Dinajpur-2
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
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Dinajpur-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. The current Member of Parliament in this constituency is Md. Sadiq Riaz of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
| Dinajpur-2 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| |
| District | Dinajpur District |
| Division | Rangpur Division |
| Electorate | 371,478 (2026) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Parliamentary Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Member of Parliament | Md. Sadiq Riaz |
Boundaries
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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Md. Sadiq Riaz | 144,317 | 58.63 | +19.53 | |
| Jamaat | A.K.M. Afzalul Anam | 101,831 | 41.37 | N/A | |
| Majority | 42,486 | 17.26 | −4.04 | ||
| Turnout | 275,472 | 74.15 | −18.75 | ||
| Registered electors | 371,478 | ||||
| BNP gain from AL | Swing | +19.53 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[8]
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury | 138,152 | 60.4 | +22.3 | ||
| BNP | Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman | 89,419 | 39.1 | −3.5 | ||
| Independent | Jalal Uddin Ahamed | 985 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 48,733 | 21.3 | +16.9 | |||
| Turnout | 228,556 | 92.9 | +7.0 | |||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman | 79,490 | 42.6 | +25.8 | ||
| AL | Satish Chandra Roy | 71,229 | 38.1 | −0.7 | ||
| IJOF | Md. Anowarul Huq Chowdhury | 33,280 | 17.8 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Md. Kachim Uddin | 1,498 | 0.8 | N/A | ||
| Bangladesh Janata Party | Abdullah Al Naser | 1,244 | 0.7 | −0.1 | ||
| Majority | 8,261 | 4.4 | −1.2 | |||
| Turnout | 186,741 | 85.9 | +4.8 | |||
| BNP gain from AL | ||||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Satish Chandra Roy | 55,551 | 38.8 | −1.1 | ||
| JP(E) | A. F. M. Reazul Haq Chowdhury | 47,611 | 33.3 | +7.1 | ||
| BNP | M. A. Zalil | 24,044 | 16.8 | +9.3 | ||
| Jamaat | Mahbub Alam | 13,663 | 9.6 | −11.2 | ||
| Bangladesh Janata Party | Abdullah Al Naser | 1,153 | 0.8 | −3.3 | ||
| JSD | Taimur Rahman | 482 | 0.3 | +0.1 | ||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Abdul Hye | 314 | 0.2 | −0.1 | ||
| Zaker Party | Md. A.T.M. Rezaul | 198 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ||
| Majority | 7,940 | 5.6 | −8.1 | |||
| Turnout | 143,016 | 81.1 | +9.7 | |||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Satish Chandra Roy | 49,440 | 39.9 | |||
| JP(E) | A. F. M. Reazul Huq Chowdhury | 32,508 | 26.2 | |||
| Jamaat | Md. Shah Moksul Minar | 25,766 | 20.8 | |||
| BNP | Md. Abdul Momen Chowdhury | 9,316 | 7.5 | |||
| Bangladesh Janata Party | Md. Razzak Chowdhury | 5,097 | 4.1 | |||
| Janasakti Party | Abdullah Al Naser | 918 | 0.7 | |||
| JSD | Md. Azizul Haq | 286 | 0.2 | |||
| Independent | Md. Mamunur Rashid | 193 | 0.2 | |||
| JSD (S) | A. Malek | 173 | 0.1 | |||
| Zaker Party | Md. Abul Hossein | 138 | 0.1 | |||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Abdul Hye | 90 | 0.1 | |||
| Majority | 16,932 | 13.7 | ||||
| Turnout | 123,925 | 71.4 | ||||
| AL gain from | ||||||
