Sherpur-2

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

Sherpur-2
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Sherpur District
Division	Mymensingh Division
Electorate	411,695 (2024)
Current constituency
Created	1984
← 143 Sherpur-1 145 Sherpur-3 →

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Nakla and Nalitabari upazilas.^[1][2]

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Mymensingh constituency when the former Mymensingh District was split into four districts: Mymensingh, Sherpur, Netrokona, and Kishoreganj.^[3]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1986	Abdus Salam	Jatiya Party[4][5]
	1991	Matia Chowdhury	Awami League
	Feb 1996	Zahed Ali	BNP
	Jun 1996	Matia Chowdhury	Awami League
	2001	Zahed Ali	BNP
	2008	Matia Chowdhury	Awami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Sherpur-2^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Matia Chowdhury	134,810	78.9	+11.9
	Independent	Badiuzzaman Badsha	35,986	21.1	N/A
Majority			98,824	57.9	+40.4
Turnout			170,796	56.1	−30.8
	AL hold

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Sherpur-2^[1][7][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Matia Chowdhury	156,973	67.0	+17.2
	BNP	Zahed Ali	75,637	32.3	+7.4
	National People's Party	Mujafor Ahamed	793	0.3	N/A
	Gano Forum	Muhammad Harunr Rashed	717	0.3	N/A
Majority			81,336	34.7	+33.3
Turnout			234,120	86.9	+8.6
	AL gain from BNP

General Election 2001: Sherpur-2^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Zahed Ali	102,545	49.8	+20.3
	AL	Matia Chowdhury	99,661	48.4	+7.4
	KSJL	Md. Shafiqul Islam	2,235	1.1	N/A
	IJOF	Md. Akkas Ali	1,132	0.6	N/A
	CPB	Abu Md. Mazhar	256	0.1	N/A
Majority			2,884	1.4	−10.2
Turnout			205,829	78.3	+4.9
	BNP gain from AL

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Sherpur-2^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Matia Chowdhury	63,574	41.0	−0.8
	BNP	Zahed Ali	45,659	29.5	+3.0
	Zaker Party	Abdus Salam	41,456	26.8	N/A
	JI	Md. Abdul Jalil	4,314	2.8	N/A
Majority			17,915	11.6	0.0
Turnout			155,003	73.4	+18.0
	AL hold

General Election 1991: Sherpur-2^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Matia Chowdhury	47,886	41.8
	Independent	Abdus Salam	34,644	30.2
	BNP	Zahed Ali	30,309	26.5
	FP	Akmal Hossain	831	0.7
	Independent	Md. Akhtaruzzaman Akhter	537	0.5
	BAKSAL	Md. Mostafizur Rahman	353	0.3
Majority			13,242	11.6
Turnout			114,560	55.4
	AL gain from JP(E)