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Rajshahi-2

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

{{Infobox constituency

| name = Rajshahi-2

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| parl_name = Jatiya Sangsad

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| district = Rajshahi District

| region_label = Division

| region = Rajshahi Division

| population =

| electorate = 317,852 (2018)

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| year = 1973

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| module = {{align|left|← 52 Rajshahi-1}}{{align|right|54 Rajshahi-3 →}}

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

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Rajshahi City Corporation.

History

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. The 2008 redistricting reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had also included Paba Upazila.

Members of Parliament

class="wikitable"
colspan="2"|ElectionMemberParty
style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |

| 1973

| Khalid Ali Mia

| Awami League

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

| 1979

| Syed Manzur Hossain

| BNP

colspan="4" |Major Boundary Changes
style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" |

| 1986

| Mesbah Uddin Ahmed

| Jatiya Party

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

| 1991

| Kabir Hossain

| rowspan="2" | BNP

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

| 2001

| Mizanur Rahman Minu

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

| 2008

|Fazle Hossain Badsha

| Workers Party

{{Party color cell|Independent}}

|2024

|Shafiqur Rahman Badsha

|Independent

Elections

= Elections in the 2020s =

{{Table alignment}}

class="wikitable defaultleft col5right col6right col7right"

|+General Election 2024: Rajshahi-2

! colspan="2" |Party

!Symbol

!Candidate

!Votes

!%

!±pp

{{Party color cell|Independent}}

|Independent

|Scissors

|Md. Shafiqur Rahman Badsha

|55,156

|60.99

|N/A

{{Party color cell|Workers Party of Bangladesh}}

|WPB

|Boat

|Fazle Hossain Badsha

|31,460

|34.79

|{{decrease}}17.32

{{Party color cell|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}

|JaPa(E)

|Plough

|Saiful Islam Swapan

|1,816

|2.01

|{{increase}}1.92

{{Party color cell|Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal}}

|JaSaD(I)

|Torch

|Abdullah Al Masud Siddiqui Shibli

|1,062

|1.17

|N/A

{{Party color cell|Bangladesh Congress}}

|Congress

|Green coconut

|Md. Maruf Shahriar

|409

|0.45

|N/A

{{Party color cell|Whig Party (United States)}}

|Muktijote

|Walking cane

|Yasir Alif Bin Habib

|310

|0.34

|N/A

{{Party color cell|Bangladesh Kalyan Party}}

|BNM

|Anchor

|Md. Kamrul Islam Masud

|228

|0.25

|N/A

colspan="7" |
colspan="4" |Valid votes

|style= "text-align:right"|90,441

|style= "text-align:right"|96.53

|style= "text-align:right"|

colspan="4" |Invalid votes

|style= "text-align:right"|3,253

|style= "text-align:right"|3.47

|style= "text-align:right"|

colspan="4" |Total votes

|style= "text-align:right"|93,694

|style= "text-align:right"|100.00

|style= "text-align:right"|

colspan="4" |Registered voters/turnout

|style= "text-align:right"|352,775

|style= "text-align:right"|26.56

|style= "text-align:right"|{{decrease}}43.90

colspan="7" |
colspan="4" |Majority

|style= "text-align:right"|23,696

|style= "text-align:right"|26.20

|style= "text-align:right"|N/A

{{Party color cell|Independent}}

| colspan="3" |Independent gain from WPB

|style= "text-align:right" colspan="2" |Swing

|style= "text-align:right"|

= Elections in the 2010s =

{{Table alignment}}

class="wikitable defaultleft col5right col6right col7right"

|+General Election 2018: Rajshahi-2[http://www.ecs.gov.bd/bec/public/files/1/11th%20nation_result_1_100.xlsx 11th Jatiya Sangsad Election (Center-wise results) – 1-100], Bangladesh Election Commission, Agargaon, Dhaka (20 June 2019)

! colspan="2" |Party

!Symbol

!Candidate

!Votes

!%

!±pp

{{Party color cell|Workers Party of Bangladesh}}

|WPB

|Boat

|Fazle Hossain Badsha

|115,453

|52.11

|N/A

{{Party color cell|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}

|BNP

|Sheaf of paddy

|Mizanur Rahman Minu

|103,327

|46.64

|N/A

{{Party color cell|Islami Andolan Bangladesh}}

|IAB

|Hand fan

|Md. Foysal Hossain Moni

|2,129

|0.96

|N/A

{{Party color cell|Communist Party of Bangladesh}}

|CPB

|Sickle

|Md. Enamul Haque

|453

|0.20

|N/A

{{Party color cell|National People's Party (Bangladesh)}}

|NPP(S)

|Mango

|Saiful Islam Swapan

|207

|0.09

|N/A

colspan="7" |
colspan="4" |Valid votes

|style= "text-align:right"|221,569

|style= "text-align:right"|98.93

|style= "text-align:right"|

colspan="4" |Invalid votes

|style= "text-align:right"|2,405

|style= "text-align:right"|1.07

|style= "text-align:right"|

colspan="4" |Total votes

|style= "text-align:right"|223,974

|style= "text-align:right"|100.0

|style= "text-align:right"|

colspan="4" |Registered voters/turnout

|style= "text-align:right"|317,852

|style= "text-align:right"|70.46

|style= "text-align:right"|N/A

colspan="7" |
colspan="4" |Majority

|style= "text-align:right"|12,126

|style= "text-align:right"|5.47

|style= "text-align:right"|N/A

{{Party color cell|Workers Party of Bangladesh}}

| colspan="3" |WPB hold

|style= "text-align:right" colspan="2" |Swing

|style= "text-align:right"|

Fazle Hossain Badsha was re-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 begin | title=General Election 2008: Rajshahi-2}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Workers Party of Bangladesh

