
	Jamaat-e-Islami gain from

References

1. "Bogura-2". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
2. "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-14. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
3. "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
4. "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 February 2018.
5. "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
6. "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
7. "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
8. Zakaria, Mohammad (14 December 2013). "The number now goes up to 151". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
9. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
10. "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
11. "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

External links

• "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.

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