{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Dinajpur-2 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = দিনাজপুর-২.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Dinajpur District, Bangladesh|Dinajpur District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Rangpur Division]] | population = | electorate = 371,478 (2026) | towns = | future = | year = 1973 | abolished_label = | abolished = | members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | members = [[Md. Sadiq Riaz]] | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | next = | previous = | module = {{align|left|← [[Dinajpur-1|6 Dinajpur-1]]}}{{align|right|[[Dinajpur-3|8 Dinajpur-3]] →}} }} '''Dinajpur-2''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]]. The current [[Member of Parliament]] in this constituency is [[Md. Sadiq Riaz]] of [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Biral Upazila|Biral]] and [[Bochaganj Upazila|Bochaganj]] upazilas.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1973 Bangladeshi general election|1973]] | [[Sirajul Islam (Panchagarh politician)|Sirajul Islam]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]]<ref name="1973results" /><ref name="1979results" /> |- ! colspan="4" |Major Boundary Changes |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Satish Chandra Roy]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]]<ref name="1986results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party}}" | | [[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] | [[Reazul Huq Chowdhury]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]]<ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Satish Chandra Roy]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Feb 1996]] | [[Mujibur Rahman (Dinajpur politician)|Mujibur Rahman]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Jun 1996]] | [[Satish Chandra Roy]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] | [[Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman (general)|Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | rowspan="4" | [[Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury]] | rowspan="4" | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] |[[Md. Sadiq Riaz]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |}
== Elections ==
=== Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin |title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General election 2026]]: Dinajpur-2<ref>{{cite web |title=দিনাজপুর-২ |url=https://election.prothomalo.com/seat/7 |website=প্রথম আলো |language=bn}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate=[[Md. Sadiq Riaz]] |votes=144,317 |percentage=58.63 |change=+19.53 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate=A.K.M. Afzalul Anam |votes=101,831 |percentage=41.37 |change=N/A }} {{Election box majority |votes = 42,486 |percentage = 17.26 |change = -4.04 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 275,472 |percentage = 74.15 |change = −18.75 }} {{Election box Registered electors |reg. electors = 371,478 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Bangladesh Awami League |swing = +19.53 }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2010s === Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury was re-elected unopposed in the [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014 general election]] after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.<ref name="2014results" />
=== Elections in the 2000s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Dinajpur-2<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Awami League|candidate=[[Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury]]|votes=138,152|percentage=60.4|change=+22.3}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party|candidate=[[Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman (general)|Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman]]|votes=89,419|percentage=39.1|change=-3.5}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Jalal Uddin Ahamed|votes=985|percentage=0.4|change=''N/A''}}
{{Election box majority||votes=48,733|percentage=21.3|change=+16.9}} {{Election box turnout||votes=228,556|percentage=92.9|change=+7.0}} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Dinajpur-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party|candidate=[[Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman (general)|Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman]]|votes=79,490|percentage=42.6|change=+25.8}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Awami League|candidate=[[Satish Chandra Roy]]|votes=71,229|percentage=38.1|change=-0.7}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Islami Jatiya Oikya Front|candidate=Md. Anowarul Huq Chowdhury|votes=33,280|percentage=17.8|change=''N/A''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Md. Kachim Uddin|votes=1,498|percentage=0.8|change=''N/A''}} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Janata Party |candidate = Abdullah Al Naser |votes = 1,244 |percentage = 0.7 |change = -0.1 }}
{{Election box majority||votes=8,261|percentage=4.4|change=-1.2}} {{Election box turnout||votes=186,741|percentage=85.9|change=+4.8}} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Dinajpur-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Satish Chandra Roy]] |votes = 55,551 |percentage = 38.8 |change = -1.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = A. F. M. Reazul Haq Chowdhury |votes = 47,611 |percentage = 33.3 |change = +7.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = M. A. Zalil |votes = 24,044 |percentage = 16.8 |change = +9.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Mahbub Alam |votes = 13,663 |percentage = 9.6 |change = -11.2 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Janata Party |candidate = Abdullah Al Naser |votes = 1,153 |percentage = 0.8 |change = -3.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = Taimur Rahman |votes = 482 |percentage = 0.3 |change = +0.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = Md. Abdul Hye |votes = 314 |percentage = 0.2 |change = -0.1 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Md. A.T.M. Rezaul |votes = 198 |percentage = 0.1 |change = 0.0 }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 7,940 |percentage = 5.6 |change = -8.1 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 143,016 |percentage = 81.1 |change = +9.7 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Dinajpur-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Satish Chandra Roy]] |votes = 49,440 |percentage = 39.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = A. F. M. Reazul Huq Chowdhury |votes = 32,508 |percentage = 26.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Md. Shah Moksul Minar |votes = 25,766 |percentage = 20.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Md. Abdul Momen Chowdhury |votes = 9,316 |percentage = 7.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Janata Party |candidate = Md. Razzak Chowdhury |votes = 5,097 |percentage = 4.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Janasakti Party |candidate = Abdullah Al Naser |votes = 918 |percentage = 0.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = Md. Azizul Haq |votes = 286 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Mamunur Rashid |votes = 193 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Siraj) |candidate = A. Malek |votes = 173 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Md. Abul Hossein |votes = 138 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = Md. Abdul Hye |votes = 90 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 16,932 |percentage = 13.7 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 123,925 |percentage = 71.4 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = }} {{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="1973results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/1st.pdf |title=List of 1st Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 February 2018 |archive-date=9 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909153327/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/1st.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="1979results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/2nd.pdf |title=List of 2nd Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014 |archive-date=4 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904090815/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/2nd.pdf |url-status=dead }}</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 |archive-date=18 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918080059/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf |url-status=dead }}</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 |last=Zakaria |first=Mohammad |date=14 December 2013 |title=The number now goes up to 151 |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/politics/2013/12/14/the-number-now-goes-up-to-151/ |newspaper=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=12 August 2014}}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=1&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=7 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307151120/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=1&Year=2008 |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=7 |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/20081222053959/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=7 |archive-date=22 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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