Rajshahi-2
Rajshahi-2 | |
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Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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District | Rajshahi District |
Division | Rajshahi Division |
Electorate | 317,852 (2018)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1973 |
Member(s) | vacant |
Seat no. 53 |
Rajshahi-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Shafikur Rahman Badsha.[2]
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency encompasses Rajshahi City Corporation.[3][4]
History
[edit]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.[5] The 2008 redistricting reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had also included Paba Upazila.[6][7]
Members of Parliament
[edit]Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]Party | Symbol | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | |
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Independent | Scissors | Md. Shafiqur Rahman Badsha | 55,156 | 60.99 | N/A | |
WPB | Boat | Fazle Hossain Badsha | 31,460 | 34.79 | ![]() | |
JaPa(E) | Plough | Saiful Islam Swapan | 1,816 | 2.01 | ![]() | |
JaSaD(I) | Torch | Abdullah Al Masud Siddiqui Shibli | 1,062 | 1.17 | N/A | |
Congress | Green coconut | Md. Maruf Shahriar | 409 | 0.45 | N/A | |
Muktijote | Walking cane | Yasir Alif Bin Habib | 310 | 0.34 | N/A | |
BNM | Anchor | Md. Kamrul Islam Masud | 228 | 0.25 | N/A | |
Valid votes | 90,441 | 96.53 | ||||
Invalid votes | 3,253 | 3.47 | ||||
Total votes | 93,694 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 352,775 | 26.56 | ![]() | |||
Majority | 23,696 | 26.20 | N/A | |||
Independent gain from WPB | Swing |
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]Party | Symbol | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | |
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WPB | Boat | Fazle Hossain Badsha | 115,453 | 52.11 | N/A | |
BNP | Sheaf of paddy | Mizanur Rahman Minu | 103,327 | 46.64 | N/A | |
IAB | Hand fan | Md. Foysal Hossain Moni | 2,129 | 0.96 | N/A | |
CPB | Sickle | Md. Enamul Haque | 453 | 0.20 | N/A | |
NPP(S) | Mango | Saiful Islam Swapan | 207 | 0.09 | N/A | |
Valid votes | 221,569 | 98.93 | ||||
Invalid votes | 2,405 | 1.07 | ||||
Total votes | 223,974 | 100.0 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 317,852 | 70.46 | N/A | |||
Majority | 12,126 | 5.47 | N/A | |||
WPB hold | Swing |
Fazle Hossain Badsha was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[13]
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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WPB | Fazle Hossain Badsha | 1,16,599 | 56.4 | +52.5 | ||
BNP | Mizanur Rahman Minu | 89,050 | 43.1 | −16.5 | ||
CPB | Md. Enamul Haque | 476 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
IAB | Sayeed Mahmud Ilyas | 408 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
BDB | Akhtaruzzaman Bablu | 225 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Majority | 27,549 | 13.3 | −13.7 | |||
Turnout | 206,758 | 79.9 | −1.6 | |||
WPB gain from BNP |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Mizanur Rahman Minu | 1,76,405 | 59.6 | +15.6 | |
AL | A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton | 96,604 | 32.6 | +1.9 | |
WPB | Fazle Hossain Badsha | 11,490 | 3.9 | +2.3 | |
IJOF | Mostaq Ahmed | 10,676 | 3.6 | N/A | |
Independent | Md. Jalal Uddin | 661 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Shahabuddin Bachchu | 270 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 79,801 | 27.0 | +13.8 | ||
Turnout | 296,106 | 81.5 | −2.6 | ||
BNP hold |
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Kabir Hossain | 108,471 | 44.0 | +0.6 | |
AL | A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton | 75,803 | 30.7 | +17.8 | |
Jamaat-e-Islami | Ataur Rahman | 41,774 | 16.9 | −4.6 | |
JP(E) | Md. A. Matin Khan | 13,747 | 5.6 | +4.0 | |
WPB | Fazle Hossain Badsha | 3,838 | 1.6 | N/A | |
IOJ | Md. Abdus Samad | 1,169 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Khairul Alam | 827 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Zaker Party | Md. Anisur Rahman | 345 | 0.1 | −0.2 | |
BKA | Wali Uallah Dewan | 296 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) | Begum Rokeya Firoj | 291 | 0.1 | N/A | |
FP | Md. Abu Masud | 45 | 0.0 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 32,668 | 13.2 | −8.7 | ||
Turnout | 246,606 | 84.1 | +9.8 | ||
BNP hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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BNP | Kabir Hossain | 81,014 | 43.4 | |||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Ataur Rahman | 40,141 | 21.5 | |||
UCL | Fazle Hossain Badsha | 34,267 | 18.4 | |||
AL | A E M Mahbub Uz Zaman Bhulu | 24,047 | 12.9 | |||
JP(E) | Badiuzzaman | 2,967 | 1.6 | |||
Independent | Md. Khondakar Zoinal Abedin | 1,628 | 0.9 | |||
Peoples Democratic Party | Md. Mojibar Rahman | 879 | 0.5 | |||
Zaker Party | Md. Sharif Uddin | 607 | 0.3 | |||
Independent | Md. Zalal Uddin | 330 | 0.2 | |||
FP | Abul Hasnat Md. Shamsul Haq Shamrat | 322 | 0.2 | |||
Independent | Mohammad Ali | 202 | 0.1 | |||
Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) | Md. Aminul Islam | 200 | 0.1 | |||
Jatiya Oikkya Front | Md. Abdul Bari | 85 | 0.0 | |||
Majority | 40,873 | 21.9 | ||||
Turnout | 186,689 | 74.3 | ||||
BNP gain from JP(E) |
References
[edit]- ^ "Rajshahi-2". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "রাজশাহী-২, আসন নং: ৫৩".
- ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
- ^ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
- ^ "AL hopeful of bagging most JS seats in Rajshahi". The Daily Star. 17 November 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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- ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ 11th Jatiya Sangsad Election (Center-wise results) – 1-100, Bangladesh Election Commission, Agargaon, Dhaka (20 June 2019)
- ^ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "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
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