Natore-2

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Natore-2
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
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District Natore District
Division Rajshahi Division
Electorate343,986 (2018) [1]
Current constituency
Created1984

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.

Contents

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Natore Sadar Upazila and Naldanga Upazila. [1]

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

ElectionMemberParty
1986 Mohammad Mujibur Rahman Jatiya Party [2] [3]
1991 Shankar Gobind Chowdhury Awami League
1996 Ruhul Quddus Talukdar BNP
2008 Ahad Ali Sarker 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. [4]

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Natore-2 [5] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AL Ahad Ali Sarker 135,43254.2+13.8
BNP Sabina Yasmin111,86644.8−7.5
IAB Azizar Rahman Khan Chowdhury1,2140.5N/A
PDP Md. Abdus Salam6990.3N/A
Zaker PartyMd. Shohidul Islam5700.2N/A
Majority 23,5669.4−2.4
Turnout 249,78191.1+3.2
AL gain from BNP
General Election 2001: Natore-2 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Ruhul Quddus Talukdar 109,19652.3+16.8
AL Hanif Ali Sheikh84,49840.4−9.8
IJOF Mojibur Rahman Sentu15,0127.2N/A
Bangladesh Progressive PartyAbdur Rashid Khan Chowdhury2500.1N/A
Majority 24,69811.8+6.9
Turnout 208,95687.9+1.8
BNP hold

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Natore-2 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Ruhul Quddus Talukdar 58,50035.5+16.7
AL Ahad Ali Sarker 50,45530.6+4.7
JP(E) Mojibur Rahman Sentu37,04222.5+4.4
JI Md. Yunus Ali18,16911.0−13.2
Zaker PartySirajul Alam2710.2−0.4
FP Md. Amirul Islam Sarkar2540.2N/A
Majority 8,0454.9+3.2
Turnout 164,69186.1+12.5
BNP gain from AL
General Election 1991: Natore-2 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AL Shankar Gobind Chowdhury 34,88225.9
JI Md. Yunus Ali32,59024.2
BNP Md. Sirajul Islam25,32418.8
JP(E) Mojibur Rahman Sentu24,33118.1
Independent Khandakar Zubair Hossain9,6837.2
JSD Kamrul Islam5,7384.3
Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader)Md. Shafiuddin Sarder1,2360.9
Zaker PartyMd. Sirajul Islam7870.6
NAP (Muzaffar)Md. Anwar Hossain1640.1
Majority 2,2921.7
Turnout 134,73573.6
AL gain from JP(E)

References

  1. 1 2 "Natore-2". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  4. Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  5. "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  7. "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

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