Sunamganj-2
{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}}
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Sunamganj-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh by Joya Sengupta, elected as Independent politician in 2024.
Boundaries
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from the Sylhet-2 constituency when the former Sylhet District was split into four districts: Sunamganj, Sylhet, Moulvibazar, and Habiganj.
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" |
| 1986 | ||
| | 1988 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Ganatantri Party}}" |
| 1991 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
| Feb 1996 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" |
| Jun 1996 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 2001 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 2017 by-election | rowspan="2" | Joya Sengupta | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Independent politician}}" |
| 2024 |
Elections
Suranjit Sengupta died in February 2017. Joya Sengupta, his widow, was elected in a March 2017 by-election.
{{Election box begin | title=Sunamganj-2 by-election, 2017}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Awami League|candidate=Joya Sengupta|votes=95,959|percentage=69.5|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Sayed Ali Mahbub Hossain|votes=42,156|percentage=30.5|change=N/A}}
{{Election box majority||votes=53,803|percentage=39.0|change=+28.8}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=138,115|percentage=54.7|change=-33.4}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Awami League
}}
{{Election box end}}
Suranjit Sengupta 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 begin | title=General Election 2008: Sunamganj-2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Suranjit Sengupta
|votes = 95,593
|percentage = 55.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Md. Nasir Chowdhury
|votes = 77,889
|percentage = 44.9
|change = +0.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 17,704
|percentage = 10.2
|change = -0.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 173,482
|percentage = 88.1
|change = +8.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Awami League
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2001: Sunamganj-2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Suranjit Sengupta
|votes = 82,839
|percentage = 55.0
|change = +6.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Nasir Uddin Chowdhury
|votes = 66,558
|percentage = 44.2
|change = +42.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front
|candidate = Sheikh Jahir Ali
|votes = 1,185
|percentage = 0.8
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 16,281
|percentage = 10.8
|change = +10.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 150,582
|percentage = 79.8
|change = -3.6
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Awami League
|loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1990s =
{{Election box begin | title=General Election June 1996: Sunamganj-2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = Nasir Uddin Chowdhury
|votes = 59,000
|percentage = 48.7
|change = +12.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Suranjit Sengupta
|votes = 58,496
|percentage = 48.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Jahir Ahmed
|votes = 1,868
|percentage = 1.5
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Md. Abdul Mannan
|votes = 1,104
|percentage = 0.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Bangladesh
|candidate = Probangsu Chowdhury
|votes = 560
|percentage = 0.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Muhitur Rahman Chowdhury
|votes = 164
|percentage = 0.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 504
|percentage = 0.4
|change = -13.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 121,192
|percentage = 83.4
|change = +20.0
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1991: Sunamganj-2}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Ganatantri Party
|candidate = Suranjit Sengupta
|votes = 58,580
|percentage = 58.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = Dobirul Islam Chowdhury
|votes = 36,067
|percentage = 36.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Zahir Ahmed
|votes = 3,556
|percentage = 3.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Rana Hasan Chowdhury
|votes = 1,532
|percentage = 1.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Motiur Rahman
|votes = 328
|percentage = 0.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Jatiyatabadi Gonotantrik Chashi Dal
|candidate = Md. Fazlul Haq
|votes = 231
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 22,513
|percentage = 14.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 100,294
|percentage = 63.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain no swing|
|winner = Ganatantri Party
|loser =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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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}}
{{Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh}}{{Sunamganj District}}
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Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh
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