Rajshahi-2
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Rajshahi-2 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
 | |
| District | Rajshahi District |
| Division | Rajshahi Division |
| Electorate | 369,564 (2025) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Parliamentary Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Member of Parliament | Mizanur Rahman Minu |
Rajshahi-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.
The constituency encompasses the entirety of Rajshahi City Corporation, integrating the area within a single administrative and electoral boundary.[1][2]
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.[3] The 2008 redistricting reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had also included Paba Upazila.[4][5]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Khalid Ali Mia | Awami League[6] | |
| 1979 | Syed Manzur Hossain | BNP[7] | |
| Major Boundary Changes | |||
| 1986 | Mesbah Uddin Ahmed | Jatiya Party[8][9] | |
| 1988 | |||
| 1991 | Kabir Hossain | BNP | |
| Feb 1996 | |||
| June 1996 | |||
| 2001 | Mizanur Rahman Minu | ||
| Major Boundary Changes | |||
| 2008 | Fazle Hossain Badsha | Workers Party | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 2024 | Shafiqur Rahman Badsha | Independent | |
