Jessore-2

Jessore-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant.

Jessore-2
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Jessore District
Division	Khulna Division
Electorate	405,871 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1973
← 85 Jessore-1 87 Jessore-3 →

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Chaugachha and Jhikargachha upazilas.^[2][3]

History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1973	Nur-e-Alam Siddiqui	Awami League[4]
	1979	Maulana Nurunnabi Samdani	Islamic Democratic League[5]
Major Boundary Changes
	1986	Maqbool Hossain	Jamaat-e-Islami[6]
	1988	Mir Shahadatur Rahman	Jatiya Party[7]
	1991	Rafiqul Islam	Awami League
	Feb 1996	Quazi Munirul Huda	BNP[8]
	Jun 1996	Rafiqul Islam	Awami League
	2001	Abu Syed Md. Shahadat Hussain	Jamaat-e-Islami
	2008	Mostafa Faruk Mohammad	Awami League[1]
	2014	Mohammad Monirul Islam
	2018	Nasir Uddin
	2024	Md Towhiduzzaman

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Jessore-2^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Mohammad Monirul Islam	91,912	64.7	+11.6
	Independent	Rafiqul Islam	49,339	34.7	N/A
	Jatiya Party (M)	BM Selim Reza	883	0.6	N/A
Majority			42,573	30.0	+22.6
Turnout			142,134	39.5	−54.2
	AL hold

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Jessore-2^[2][10][11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Mostafa Faruk Mohammad	154,875	53.1	+7.2
	JI	Abu Sayeed Md. Shahadat Hussain	133,244	45.7	N/A
	IAB	Md. Asaduzzaman	2,519	0.9	N/A
	NAP	A. T. M. Enamul Haque	763	0.3	N/A
	BDB	BM Selim Reza	292	0.1	N/A
Majority			21,631	7.4	+1.0
Turnout			291,693	93.7	+4.0
	AL gain from JI

General Election 2001: Jessore-2^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JI	Abu Syed Md. Shahadat Hussain	137,717	52.3	+28.5
	AL	Rafiqul Islam	120,899	45.9	+3.2
	Independent	Atiur Rahman	2,102	0.8	N/A
	IJOF	BM Selim Reza	2,095	0.8	N/A
	CPB	Abul Hossain	469	0.2	N/A
	Independent	Rezaul Islam	229	0.1	N/A
	Independent	Md. Jahidul Islam	48	0.0	N/A
Majority			16,818	6.4	−7.6
Turnout			263,559	89.7	+1.7
	JI gain from AL

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Jessore-2^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Rafiqul Islam	86,752	42.7	+4.9
	BNP	Md. Ishaq	58,405	28.7	+4.0
	JI	Abu Saeed Md. Shahadat Hossain	48,393	23.8	−4.6
	JP(E)	BM Selim Reza	4,774	2.3	+1.3
	IOJ	Saiful Islam	3,352	1.6	N/A
	Zaker Party	Abul Hossain	844	0.4	N/A
	Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman)	Hasinur Rahman	333	0.2	N/A
	Gono Oikkya Front (Gull)	Md. Shamsul Haque	186	0.1	N/A
	Jatiya Janata Party (Asad)	Aysha Akhtar	120	0.1	N/A
Majority			28,347	14.0	+4.6
Turnout			203,159	88.0	+15.8
	AL hold

General Election 1991: Jessore-2^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Rafiqul Islam	62,373	37.8
	JI	Md. Mokbul Hossain	46,854	28.4
	BNP	Md. Ishaq	40,854	24.7
	Independent	Md. Shamsul Haq	7,867	4.8
	NAP (Muzaffar)	Enamul Haq	2,712	1.6
	IOJ	Shamsul Haq	1,661	1.0
	JP(E)	Abu Taleb Mohammad Musa	1,641	1.0
	Zaker Party	Mizanur Rahman Mizan	1,106	0.7
Majority			15,519	9.4
Turnout			165,068	72.2
	AL gain from