Habiganj-2
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Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
| Habiganj-2 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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| District | Habiganj District |
| Division | Sylhet Division |
| Electorate | 306,981 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
| Party | BNP |
| Member | Abu Mansur Sakhawat Hasan |
Habiganj-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.
The constituency encompasses Ajmiriganj and Baniachong upazilas, integrating these areas within a single administrative and electoral boundary.[2][3]
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from a Sylhet constituency when the former Sylhet District was split into four districts: Sunamganj, Sylhet, Moulvibazar, and Habiganj.[4]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Mohammad Abdur Rab | BAL[5] | |
| 1979 | Mahbubur Rob Sadi | JASAD[6] | |
| 1986 | Sirajul Hossain Khan | JP[7][8] | |
| 1988 | |||
| 1991 | Sharif Uddin Ahmed | BAL[9] | |
| February 1996 | Zakaria Khan Chowdhury | BNP[10] | |
| June 1996 | Sharif Uddin Ahmed | BAL[11][12][13][14][15][16] | |
| 1996 re-election | Suranjit Sengupta | ||
| 2001 | Nazmul Hasan Jahed | ||
| 2008 | Md. Abdul Majid Khan | ||
| 2014 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| Moyez Uddin Sharif Ruel | |||
| 2026 | Abu Mansur Sakhawat Hasan | BNP | |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Abdul Majid Khan | 1,79,480 | 74.41 | +1.81 | |
| BNP | Maulana Abdul Basit Azad | 59,724 | 24.76 | N/A | |
| JP(E) | Shankar Pal | 1987 | 0.82 | −23.08 | |
| Majority | 1,19,756 | 49.65 | +0.95 | ||
| Turnout | 2,41,191 | 78.57 | N/A | ||
| AL hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Abdul Majid Khan | 65,362 | 72.6 | +12.6 | |
| JP(E) | Shankar Pal | 21,556 | 23.9 | +21.6 | |
| Independent | Afsar Ahmed | 3,112 | 3.5 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 43,803 | 48.7 | +21.7 | ||
| Turnout | 90,033 | ||||
| AL hold | |||||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Abdul Majid Khan | 122,025 | 60.0 | +28.8 | |
| BNP | Abu Mansur Sakhawat Hasan | 67,059 | 33.0 | +2.0 | |
| Independent | Afsar Ahmed | 4,722 | 2.3 | N/A | |
| JP(E) | Abid Ali Chowdhury | 4,665 | 2.3 | N/A | |
| Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish | Abdur Rob Yousufi | 3,167 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh | Abdul Awal Chowdhury Waisy | 837 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| BSD | Md. Kamrul Islam Chowdhury | 563 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| KSJL | Monmuhan Debnath | 337 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 54,966 | 27.0 | +26.8 | ||
| Turnout | 203,375 | 85.0 | +13.2 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Nazmul Hasan Jahed | 50,361 | 31.2 | −33.4 | |
| BNP | Md. Nurul Amin Chowdhury | 50,014 | 31.0 | N/A | |
| IJOF | Shankar Pal | 31,431 | 19.5 | N/A | |
| Independent | Zakaria Chowdhury | 28,320 | 17.5 | N/A | |
| Independent | Sakhawat Hasan Jibon | 453 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Independent | Krisna Kanta Sarkar | 432 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) | Syed Delwar Hossain | 273 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Jatiya Party (M) | Akul Chowdhury | 197 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 347 | 0.2 | −29.8 | ||
| Turnout | 161,481 | 71.8 | +7.8 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
Elections in the 1990s
Sharif Uddin Ahmed died in office. Suranjit Sengupta was elected in an October 1996 by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Suranjit Sengupta | 72,925 | 64.6 | +24.6 | |
| JP(E) | Sirajul Hossain Khan | 39,032 | 34.6 | +9.4 | |
| Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Mahbub) | Tofazzal Hossain Chowdhury | 776 | 0.7 | N/A | |
| BKSMA | Krishak Md. Sadeq | 237 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 33,893 | 30.0 | +16.9 | ||
| Turnout | 112,970 | 64.0 | −8.9 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Sharif Uddin Ahmed | 51,369 | 40.0 | −7.4 | |
| BNP | Zakaria Khan Chowdhury | 34,530 | 26.9 | −10.7 | |
| JP(E) | Sirajul Hossain Khan | 32,361 | 25.2 | N/A | |
| Jamaat | Ashraf Uddin | 4,919 | 3.8 | −5.4 | |
| IOJ | Md. Tazul Islam | 3,289 | 2.6 | N/A | |
| Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Mahbub) | Md. Tafazzal Hossain Chowdhury | 2,087 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 16,839 | 13.1 | +3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 128,555 | 72.9 | +18.1 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Sharif Uddin Ahmed | 50,397 | 47.4 | |||
| BNP | Zakaria Khan Chowdhury | 40,025 | 37.6 | |||
| Jamaat | Fazlul Karim | 9,769 | 9.2 | |||
| BKA | Sheik Abdur Rahman | 5,587 | 5.3 | |||
| JSD | Md. Abdullah | 624 | 0.6 | |||
| Majority | 10,372 | 9.7 | ||||
| Turnout | 106,402 | 54.8 | ||||
| AL gain from | ||||||
References
- 1 2 "Habiganj-2". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- 1 2 "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ↑ "District Statistics 2011: Sylhet" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ↑ "1st Jatiya Sangsad members" (PDF). www.parliament.gov.bd. Government of Bangladesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-07-19. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
- ↑ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
- ↑ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-18. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
- ↑ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
- ↑ "List of 5th Parliament Members" (PDF). Jatiya Sangsad. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-09-17. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
- ↑ "List of 6th Parliament Members" (PDF). Jatiya Sangsad. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
- ↑ "List of 7th Parliament Members" (PDF). www.parliament.gov.bd. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
- ↑ "List of 8th Parliament Members" (PDF). www.parliament.gov.bd. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-18. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
- ↑ "List of 9th Parliament Members". www.parliament.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
- ↑ "List of 10th Parliament Members English". National Parliament of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
- ↑ "List of 11th Parliament Members English". National Parliament of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
- ↑ "List of 12th Parliament Members". www.parliament.gov.bd. Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
- ↑ "Habiganj-2". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ↑ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ↑ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ↑ "Statistical Report: 7th Jatiya Shangshad Election" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. p. 322. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
External links
- "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.
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