{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Brahmanbaria-2 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া-২.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Brahmanbaria District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Chittagong Division]] | population = | electorate = 499,448 (2026) | towns = | future = | year = 1984 | abolished_label = | abolished = | members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | members = [[Rumeen Farhana]] | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = [[Independent politician|Independent]] | next = | previous = | module = {{align|left|← [[Brahmanbaria-1|243 Brahmanbaria-1]]}}{{align|right|[[Brahmanbaria-3|245 Brahmanbaria-3]] →}} }} '''Brahmanbaria-2''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]]. Since 13th February, 2026, The current member of parliament is [[Rumeen Farhana]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Sarail Upazila]] and [[Ashuganj Upazila]], integrating these areas within a single administrative and electoral boundary.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created in 1984 from the Comilla-2 constituency when the former Comilla District was split into three districts: [[Brahmanbaria District|Brahmanbaria]], [[Comilla District|Comilla]], and [[Chandpur District|Chandpur]].
Ahead of the [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008 general election]], the [[Bangladesh Election Commission|Election Commission]] redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the [[2001 Bangladesh census]].<ref name="Rahman2010" /> The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.<ref name="ds11Jul2008" />
Ahead of the [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014 general election]], the Election Commission reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had also included three [[Union Parishad|union parishads]] of [[Brahmanbaria Sadar Upazila]]: Budhanti, Chandura, and Harashpur.<ref name="ecs" /><ref name="ds4Jul2013" />
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Humayun Kabir (Bangladeshi politician)|Humayun Kabir]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]]<ref name="1986results" /><ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan|Abdul Sattar Bhuiyan]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Islami Oikya Jote}}" | | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] | [[Fazlul Hoque Amini]] | [[Islami Oikya Jote]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | rowspan="2" | [[Ziaul Haque Mridha]] | rowspan="2" | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] | rowspan="2" | [[Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan|Abdul Sattar Bhuiyan]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Independent}}" | |Feb 2023 by-election |[[Independent politician|Independent]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Awami League}}" | |Nov 2023 by-election |[[Md. Shahjahan Alam Shaju]] |[[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Independent}}" | |[[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] |[[Moin Uddin (politician)|Moin Uddin]] | rowspan="2" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Independent}}" | |[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] |[[Rumeen Farhana]] |- |}
== Elections ==
=== Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin |title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General election 2026]]: Brahmanbaria-2<ref>{{cite web |title=ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া-২ |url=https://election.prothomalo.com/seat/5 |website=প্রথম আলো |language=bn}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Independent |candidate=[[Rumeen Farhana]] |votes=118,547 |percentage=49.13 |change=+12.75 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh |candidate=Mohammed Junaid Al Habib |votes=80,434 |percentage=33.33 |change=+33.23 }} {{Election box majority | votes = 38,113 | percentage = 15.80 | change = +11.66 }} {{Election box turnout | votes = 241,300 | percentage = 48.31 | change = −20.77 }} {{Election box Registered electors | reg. electors = 499,448 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Independent }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2010s === {{Table alignment}} {| class="wikitable defaultleft col5right col6right col7right" |+[[2018 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2018]]: Brahmanbaria-2<ref>[http://www.ecs.gov.bd/bec/public/files/1/national_199_300.xlsx 11th Jatiya Sangsad Election (Center-wise results) – 199-300], [[Bangladesh Election Commission]], [[Agargaon]], [[Dhaka]] (20 June 2019)</ref> ! colspan="2" |Party !Symbol !Candidate !Votes !% !±[[percentage point|pp]] |- |{{Party color cell|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}} |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|'''BNP''']] |''[[Sheaf of Paddy (politics)|'''Sheaf of paddy''']]'' |[[Ukil Abdul Sattar Bhuiyan|'''Ukil Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan''']] |'''83,997''' |'''40.51''' |''N/A'' |- |{{Party color cell|Independent}} |[[Independent politician|Independent]] |Banana bunch |Md. Moyeen Uddin |75,419 |36.38 |''N/A'' |- |{{Party color cell|Independent}} |[[Independent politician|Independent]] |''Lion'' |[[Md. Ziaul Haque Mridha]] |39,406 |19.01 |{{Loss}}35.74 |- |{{Party color cell|Islami Andolan Bangladesh}} |[[Islami Andolan Bangladesh|IAB]] |''Hand fan'' |Md. Zakir Hossain |3,198 |1.54 |''N/A'' |- |{{Party color cell|Independent}} |[[Independent politician|Independent]] |''Green coconut'' |Md. Gias Uddin |2,995 |1.44 |''N/A'' |- |{{Party color cell|Communist Party of Bangladesh}} |[[Communist Party of Bangladesh|CPB]] |''Sickle'' |Md. Isa Khan |483 |0.23 |''N/A'' |- |{{Party color cell|Bangladesh Islami Front}} |[[Bangladesh Islamic Front|BIF]] |''Candle'' |Md. Mohiuddin Molla |472 |0.23 |''N/A'' |- |{{Party color cell|Zaker Party}} |Zaker Party |''Rose'' |Zahirul Islam Jewel |388 |0.19 |''N/A'' |- |{{Party color