Magura-2
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
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Magura-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2026 by Nitai Roy Chowdhury of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
| Magura-2 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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| District | Magura District |
| Division | Khulna Division |
| Electorate | 416,634 (2026) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
| Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Member | Nitai Roy Chowdhury |
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Mohammadpur and Shalikha upazilas, and four union parishads of Magura Sadar Upazila: Birail Palita, Gopalgram, Kuchiamora, and Satrujitpur.[1][2]
History
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Nitai Roy Chowdhury | |||||
| Jamaat | Md. Mustarshed Billah | |||||
| IAB | ||||||
| JP(E) | Mashiar Rahman | |||||
| Majority | ||||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Registered electors | 416,634 | |||||
| BNP gain from AL | ||||||
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Biren Sikder | 71,857 | 68.5 | +19.6 | |
| Independent | Md. Abdul Mannan | 32,571 | 31.0 | N/A | |
| BNF | Firoza | 504 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 39,286 | 37.4 | +35.1 | ||
| Turnout | 104,932 | 35.9 | −55.3 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Biren Sikder | 115,275 | 48.9 | +3.4 | ||
| BNP | Nitai Roy Chowdhury | 109,808 | 46.6 | −3.8 | ||
| IAB | Mostafa Kamal | 10,665 | 4.5 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 5,467 | 2.3 | −2.6 | |||
| Turnout | 235,748 | 91.2 | +5.6 | |||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Quazi Kamal | 106,741 | 50.4 | +16.1 | ||
| AL | Shafiquzzaman Bacchu | 96,314 | 45.5 | +5.6 | ||
| IJOF | Md. Rokunuzzaman Khan | 8,239 | 3.9 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Md. Akkas Hossain Molla | 313 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Mosa. Selina Khatum | 160 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 10,427 | 4.9 | −0.7 | |||
| Turnout | 211,767 | 85.6 | +1.3 | |||
| BNP gain from AL | ||||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Biren Sikder | 64,218 | 39.9 | |||
| BNP | Quazi Kamal | 55,204 | 34.3 | |||
| JP(E) | Nitai Roy Chowdhury | 26,878 | 16.7 | |||
| Jamaat | Golam Akbar | 10,575 | 6.6 | |||
| IOJ | Md. Mahabubur Rahman | 2,689 | 1.7 | |||
| Zaker Party | Sheikh Nur Ahmed | 678 | 0.4 | |||
| Saat Dalya Jote (Mirpur) | Khandakar Monir Ali | 287 | 0.2 | |||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Atiar Rahman | 183 | 0.1 | |||
| Independent | Abul Kasem Mridha | 125 | 0.1 | |||
| Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) | Md. Akkas Hossain | 94 | 0.1 | |||
| Independent | Md. Khaer Ali | 82 | 0.1 | |||
| Majority | 9,014 | 5.6 | ||||
| Turnout | 161,013 | 84.3 | ||||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
Mohammad Asaduzzaman died in office. Quazi Kamal of the BNP was elected in a March 1994 by-election.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Mohammad Asaduzzaman | 61,067 | 43.6 | |||
| BNP | Majid-ul-Haq | 32,266 | 23.1 | |||
| Jamaat | Golam Akbar | 20,274 | 14.5 | |||
| JP(E) | Nitai Roy Chowdhury | 18,301 | 13.1 | |||
| IOJ | Golam Rahman | 4,359 | 3.1 | |||
| Zaker Party | Kawsar Uddin Biswas | 3,021 | 2.2 | |||
| FP | Abul Kasem Mridha | 360 | 0.3 | |||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Hafizur Rahman | 310 | 0.2 | |||
| Majority | 28,801 | 20.6 | ||||
| Turnout | 139,958 | 68.1 | ||||
| AL gain from JP(E) | ||||||
