Rajshahi-2

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

Rajshahi-2
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Rajshahi District
Division	Rajshahi Division
Electorate	317,852 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1973
← 52 Rajshahi-1 54 Rajshahi-3 →

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Rajshahi City Corporation.^[2][3]

History

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

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 reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had also included Paba Upazila.^[5][6]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1973	Khalid Ali Mia	Awami League[7]
	1979	Syed Manzur Hossain	BNP[8]
Major Boundary Changes
	1986	Mesbah Uddin Ahmed	Jatiya Party[9][10]
	1991	Kabir Hossain	BNP
	2001	Mizanur Rahman Minu
	2008	Fazle Hossain Badsha	Workers Party
	2024	Shafiqur Rahman Badsha	Independent

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General Election 2024: Rajshahi-2

Party		Symbol	Candidate	Votes	%	±pp
	Independent	Scissors	Md. Shafiqur Rahman Badsha	55,156	60.99	N/A
	WPB	Boat	Fazle Hossain Badsha	31,460	34.79	17.32
	JaPa(E)	Plough	Saiful Islam Swapan	1,816	2.01	1.92
	JaSaD(I)	Torch	Abdullah Al Masud Siddiqui Shibli	1,062	1.17	N/A
	Congress	Green coconut	Md. Maruf Shahriar	409	0.45	N/A
	Muktijote	Walking cane	Yasir Alif Bin Habib	310	0.34	N/A
	BNM	Anchor	Md. Kamrul Islam Masud	228	0.25	N/A
Valid votes				90,441	96.53
Invalid votes				3,253	3.47
Total votes				93,694	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				352,775	26.56	43.90
Majority				23,696	26.20	N/A
	Independent gain from WPB			Swing

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2018: Rajshahi-2^[11]

Party		Symbol	Candidate	Votes	%	±pp
	WPB	Boat	Fazle Hossain Badsha	115,453	52.11	N/A
	BNP	Sheaf of paddy	Mizanur Rahman Minu	103,327	46.64	N/A
	IAB	Hand fan	Md. Foysal Hossain Moni	2,129	0.96	N/A
	CPB	Sickle	Md. Enamul Haque	453	0.20	N/A
	NPP(S)	Mango	Saiful Islam Swapan	207	0.09	N/A
Valid votes				221,569	98.93
Invalid votes				2,405	1.07
Total votes				223,974	100.0
Registered voters/turnout				317,852	70.46	N/A
Majority				12,126	5.47	N/A
	WPB hold			Swing

Fazle Hossain Badsha was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.^[12]

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Rajshahi-2^[2][13][14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	WPB	Fazle Hossain Badsha	1,16,599	56.4	+52.5
	BNP	Mizanur Rahman Minu	89,050	43.1	−16.5
	CPB	Md. Enamul Haque	476	0.2	N/A
	IAB	Sayeed Mahmud Ilyas	408	0.2	N/A
	BDB	Akhtaruzzaman Bablu	225	0.1	N/A
Majority			27,549	13.3	−13.7
Turnout			206,758	79.9	−1.6
	WPB gain from BNP

General Election 2001: Rajshahi-2^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Mizanur Rahman Minu	1,76,405	59.6	+15.6
	AL	A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton	96,604	32.6	+1.9
	WPB	Fazle Hossain Badsha	11,490	3.9	+2.3
	IJOF	Mostaq Ahmed	10,676	3.6	N/A
	Independent	Md. Jalal Uddin	661	0.2	N/A
	Jatiya Party (M)	Md. Shahabuddin Bachchu	270	0.1	N/A
Majority			79,801	27.0	+13.8
Turnout			296,106	81.5	−2.6
	BNP hold

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Rajshahi-2^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Kabir Hossain	108,471	44.0	+0.6
	AL	A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton	75,803	30.7	+17.8
	JI	Ataur Rahman	41,774	16.9	−4.6
	JP(E)	Md. A. Matin Khan	13,747	5.6	+4.0
	WPB	Fazle Hossain Badsha	3,838	1.6	N/A
	IOJ	Md. Abdus Samad	1,169	0.5	N/A
	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD	Md. Khairul Alam	827	0.3	N/A
	Zaker Party	Md. Anisur Rahman	345	0.1	−0.2
	BKA	Wali Uallah Dewan	296	0.1	N/A
	Jatiya Janata Party (Asad)	Begum Rokeya Firoj	291	0.1	N/A
	FP	Md. Abu Masud	45	0.0	−0.2
Majority			32,668	13.2	−8.7
Turnout			246,606	84.1	+9.8
	BNP hold

General Election 1991: Rajshahi-2^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Kabir Hossain	81,014	43.4
	JI	Ataur Rahman	40,141	21.5
	UCL	Fazle Hossain Badsha	34,267	18.4
	AL	A E M Mahbub Uz Zaman Bhulu	24,047	12.9
	JP(E)	Badiuzzaman	2,967	1.6
	Independent	Md. Khondakar Zoinal Abedin	1,628	0.9
	Peoples Democratic Party	Md. Mojibar Rahman	879	0.5
	Zaker Party	Md. Sharif Uddin	607	0.3
	Independent	Md. Zalal Uddin	330	0.2
	FP	Abul Hasnat Md. Shamsul Haq Shamrat	322	0.2
	Independent	Mohammad Ali	202	0.1
	Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader)	Md. Aminul Islam	200	0.1
	Jatiya Oikkya Front	Md. Abdul Bari	85	0.0
Majority			40,873	21.9
Turnout			186,689	74.3
	BNP gain from JP(E)