cell|Jatiya Party (Manju)}} |[[Jatiya Party (Manju)|JP(M)]] |''Bicycle'' |Mu. Jamilul Haque Bakul |284 |0.14 |{{Loss}}0.30 |- |{{Party color cell|Jatiya Party}} |[[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|JaPa(E)]] |''Plough'' |Md. Rezaul Islam Bhuiyan |283 |0.14 |''N/A'' |- |{{Party color cell|Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh}} |[[Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh|JUIB]] |''Date palm'' |Mohammad Junaid Al Habib |206 |0.10 |''N/A'' |- |{{Party color cell|Gano Forum}} |[[Gano Forum]] |''Rising sun'' |Shah Mofiz |134 |0.06 |{{Loss}}0.21 |- |{{Party color cell|Independent}} |[[Independent politician|Independent]] |''Car'' |Md. Mukhlesur Rahman |72 |0.03 |''N/A'' |- ! colspan="7" | |- | colspan="4" |Valid votes |style= "text-align:right"|207,337 |style= "text-align:right"|93.35 |style= "text-align:right"| |- | colspan="4" |Invalid votes |style= "text-align:right"|14,768 |style= "text-align:right"|6.65 |style= "text-align:right"| |- | colspan="4" |'''Total votes''' |style= "text-align:right"|'''222,105''' |style= "text-align:right"|'''100.0''' |style= "text-align:right"| |- | colspan="4" |Registered voters/turnout |style= "text-align:right"|335,848 |style= "text-align:right"|69.08 |style= "text-align:right"|{{Gain}}45.27 |- ! colspan="7" | |- | colspan="4" |Majority |style= "text-align:right"|8,578 |style= "text-align:right"|4.14 |style= "text-align:right"|−6.75 |- |{{Party color cell|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}} | colspan="3" |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] '''gain''' from [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|JaPa(E)]] |style= "text-align:right" colspan="2" |Swing |style= "text-align:right"| |}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2014]]: Brahmanbaria-2<ref name="2014results" /><ref name="amarmp" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Jatiya Party (Ershad)|candidate=[[Ziaul Haque Mridha]]|votes=37,508|percentage=54.8|change=-4.8}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Nayar Kabir|votes=30,046|percentage=43.9|change=''N/A''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Jatiya Party (Manju)|candidate=Md. Jamilul Haque Bakul|votes=302|percentage=0.4|change=''N/A''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Abu Shamim Md. Arif|votes=301|percentage=0.4|change=''N/A''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Shah Mafiz|votes=183|percentage=0.3|change=''N/A''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Nationalist Front|candidate=Md. Habibur Rahman|votes=123|percentage=0.2|change=''N/A''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD|candidate=Abu Bakr Mohammad Firoz|votes=41|percentage=0.1|change=''N/A''}}
{{Election box majority||votes=7,462|percentage=10.9|change=-9.6}} {{Election box turnout||votes=68,504|percentage=23.4|change=-56.1}} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2000s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Brahmanbaria-2<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Ziaul Haque Mrida]] |votes = 143,672 |percentage = 59.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = [[Fazlul Haque Amini]] |votes = 94,273 |percentage = 39.1 |change = -16.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = National Awami Party |candidate = Md. Omar Ali |votes = 944 |percentage = 0.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Abdul Hamid |votes = 880 |percentage = 0.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = Taimur Reza Md. Shazad |votes = 532 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Abdul Halim |votes = 458 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Sorif Uddin |votes = 372 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 49,399 |percentage = 20.5 |change = -3.7 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 241,131 |percentage = 79.5 |change = +7.0 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |loser = Islami Oikya Jote }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Brahmanbaria-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = [[Fazlul Hoque Amini]] |votes = 99,804 |percentage = 55.7 |change = +17.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Abdul Halim |votes = 56,543 |percentage = 31.6 |change = -1.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Kutub Uddin Chowdhury |votes = 9,240 |percentage = 5.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = Lutful Matin |votes = 5,397 |percentage = 3.0 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Abdul Hannan Ratan |votes = 3,734 |percentage = 2.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Mizanur Rahman |votes = 2,989 |percentage = 1.7 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = Md. Jaminul Haq |votes = 521 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Mokarram |votes = 409 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Abu Shamim Md. Arif |votes = 247 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Azizur Rahman |votes = 138 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Akhter Hossain |votes = 37 |percentage = 0.0 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 43,261 |percentage = 24.2 |change = +19.1 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 179,059 |percentage = 72.5 |change = -4.7 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Islami Oikya Jote |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Brahmanbaria-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Ukil Abdul Sattar Bhuiyan]] |votes = 53,932 |percentage = 38.1 |change = -7.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Abdul Halim |votes = 46,682 |percentage = 32.9 |change = +2.