Faridpur-2
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| Faridpur-2 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
 | |
| District | Faridpur District |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| Electorate | 287,370 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
| Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Member | Shama Obaed |
Faridpur-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.
The constituency encompasses Nagarkanda and Saltha upazilas, and one union parishad of Sadarpur Upazila: Krishnapur.[2][3]
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census.[4] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.[5]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Khandaker Nurul Islam | Awami League[6] | |
| 1979 | Md. Abdul Matin Mia | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal[7] | |
| 1986 | Mohammad AAM Khairuzzaman Mia | Jatiya Party[8] | |
| 1988 | Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Jewel | Jatiya Party[9] | |
| 1991 | Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury | Awami League | |
| February 1996 | Abul Hossain Mia | BNP | |
| June 1996 | KM Obaidur Rahman | Awami League | |
| 2001 | KM Obaidur Rahman | BNP | |
| 2008 | Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury | Awami League | |
| 2022 by-election | Shahdab Akbar Chowdhury | Awami League | |
| 2026 | Shama Obaed | BNP | |
