Sunamganj-2
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
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Sunamganj-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.
| Sunamganj-2 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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| District | Sunamganj District |
| Division | Sylhet Division |
| Electorate | 250,721 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
| Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Member | Md Nasir Chowdhury |
Boundaries
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from the Sylhet-2 constituency when the former Sylhet District was split into four districts: Sunamganj, Sylhet, Moulvibazar, and Habiganj.[4]
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Suranjit Sengupta died in February 2017. Joya Sengupta, his widow, was elected in a March 2017 by-election.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Joya Sengupta | 95,959 | 69.5 | N/A | |
| Independent | Sayed Ali Mahbub Hossain | 42,156 | 30.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 53,803 | 39.0 | +28.8 | ||
| Turnout | 138,115 | 54.7 | −33.4 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
Suranjit Sengupta was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[11]
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Suranjit Sengupta | 95,593 | 55.1 | N/A | |
| BNP | Md. Nasir Chowdhury | 77,889 | 44.9 | +0.7 | |
| Majority | 17,704 | 10.2 | −0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 173,482 | 88.1 | +8.3 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Suranjit Sengupta | 82,839 | 55.0 | +6.7 | ||
| BNP | Nasir Uddin Chowdhury | 66,558 | 44.2 | +42.7 | ||
| IJOF | Sheikh Jahir Ali | 1,185 | 0.8 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 16,281 | 10.8 | +10.4 | |||
| Turnout | 150,582 | 79.8 | −3.6 | |||
| AL gain from JP(E) | ||||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(E) | Nasir Uddin Chowdhury | 59,000 | 48.7 | +12.7 | ||
| AL | Suranjit Sengupta | 58,496 | 48.3 | N/A | ||
| BNP | Jahir Ahmed | 1,868 | 1.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Jamaat | Md. Abdul Mannan | 1,104 | 0.9 | N/A | ||
| CPB | Probangsu Chowdhury | 560 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Md. Muhitur Rahman Chowdhury | 164 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 504 | 0.4 | −13.8 | |||
| Turnout | 121,192 | 83.4 | +20.0 | |||
| JP(E) gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ganatantri Party | Suranjit Sengupta | 58,580 | 58.4 | ||
| JP(E) | Dobirul Islam Chowdhury | 36,067 | 36.0 | ||
| Independent | Zahir Ahmed | 3,556 | 3.6 | ||
| BNP | Rana Hasan Chowdhury | 1,532 | 1.5 | ||
| Independent | Motiur Rahman | 328 | 0.3 | ||
| Jatiyatabadi Gonotantrik Chashi Dal | Md. Fazlul Haq | 231 | 0.2 | ||
| Majority | 22,513 | 14.2 | |||
| Turnout | 100,294 | 63.4 | |||
| Ganatantri Party gain from | |||||