|candidate = Fazle Hossain Badsha

|votes = 1,16,599

|percentage = 56.4

|change = +52.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|candidate = Mizanur Rahman Minu

|votes = 89,050

|percentage = 43.1

|change = -16.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Communist Party of Bangladesh

|candidate = Md. Enamul Haque

|votes = 476

|percentage = 0.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh

|candidate = Sayeed Mahmud Ilyas

|votes = 408

|percentage = 0.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh

|candidate = Akhtaruzzaman Bablu

|votes = 225

|percentage = 0.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 27,549

|percentage = 13.3

|change = -13.7

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 206,758

|percentage = 79.9

|change = -1.6

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing|

|winner = Workers Party of Bangladesh

|loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2001: Rajshahi-2}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|candidate = Mizanur Rahman Minu

|votes = 1,76,405

|percentage = 59.6

|change = +15.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Awami League

|candidate = A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton

|votes = 96,604

|percentage = 32.6

|change = +1.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Workers Party of Bangladesh

|candidate = Fazle Hossain Badsha

|votes = 11,490

|percentage = 3.9

|change = +2.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front

|candidate = Mostaq Ahmed

|votes = 10,676

|percentage = 3.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Md. Jalal Uddin

|votes = 661

|percentage = 0.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jatiya Party (Manju)

|candidate = Md. Shahabuddin Bachchu

|votes = 270

|percentage = 0.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 79,801

|percentage = 27.0

|change = +13.8

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 296,106

|percentage = 81.5

|change = -2.6

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing|

|winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

= Elections in the 1990s =

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

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|candidate = Kabir Hossain

|votes = 108,471

|percentage = 44.0

|change = +0.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Awami League

|candidate = A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton

|votes = 75,803

|percentage = 30.7

|change = +17.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

|candidate = Ataur Rahman

|votes = 41,774

|percentage = 16.9

|change = -4.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)

|candidate = Md. A. Matin Khan

|votes = 13,747

|percentage = 5.6

|change = +4.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Workers Party of Bangladesh

|candidate = Fazle Hossain Badsha

|votes = 3,838

|percentage = 1.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Islami Oikya Jote

|candidate = Md. Abdus Samad

|votes = 1,169

|percentage = 0.5

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD

|candidate = Md. Khairul Alam

|votes = 827

|percentage = 0.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Zaker Party

|candidate = Md. Anisur Rahman

|votes = 345

|percentage = 0.1

|change = -0.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan

|candidate = Wali Uallah Dewan

|votes = 296

|percentage = 0.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Jatiya Janata Party (Asad)

|candidate = Begum Rokeya Firoj

|votes = 291

|percentage = 0.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Freedom Party

|candidate = Md. Abu Masud

|votes = 45

|percentage = 0.0

|change = -0.2

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 32,668

|percentage = 13.2

|change = -8.7

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 246,606

|percentage = 84.1

|change = +9.8

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing|

|winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1991: Rajshahi-2}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|candidate = Kabir Hossain

|votes = 81,014

|percentage = 43.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

|candidate = Ataur Rahman

|votes = 40,141

|percentage = 21.5

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = United Communist League of Bangladesh

|candidate = Fazle Hossain Badsha

|votes = 34,267

|percentage = 18.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Awami League

|candidate = A E M Mahbub Uz Zaman Bhulu

|votes = 24,047

|percentage = 12.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)

|candidate = Badiuzzaman

|votes = 2,967

|percentage = 1.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Md. Khondakar Zoinal Abedin

|votes = 1,628

|percentage = 0.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Peoples Democratic Party

|candidate = Md. Mojibar Rahman

|votes = 879

|percentage = 0.5

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Zaker Party

|candidate = Md. Sharif Uddin

|votes = 607

|percentage = 0.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Md. Zalal Uddin

|votes = 330

|percentage = 0.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Freedom Party

|candidate = Abul Hasnat Md. Shamsul Haq Shamrat

|votes = 322

|percentage = 0.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Mohammad Ali

|votes = 202

|percentage = 0.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader)

|candidate = Md. Aminul Islam

|votes = 200

|percentage = 0.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Jatiya Oikkya Front

|candidate = Md. Abdul Bari

|votes = 85

|percentage = 0.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 40,873

|percentage = 21.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 186,689

|percentage = 74.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing|

|winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad)

}}

{{Election box end}}

References

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{{cite news |title=Rajshahi-2 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Rajshahi-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}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF |title=Delimitation of Constituencies |author= |date=2013 |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |format=PDF |language=bn |access-date=23 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727220238/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF |archive-date=27 July 2014}}

{{cite book |last=Rahman |first=Syedur |date=2010 |title=Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bJfcCPUr0OoC&pg=PA105 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |page=105 |isbn=978-0-8108-7453-4}}

{{cite news |last=Liton |first=Shakhawat |date=11 July 2008 |title=Final list of redrawn JS seats published |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-45202 |newspaper=The Daily Star}}

{{cite news |title=AL hopeful of bagging most JS seats in Rajshahi |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-63670 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=17 November 2008 |access-date=26 April 2018}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/1st.pdf |title=List of 1st Parliament Members |author= |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 February 2018}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/2nd.pdf |title=List of 2nd 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 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 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=53 |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/20081229000617/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=53 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}

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