Natore-2

Natore-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Md. Shafiqul Islam Shimul of the Awami League.

Natore-2
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Natore District
Division	Rajshahi Division
Electorate	343,986 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1984
← 58 Natore-1 60 Natore-3 →

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Natore Sadar Upazila and Naldanga Upazila.^[1]

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Rajshahi constituency when the former Rajshahi District was split into four districts: Nawabganj, Naogaon, Rajshahi, and Natore.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1986	Mohammad Mujibur Rahman	Jatiya Party[2][3]
	1991	Shankar Gobind Chowdhury	Awami League
	1996	Ruhul Quddus Talukdar	BNP
	2008	Ahad Ali Sarker	Awami League
	2014	Shafiqul Islam Shimul

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Shafiqul Islam Shimul was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.^[4]

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Natore-2^[5][6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Ahad Ali Sarker	135,432	54.2	+13.8
	BNP	Sabina Yasmin	111,866	44.8	−7.5
	IAB	Azizar Rahman Khan Chowdhury	1,214	0.5	N/A
	PDP	Md. Abdus Salam	699	0.3	N/A
	Zaker Party	Md. Shohidul Islam	570	0.2	N/A
Majority			23,566	9.4	−2.4
Turnout			249,781	91.1	+3.2
	AL gain from BNP

General Election 2001: Natore-2^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Ruhul Quddus Talukdar	109,196	52.3	+16.8
	AL	Hanif Ali Sheikh	84,498	40.4	−9.8
	IJOF	Mojibur Rahman Sentu	15,012	7.2	N/A
	Bangladesh Progressive Party	Abdur Rashid Khan Chowdhury	250	0.1	N/A
Majority			24,698	11.8	+6.9
Turnout			208,956	87.9	+1.8
	BNP hold

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Natore-2^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Ruhul Quddus Talukdar	58,500	35.5	+16.7
	AL	Ahad Ali Sarker	50,455	30.6	+4.7
	JP(E)	Mojibur Rahman Sentu	37,042	22.5	+4.4
	JI	Md. Yunus Ali	18,169	11.0	−13.2
	Zaker Party	Sirajul Alam	271	0.2	−0.4
	FP	Md. Amirul Islam Sarkar	254	0.2	N/A
Majority			8,045	4.9	+3.2
Turnout			164,691	86.1	+12.5
	BNP gain from AL

General Election 1991: Natore-2^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Shankar Gobind Chowdhury	34,882	25.9
	JI	Md. Yunus Ali	32,590	24.2
	BNP	Md. Sirajul Islam	25,324	18.8
	JP(E)	Mojibur Rahman Sentu	24,331	18.1
	Independent	Khandakar Zubair Hossain	9,683	7.2
	JSD	Kamrul Islam	5,738	4.3
	Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader)	Md. Shafiuddin Sarder	1,236	0.9
	Zaker Party	Md. Sirajul Islam	787	0.6
	NAP (Muzaffar)	Md. Anwar Hossain	164	0.1
Majority			2,292	1.7
Turnout			134,735	73.6
	AL gain from JP(E)