Rangpur-2
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Rangpur-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 17 February, 2026, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer and former Bangladesh Islami Chhatrashibir, Dhaka University unit president A. T. M. Azharul Islam has been member of parliament for this constituency.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Badarganj and Taraganj upazilas.
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaat | A. T. M. Azharul Islam | 135,556 | 52.3 | +35.7 | |
| BNP | Mohammad Ali Sarkar | 80,538 | 31.1 | +28.2 | |
| Majority | 55,018 | 21.2 | −37.8 | ||
| Turnout | 259,130 | 68.0 | −19.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 380,921 | ||||
| Jamaat gain from AL |
Elections in the 2010s
Abul Kalam Md. Ahasanul Hoque Chowdhury was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(E) | Anisul Islam Mondal | 166,271 | 75.6 | N/A | |
| Jamaat | ATM Azharul Islam | 36,586 | 16.6 | +7.0 | |
| Independent | Mohammad Ali Sarker | 14,850 | 6.8 | N/A | |
| IAB | Md. Ripon Sarker | 2,177 | 1.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 129,685 | 59.0 | +51.7 | ||
| Turnout | 219,884 | 87.7 | +5.7 | ||
| JP(E) gain from IJOF |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IJOF | Mohammad Ali Sarkar | 91,921 | 48.6 | ||
| AL | Anisul Haque Chowdhury | 78,163 | 41.4 | ||
| Jamaat | ATM Azharul Islam | 17,788 | 9.4 | ||
| Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Khabir Uddin | 1,124 | 0.6 | ||
| Majority | 13,758 | 7.3 | |||
| Turnout | 188,996 | 82.0 | |||
| IJOF gain from AL |
Elections in the 1990s
Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood from jail for five seats in the June 1996 general election: Rangpur-2, Rangpur-3, Rangpur-5, Rangpur-6, and Kurigram-3. After winning all five, he chose to represent Rangpur-3 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. Anisul Haque Chowdhury of the Awami League was elected in a September 1996 by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(E) | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | 66,929 | 47.7 | ||
| AL | Anisul Haque Chowdhury | 55,800 | 39.8 | ||
| Jamaat | ATM Azharul Islam | 8,273 | 5.9 | ||
| BNP | Paritosh Chakrabarti | 4,025 | 2.9 | ||
| Zaker Party | Abdul Hamid Kabir Sharif | 3,761 | 2.7 | ||
| JSD | Md. Ruhul Amin | 858 | 0.6 | ||
| Independent | Mohammad Ali Sarkar | 336 | 0.2 | ||
| Gano Forum | Md. Meser Uddin | 190 | 0.1 | ||
| Independent | Merina Rahman | 161 | 0.1 | ||
| Majority | 11,129 | 7.9 | |||
| Turnout | 140,333 | 77.3 | |||
| JP(E) hold |
Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood from jail for five seats in the 1991 general election: Rangpur-1, Rangpur-2, Rangpur-3, Rangpur-5, and Rangpur-6. After winning all five, he chose to represent Rangpur-3 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. Paritosh Chakrabarti, of the Jatiya Party, was elected in a September 1991 by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(E) | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | 50,221 | 45.4 | ||
| AL | Anisul Haque Chowdhury | 45,206 | 40.9 | ||
| Jamaat | Shah Muhammad Nur Hossain | 7,676 | 6.9 | ||
| Zaker Party | Md. Nazrul Haq | 2,601 | 2.4 | ||
| JSD | Md. Abdus Sattar | 2,336 | 2.1 | ||
| BNP | Mohsin Ali | 2,308 | 2.1 | ||
| Independent | Md. Ilias Ali | 299 | 0.3 | ||
| Majority | 5,015 | 4.5 | |||
| Turnout | 110,647 | 59.2 | |||
| JP(E) gain from |
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