Thakurgaon-2
{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}}
{{Infobox constituency
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| parl_name = Jatiya Sangsad
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| district = Thakurgaon District
| region_label = Division
| region = Rangpur Division
| population =
| electorate = 317,973 (2023)
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| year = 1984
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Thakurgaon-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 Baliadangi and Haripur upazilas and two union parishads of Ranisankail Upazila: Dharmaghar, and Kashipur.
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from the Dinajpur-4 constituency when the former Dinajpur District was split into three districts: Panchagarh, Thakurgaon, and Dinajpur.
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Bangladesh}}" |
| 1986 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party}}" |
| 1988 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Bangladesh}}" |
| 1991 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
| Feb 1996 | Md. Julfiker Murtuja Chowdhury | BNP | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| Jun 1996 | rowspan="2" | Awami League | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
|2024 |
Elections
= Elections in the 2010s =
Dabirul Islam 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: Thakurgaon-2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Dabirul Islam
|votes = 102,833
|percentage = 50.8
|change = +12.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Abdul Hakim
|votes = 98,456
|percentage = 48.7
|change = +13.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Shirin Akhtar Banu
|votes = 1,052
|percentage = 0.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,377
|percentage = 2.0
|change = -1.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 202,341
|percentage = 92.7
|change = +4.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Awami League
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2001: Thakurgaon-2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Dabirul Islam
|votes = 62,483
|percentage = 38.8
|change = -3.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Abdul Hakim
|votes = 57,196
|percentage = 35.5
|change = +22.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Nurul Islam
|votes = 24,081
|percentage = 14.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front
|candidate = Sree Suresh Chandra Singh
|votes = 16,565
|percentage = 10.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = A. K. M. Enyet Ali
|votes = 434
|percentage = 0.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Bangladesh
|candidate = Md. Mohshin Sarkar
|votes = 339
|percentage = 0.2
|change = -0.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,287
|percentage = 3.3
|change = -13.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 161,128
|percentage = 87.9
|change = +12.6
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Awami League
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1990s =
{{Election box begin | title=General Election June 1996: Thakurgaon-2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Dabirul Islam
|votes = 48,344
|percentage = 42.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = Md. Asaduzzaman
|votes = 28,757
|percentage = 25.1
|change = +10.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Md. Julfiker Murtuja Chowdhury
|votes = 21,314
|percentage = 18.6
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Abdul Hakim
|votes = 14,933
|percentage = 13.1
|change = -4.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Bangladesh
|candidate = Md. Mohshin Sarkar
|votes = 673
|percentage = 0.6
|change = -47.5
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Zaker Party
|candidate = Md. Samsuddin
|votes = 388
|percentage = 0.3
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 19,587
|percentage = 17.1
|change = -12.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 114,409
|percentage = 75.3
|change = +9.8
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Awami League
|loser = Communist Party of Bangladesh
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1991: Thakurgaon-2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Bangladesh
|candidate = Dabirul Islam
|votes = 46,452
|percentage = 48.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Md. Altafur Rahman
|votes = 17,707
|percentage = 18.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Abdul Hakim
|votes = 17,288
|percentage = 17.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = Md. Abdul Karim
|votes = 13,720
|percentage = 14.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Nur Kutub Alam
|votes = 640
|percentage = 0.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Zaker Party
|candidate = Md. A. Jobbar Sarkar
|votes = 323
|percentage = 0.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Freedom Party
|candidate = Badrul Alam Chowdhury
|votes = 270
|percentage = 0.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Ramesh Chandra Sen
|votes = 89
|percentage = 0.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 28,745
|percentage = 29.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 96,489
|percentage = 65.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Communist Party of Bangladesh
|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}}
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