Natore-2

{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}}

{{Infobox constituency

| name = Natore-2

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| parl_name = Jatiya Sangsad

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| district = Natore District

| region_label = Division

| region = Rajshahi Division

| population =

| electorate = 343,986 (2018)

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| year = 1984

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Natore-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Md. Shafiqul Islam Shimul of the Awami League.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Natore Sadar Upazila and Naldanga Upazila.

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

class="wikitable"
colspan="2"\|Election	Member	Party
style="background-color:{{party color\|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" \| \| 1986 \| Mohammad Mujibur Rahman \| Jatiya Party
style="background-color:{{party color\|Bangladesh Awami League}}" \| \| 1991 \| Shankar Gobind Chowdhury \| Awami League
style="background-color:{{party color\|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" \| \| 1996 \| Ruhul Quddus Talukdar \| BNP
style="background-color:{{party color\|Bangladesh Awami League}}" \| \| 2008 \| Ahad Ali Sarker \| rowspan="2" \| Awami League
style="background-color:{{party color\|Bangladesh Awami League}}" \| \| 2014 \| Shafiqul Islam Shimul

class="wikitable"

colspan="2"|Election

Member

Party

style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" |

| 1986

| Mohammad Mujibur Rahman

| Jatiya Party

style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |

| 1991

| Shankar Gobind Chowdhury

| Awami League

style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |

| 1996

| Ruhul Quddus Talukdar

| BNP

style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |

| 2008

| Ahad Ali Sarker

| rowspan="2" | Awami League

style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |

| 2014

| Shafiqul Islam Shimul

Elections

= Elections in the 2010s =

Shafiqul Islam Shimul was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.

= Elections in the 2000s =

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Awami League

|candidate = Ahad Ali Sarker

|votes = 135,432

|percentage = 54.2

|change = +13.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|candidate = Sabina Yasmin

|votes = 111,866

|percentage = 44.8

|change = -7.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh

|candidate = Azizar Rahman Khan Chowdhury

|votes = 1,214

|percentage = 0.5

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Progressive Democratic Party (Bangladesh)

|candidate = Md. Abdus Salam

|votes = 699

|percentage = 0.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Zaker Party

|candidate = Md. Shohidul Islam

|votes = 570

|percentage = 0.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 23,566

|percentage = 9.4

|change = -2.4

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 249,781

|percentage = 91.1

|change = +3.2

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing|

|winner = Bangladesh Awami League

|loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|candidate = Ruhul Quddus Talukdar

|votes = 109,196

|percentage = 52.3

|change = +16.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Awami League

|candidate = Hanif Ali Sheikh

|votes = 84,498

|percentage = 40.4

|change = -9.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front

|candidate = Mojibur Rahman Sentu

|votes = 15,012

|percentage = 7.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Bangladesh Progressive Party

|candidate = Abdur Rashid Khan Chowdhury

|votes = 250

|percentage = 0.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 24,698

|percentage = 11.8

|change = +6.9

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 208,956

|percentage = 87.9

|change = +1.8

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing|

|winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

}}

= Elections in the 1990s =

{{Election box begin | title=General Election June 1996: Natore-2}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|candidate = Ruhul Quddus Talukdar

|votes = 58,500

|percentage = 35.5

|change = +16.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Awami League

|candidate = Ahad Ali Sarker

|votes = 50,455

|percentage = 30.6

|change = +4.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)

|candidate = Mojibur Rahman Sentu

|votes = 37,042

|percentage = 22.5

|change = +4.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

|candidate = Md. Yunus Ali

|votes = 18,169

|percentage = 11.0

|change = -13.2

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Zaker Party

|candidate = Sirajul Alam

|votes = 271

|percentage = 0.2

|change = -0.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Freedom Party

|candidate = Md. Amirul Islam Sarkar

|votes = 254

|percentage = 0.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 8,045

|percentage = 4.9

|change = +3.2

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 164,691

|percentage = 86.1

|change = +12.5

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing|

|winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|loser = Bangladesh Awami League

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Awami League

|candidate = Shankar Gobind Chowdhury

|votes = 34,882

|percentage = 25.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

|candidate = Md. Yunus Ali

|votes = 32,590

|percentage = 24.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|candidate = Md. Sirajul Islam

|votes = 25,324

|percentage = 18.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)

|candidate = Mojibur Rahman Sentu

|votes = 24,331

|percentage = 18.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Khandakar Zubair Hossain

|votes = 9,683

|percentage = 7.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal

|candidate = Kamrul Islam

|votes = 5,738

|percentage = 4.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader)

|candidate = Md. Shafiuddin Sarder

|votes = 1,236

|percentage = 0.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Zaker Party

|candidate = Md. Sirajul Islam

|votes = 787

|percentage = 0.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = NAP (Muzaffar)

|candidate = Md. Anwar Hossain

|votes = 164

|percentage = 0.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,292

|percentage = 1.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 134,735

|percentage = 73.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing|

|winner = Bangladesh Awami League

|loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad)

}}

References

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{{cite news |title=Natore-2 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Natore-2&d=rajshahi |work=The Daily Star |access-date=31 December 2018}}

{{cite web |url=http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf |title=Constituency Maps of Bangladesh |author= |date=2010 |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |format=PDF |access-date=13 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814131945/http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf |archive-date=14 August 2014 |url-status=dead }}

{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf |title=List of 4th Parliament Members |author= |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf |title=List of 3rd Parliament Members |author= |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014}}

{{cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Taib |date=15 December 2013 |title=AL closer to majority before voting |url=http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/ |newspaper=New Age |location=Dhaka |access-date=12 August 2014}}

{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=51&Year=2008 |title=Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results |author= |website=Amar Desh |access-date=8 February 2018}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1 |title=Nomination submission List |author= |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |language=bn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211190041/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1 |archive-date=11 February 2018 |access-date=9 February 2018}}

{{cite web |url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=58 |title=Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics |author= |website=Vote Monitor Networks |access-date=11 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228234914/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=58 |archive-date=28 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}

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External links

{{Cite web |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/bangladesh/ |title=People's Republic of Bangladesh |website=Psephos}}

Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh

Category:Natore District