Kurigram-2
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kurigram-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 The constituency is vacant.
| Kurigram-2 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
 | |
| District | Kurigram District |
| Division | Rangpur Division |
| Electorate | 493,356 (2018) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
The constituency encompasses Kurigram Sadar, Phulbari, and Rajarhat upazilas.[1]
The constituency was created in 1984 from the Rangpur-14 constituency when the former Rangpur District was split into five districts: Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Kurigram, and Gaibandha.
Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census.[2] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.[3]
Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it excluded four union parishads of Rajarhat Upazila: Bidyananda, Gharialdanga, Nazimkhan, and Omar Majid.[1][4][5]
Elections in the 2010s
Md. Tajul Islam Choudhury was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[10]
Elections in the 2000s
Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood for three seats in the 2008 general election: Rangpur-3, Kurigram-2, and Dhaka-17. After winning all three, he chose to represent Dhaka-17 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them.[11] Zafar Ali of the Awami League was elected in an April 2009 by-election.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(E) | Hossain Muhammad Ershad | 209,505 | 72.7 | N/A | ||
| BNP | Md. Tajul Islam Choudhury | 52,374 | 18.2 | +12.0 | ||
| IAB | Md. Mustafizur Rahaman | 24,372 | 8.5 | N/A | ||
| BSD | Jahedul Haque Milu | 971 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
| LDP | Sultan Ahamed | 605 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| BDB | Bhudeb Chakrabarti | 259 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 157,131 | 54.6 | +48.0 | |||
| Turnout | 288,032 | 86.7 | +13.7 | |||
| JP(E) gain from IJOF | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IJOF | Md. Tajul Islam Choudhury | 123,886 | 49.9 | N/A | ||
| AL | Amsaa Amin | 107,398 | 43.3 | +5.1 | ||
| BNP | Md. Lutfar Rahman | 15,508 | 6.2 | −4.3 | ||
| Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) | Jahedul Haque Milu | 1,120 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Md. Matiur Rahman | 363 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 16,488 | 6.6 | +1.8 | |||
| Turnout | 248,275 | 73.0 | +0.4 | |||
| IJOF gain from JP(E) | ||||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(E) | Md. Tajul Islam Choudhury | 82,158 | 43.0 | +0.8 | |
| AL | Zafar Ali | 72,962 | 38.2 | +6.6 | |
| BNP | AKM Maidul Islam | 20,019 | 10.5 | +3.9 | |
| Jamaat-e-Islami | A.N.M. Solaiman | 7,719 | 4.0 | −5.5 | |
| IOJ | Md. Abdul Gani | 6,670 | 3.5 | +0.2 | |
| Zaker Party | Md. Sirajul Islam | 751 | 0.4 | −0.5 | |
| Independent | A.M.M. Samsuddin Miah | 353 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman) | Jahedul Haque Milu | 305 | 0.2 | −0.3 | |
| Gano Forum | Shri Sanalal Bakshi | 173 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Independent | Bhudev Chandra Chakrabarti | 122 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,196 | 4.8 | −5.8 | ||
| Turnout | 191,232 | 72.6 | +22.1 | ||
| JP(E) hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(E) | Md. Tajul Islam Choudhury | 59,049 | 42.2 | ||
| AL | Zafar Ali | 44,181 | 31.6 | ||
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Sulaiman Ali | 13,284 | 9.5 | ||
| BNP | Md. Abdus Salam | 9,176 | 6.6 | ||
| IOJ | Md. Zakaria | 4,646 | 3.3 | ||
| JSD | Md. Ansar Ali | 3,000 | 2.1 | ||
| Bangladesh Janata Party | A. K. M. Shamsuddoha | 2,720 | 1.9 | ||
| Zaker Party | Md. Karam Ali | 1,258 | 0.9 | ||
| Independent | Md. Golam Morshed | 741 | 0.5 | ||
| Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman) | Shree Shudhangsu Chakraborty | 722 | 0.5 | ||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Motlabbar Rahaman | 431 | 0.3 | ||
| CPB | Md. Harun ur Rashid Lal | 416 | 0.3 | ||
| Bangladesh Muslim League (Matin) | Syeda Gulrukh Mohol Shiraji | 138 | 0.1 | ||
| Majority | 14,868 | 10.6 | |||
| Turnout | 139,762 | 50.5 | |||
| JP(E) hold | |||||
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