Naogaon-2

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

Naogaon-2
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Naogaon District
Division	Rajshahi Division
Electorate	322,091 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1984
← 46 Naogaon-1 48 Naogaon-3 →

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Dhamoirhat and Patnitala upazilas.^[2][3]

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Rajshahi constituency when the former Rajshahi District was split into four districts: Nawabganj, Naogaon, Rajshahi, and Natore.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1986	Humayun Kabir Chowdhury	Jatiya Party[4][5]
	1988	SM Nuruzzaman	Combined Opposition Party
	1991	Shahiduzzaman Sarker	Awami League
	1996	Shamsuzzoha Khan	BNP
	2008	Shahiduzzaman Sarker	Awami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Shahiduzzaman Sarker was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.^[6]

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Naogaon-2^[2][7][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Shahiduzzaman Sarker	149,480	60.0	+20.6
	BNP	Shamsuzzoha Khan	97,732	39.3	−15.5
	BDB	Abdur Rouf Mannan	1,774	0.7	N/A
Majority			51,748	20.8	+9.4
Turnout			248,986	94.4	+5.3
	AL gain from BNP

General Election 2001: Naogaon-2^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Shamsuzzoha Khan	112,827	54.8	+15.7
	AL	Shahiduzzaman Sarkar	89,377	43.4	+8.9
	IJOF	Humyun Kabir Chowdhury	3,209	1.6	N/A
	SKSD	Sirajul Islam	391	0.2	0.0
Majority			23,450	11.4	+6.8
Turnout			205,804	89.1	+5.5
	BNP hold

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Naogaon-2^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Shamsuzzoha Khan	62,590	39.1	+5.0
	AL	Shahiduzzaman Sarkar	55,199	34.5	−5.3
	JI	Md. Moin Uddin	23,790	14.9	−8.8
	JP(E)	Azizur Rahman	17,170	10.7	+10.1
	Zaker Party	Md. Morsedul Arefin	657	0.4	−0.4
	SKSD	Sirajul Islam	288	0.2	N/A
	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD	Md. Abdul Hakim	191	0.1	−0.2
	Independent	Md. Suzauddula	69	0.0	N/A
Majority			7,391	4.6	−1.0
Turnout			159,954	83.6	+13.4
	BNP gain from AL

General Election 1991: Naogaon-2^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Shahiduzzaman Sarker	51,317	39.8
	BNP	Abdur Rauf Mannan	44,040	34.1
	JI	Md. Maolana Aman Ullah	30,637	23.7
	Zaker Party	Md. Khorshedul Arifin	963	0.8
	JP(E)	Humayun Kabir Chowdhury	816	0.6
	FP	Md. Mojibar Rahman	669	0.5
	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD	Md. Abdus Samad	408	0.3
	Bangladesh Muslim League (Aian Uddin)	Md. Sadekur Rahman	217	0.2
Majority			7,277	5.6
Turnout			129,067	70.2
	AL gain from