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Md. Mobarak Hossain |votes = 16,829 |percentage = 11.9 |change = -0.1 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Sammilita Sangram Parishad |candidate = [[Fazlul Hoque Amini]] |votes = 12,567 |percentage = 8.9 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Jahangir |votes = 8,236 |percentage = 5.8 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Faridul Huda |votes = 1,324 |percentage = 0.9 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Sheikh Md. Shahidul Islam |votes = 1,074 |percentage = 0.8 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Workers Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Sahriar Md. Firo |votes = 610 |percentage = 0.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Dewan Omor Faruk |votes = 486 |percentage = 0.3 |change = -1.0 }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 7,250 |percentage = 5.1 |change = -10.0 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 141,740 |percentage = 77.2 |change = +23.8 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Brahmanbaria-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[A. Satter]] |votes = 52,672 |percentage = 45.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Md. Jahirul Haq Khan |votes = 35,034 |percentage = 30.0 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Humayun Kabir (Bangladeshi politician)|Humayun Kabir]] |votes = 13,985 |percentage = 12.0 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Mobarak Hossain |votes = 7,136 |percentage = 6.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = Abu Bakr Mohammad Firoz |votes = 5,202 |percentage = 4.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Md. Abul Kalam Azad |votes = 1,490 |percentage = 1.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = Nurul Aamin |votes = 483 |percentage = 0.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Democratic League |candidate = Ehsanul Haq |votes = 453 |percentage = 0.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Freedom Party |candidate = Md. Harun Islam |votes = 188 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 17,638 |percentage = 15.1 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 116,643 |percentage = 53.4 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
== References == <references> <ref name="maps">{{cite web |url=http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf |title=Constituency Maps of Bangladesh |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2010 |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |format=PDF |access-date=13 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814131945/http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf |archive-date=14 August 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="ecs">{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF |title=Delimitation of Constituencies |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2013 |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |format=PDF |language=bn |access-date=23 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727220238/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF |archive-date=27 July 2014}}</ref> <ref name="Rahman2010">{{cite book |last=Rahman |first=Syedur |date=2010 |title=Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bJfcCPUr0OoC&pg=PA105 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |page=105 |isbn=978-0-8108-7453-4}}</ref> <ref name="ds11Jul2008">{{cite news |last=Liton |first=Shakhawat |date=11 July 2008 |title=Final list of redrawn JS seats published |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-45202 |newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> <ref name="ds4Jul2013">{{cite news |title=53 constituencies get new boundaries |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/53-constituencies-get-new-boundaries |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=4 July 2013}}</ref> <ref name="1986results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf |title=List of 3rd Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> <ref name="1988results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf |title=List of 4th Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> <ref name="2014results">{{cite news |title=Brahmanbaria-2 |url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=244 |work=Bangladesh Election Result 2014 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526190105/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=244 |archive-date=26 May 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <!-- <ref name="2018results">{{cite news |title=Brahmanbaria-2 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Brahmanbaria-2&d=barishal |work=The Daily Star |access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref> --> <ref name="amarmp">{{cite web |url=https://amarmp.com/election/result/electoral?seat_id=280 |title=Electoral Area Result Statistics: Brahmanbaria-2 |website=AmarMP |access-date=15 March 2018}}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=241&Year=2008 |title=Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Amar Desh |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229002852/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=245 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="2008nomination">{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1 |title=Nomination submission List |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |language=bn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211190041/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1 |archive-date=11 February 2018 |access-date=9 February 2018}}</ref> <ref name="votemonitor">{{cite web |url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=243 |title=Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Vote Monitor Networks |access-date=11 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229002919/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=243 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </references>
==External links== * {{Cite web |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/bangladesh/ |title=People's Republic of Bangladesh |website=Psephos}}
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