Manikganj-2

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

Manikganj-2
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Manikganj District
Division	Dhaka Division
Electorate	406,245 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1984
← 168 Manikganj-1 170 Manikganj-3 →

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Harirampur and Singair upazilas, and four union parishads of Manikganj Sadar Upazila: Bhararia, Hati Para, and Putail.^[2][3]

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Dhaka constituency when the former Dhaka District was split into six districts: Manikganj, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Gazipur, Narsingdi, and Narayanganj.

Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census.^[4] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.^[5]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1986	Lutfar Rahman Biswas	Jatiya Party[6]
	1988	Abdur Rauf Khan	Independent[7]
	1991	Harunur Rashid Khan Monno	BNP
	Nov 2001 by-election	Samsuddin Ahmed	Independent
	2008	S. M. Abdul Mannan	Jatiya Party
	2014	Momtaz Begum	Awami League
	2024	Dewan Zahid Ahmed Tulu	Independent

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Momtaz Begum was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.^[8]

Elections in the 2000s

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP(E)	S. M. Abdul Mannan	148,276	53.8	N/A
	BNP	Afroja Khan Rita	126,423	45.8	+29.0
	CPB	Md. Noab Ali	1,145	0.4	N/A
Majority			21,853	7.9	−5.8
Turnout			275,844	87.7	+39.1
	JP(E) gain from Independent

Harunur Rashid Khan Monno stood for two seats in the 2001 general election: Manikganj-2 and Manikganj-3. After winning both, he chose to represent Manikganj-3 and quit Manikganj-2, triggering a by-election in Manikganj-2. Independent candidate Samsuddin Ahmed was elected in a November 2001 by-election.^[11]

Manikganj-2 by-election, November 2001^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Samsuddin Ahmed	52,171	47.2	N/A
	Independent	Abdur Rouf Khan	37,045	33.5	N/A
	BNP	Jamilur Rashid Khan	18,566	16.8	−40.9
	Independent	A. Quader Biswas	2,016	1.8	N/A
	Independent	Md. Maniruzzaman	665	0.6	N/A
	BKSMA (Sadeq)	Krishak Md. Sadeq	125	0.1	N/A
Majority			15,126	13.7	−12.5
Turnout			110,588	48.6	−28.1
	Independent gain from BNP

General Election 2001: Manikganj-2^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Harunur Rashid Khan Monno	90,160	57.7	+7.6
	AL	Golam Mohiuddin	49,202	31.5	+9.8
	IJOF	Abdur Rouf Khan	16,203	10.4	N/A
	JSD	K. M. Obaydul Islam	325	0.2	N/A
	Jatiya Party (M)	K. M. Majibur Rahman Mojnu	272	0.2	N/A
	Ganatantri Party	Md. Bellal Hossain	159	0.1	N/A
Majority			40,958	26.2	−2.2
Turnout			156,321	76.7	−3.8
	BNP hold

Elections in the 1990s

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Harunur Rashid Khan Monno	64,085	50.1	+1.1
	AL	A. K. M. Nurul Islam	27,750	21.7	−2.6
	JP(E)	Abdur Rouf Khan	26,807	21.0	+7.0
	Zaker Party	Md. A. Rahim Khan	7,319	5.7	N/A
	JI	Md. Safi Ullah	1,621	1.3	+0.1
	CPB	A. Mannan	262	0.2	N/A
	Jana Dal	Md. Afzal Hossaib Chowdhury	71	0.1	N/A
	Bangladesh Janata Party	Md. Golam Mostofa Khan Raton	68	0.1	N/A
Majority			36,335	28.4	+3.7
Turnout			127,983	80.5	+12.9
	BNP hold

General Election 1991: Manikganj-2^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Harunur Rashid Khan Monno	59,280	49.0
	AL	Golam Mohiuddin	29,342	24.3
	JP(E)	Rezaur Rahman	16,956	14.0
	Oikkya Prakriyya	Ali Ahmed Zia Uddin	8,507	7.0
	Zaker Party	Rafiqul Islam	4,678	3.9
	JI	Rais Uddin	1,445	1.2
	Independent	Zahir Uddin Miah	441	0.4
	BKA	Mohammad Ali Miah	327	0.3
Majority			29,938	24.7
Turnout			120,976	67.6
	BNP gain from JP(E)