Magura-2

Magura-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Biren Sikder of the Awami League.

Magura-2
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Magura District
Division	Khulna Division
Electorate	334,953 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1984
Party	Awami League
Member(s)	Biren Sikder
← 91 Magura-1 93 Narail-1 →

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Mohammadpur and Shalikha upazilas, and four union parishads of Magura Sadar Upazila: Birail Palita, Gopalgram, Kuchiamora, and Satrujitpur.^[2][3]

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Jessore-11 constituency when the former Jessore District was split into four districts: Jhenaidah, Jessore, Magura, and Narail.^[4]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1986	Mohammad Asaduzzaman	Awami League[5]
	1988	Nitai Roy Chowdhury	Jatiya Party[6]
	1991	Mohammad Asaduzzaman	Awami League
	1994 by-election	Quazi Kamal	BNP
	1996	Biren Sikder	Awami League
	2001	Quazi Kamal	BNP
	2008	Biren Sikder	Awami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Magura-2^[7][8]

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

General Election 2008: Magura-2^[2][9][10]

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

General Election 2001: Magura-2^[11]

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

General Election June 1996: Magura-2^[11]

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
	JI	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]

General Election 1991: Magura-2^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Mohammad Asaduzzaman	61,067	43.6
	BNP	Majid-ul-Haq	32,266	23.1
	JI	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)