Joypurhat-2
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
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Joypurhat-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 13th February, 2026, this constituency is represented by Md. Abdul Bari, a member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
| Joypurhat-2 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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| District | Joypurhat District |
| Division | Rajshahi Division |
| Electorate | 351,572 (2026) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
| Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Boundaries
History
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Md. Abdur Razzak Akand | Awami League[4] | |
| 1988 | Kazi Rabbiul Hasan | Combined Opposition Party[5] | |
| 1991 | Abu Yusuf Mohammad Khalilur Rahman | BNP | |
| 2008 | Golam Mostafa | ||
| 2014 | Abu Sayeed Al Mahmood Swapon | Awami League | |
| 2026 | Md. Abdul Bari | BNP | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
Abu Sayeed Al Mahmood Swapon was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[7]
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Golam Mostafa | 116,881 | 50.4 | −7.1 | |
| AL | Abu Sayeed Al Mahmood Swapon | 113,721 | 49.0 | +9.7 | |
| BSD | Md Sha Zaman Talukder | 839 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Independent | Abdul Aziz Molla | 687 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,160 | 1.4 | −16.8 | ||
| Turnout | 232,008 | 92.4 | +5.6 | ||
| BNP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Abu Yusuf Mohammad Khalilur Rahman | 113,290 | 57.5 | +9.6 | |
| AL | Mir Jalalur Rahman | 77,508 | 39.3 | +14.7 | |
| IJOF | Abu Syed Md. Nurulla | 5,394 | 2.7 | N/A | |
| Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) | Md. Shahjaman Tang | 580 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| JSD | Mu. Zalilur Rahman Zillu | 340 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 35,782 | 18.2 | −5.2 | ||
| Turnout | 197,112 | 86.8 | +3.5 | ||
| BNP hold | |||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Abu Yusuf Mohammad Khalilur Rahman | 76,857 | 47.9 | +2.6 | |
| AL | Mir Zalalur Rahman | 39,267 | 24.5 | −3.5 | |
| JP(E) | Kazi Rabbi Hasan | 28,754 | 17.9 | +15.9 | |
| Jamaat | Kamal Uddin | 14,850 | 9.3 | −8.6 | |
| Zaker Party | S. M. Khokon Chowdhury | 414 | 0.3 | −0.1 | |
| NAP (Bhashani) | Tejesh Chandra | 313 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 37,590 | 23.4 | +0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 160,455 | 83.3 | +18.7 | ||
| BNP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Abu Yusuf Mohammad Khalilur Rahman | 59,692 | 50.5 | |||
| AL | Md. Abdur Razzak Akand | 33,071 | 28.0 | |||
| Jamaat | Md. Nuruzzaman Sarkar | 21,133 | 17.9 | |||
| JP(E) | Kazi Rabbi Hasan | 2,355 | 2.0 | |||
| Independent | Kazi Reshadur Rahman | 692 | 0.6 | |||
| NIP | Md. Abul Kasem Mondol | 503 | 0.4 | |||
| Zaker Party | S. M. Khokon Chowdhury | 466 | 0.4 | |||
| IOJ | Md. Abdul Momen Fakir | 263 | 0.2 | |||
| Independent | Khandakar Oliuzzaman Alam | 107 | 0.1 | |||
| Majority | 26,621 | 22.5 | ||||
| Turnout | 118,282 | 64.6 | ||||
| BNP gain from JP(E) | ||||||
