Rangpur-2
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| Rangpur-2 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| District | Rangpur District |
| Division | Rangpur Division |
| Electorate | 312,816 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Parliamentary Party | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |
| Member of Parliament | ATM Azharul Islam |
Rangpur-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 17 February, 2026, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer and former Bangladesh Islami Chhatrashibir, Dhaka University unit president A. T. M. Azharul Islam has been member of parliament for this constituency.
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Afsar Ali Ahmed | Bangladesh Awami League[4][5] | |
| 1979 | Mohammad Amin | ||
| Major Boundary Changes | |||
| 1986 | Anisul Haque Chowdhury | Bangladesh Awami League[6] | |
| 1988 | Mohammad Kamal Uddin Haider | Jatiya Party (Ershad)[7] | |
| Sep 1991 by-election | Paritosh Chakrabarti | ||
| Sep 1996 by-election | Anisul Haque Chowdhury | Bangladesh Awami League | |
| 2001 | Mohammad Ali Sarkar | Islami Jatiya Oikya Front | |
| 2008 | Anisul Islam Mondal | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | |
| 2014 | Ahsanul Hoque Chowdhury | Bangladesh Awami League | |
| 2018 | |||
| 2024 | |||
| 2026 | ATM Azharul Islam | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami | |