{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency |name = Faridpur-2 |type = |constituency_link = |parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] |map1 = |map_size = |image = ফরিদপুর-২.svg |map_entity = |map_year = |caption = |map2 = |image2 = |caption2 = |district_label = |district = [[Faridpur District]] |region_label = Division |region = [[Dhaka Division]] |population = |electorate = 287,370 (2018)<ref name="2018results" /> |towns = |future = |year = 1984 |abolished_label = |abolished = |members_label = |members = Shama Obaed |party_label = <!-- defaults to "Party" --> |party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |next = |previous = |module = {{align|left|← [[Faridpur-1|211 Faridpur-1]]}}{{align|right|[[Faridpur-3|213 Faridpur-3]] →}} }} '''Faridpur-2''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Nagarkanda Upazila|Nagarkanda]] and [[Saltha Upazila|Saltha]] upazilas, and one [[union parishad]] of [[Sadarpur Upazila]]: Krishnapur.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
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" />
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1973 Bangladeshi general election|1973]] | [[Khandaker Nurul Islam]] | [[Awami League]]<ref name="1973results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal}}" | | [[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979]] | [[Md. Abdul Matin Mia]] | [[Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal]]<ref name="1979results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Mohammad AAM Khairuzzaman Mia]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]]<ref name="1986results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] | [[Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Jewel]] | Jatiya Party<ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury]] | Awami League |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|February 1996]] |[[Abul Hossain Mia]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|June 1996]] |[[KM Obaidur Rahman]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] |[[KM Obaidur Rahman]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury]] | Awami League |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | 2022 by-election | [[Shahdab Akbar Chowdhury]] | Awami League |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] |[[Shama Obaed]] |BNP |}
== Elections == === Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2026]]: Faridpur-2}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Shama Obaed]] |votes = 120,909 |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis |candidate = Shah Akram Ali |votes = 87,956 |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2010s === Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury was 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]]: Faridpur-2<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury]] |votes = 116,498 |percentage = 60.5 |change = +14.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Shama Obaed |votes = 75,726 |percentage = 39.3 |change = -14.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Rafiquzzaman Mia |votes = 377 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 40,772 |percentage = 21.2 |change = +13.8 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 192,601 |percentage = 89.0 |change = +10.0 }} {{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]]: Faridpur-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[KM Obaidur Rahman]] |votes = 86,450 |percentage = 53.3 |change = +7.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury]] |votes = 74,474 |percentage = 45.9 |change = +0.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = [[Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Jewel]] |votes = 959 |percentage = 0.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = Md. Joinal Abedin |votes = 194 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Syed Tanvir Hossain |votes = 170 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 11,976 |percentage = 7.4 |change = +6.9 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 162,247 |percentage = 79.0 |change = +2.2 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Faridpur-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[KM Obaidur Rahman]] |votes = 55,118 |percentage = 46.2 |change = +38.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury]] |votes = 54,572 |percentage = 45.7 |change = +7.4 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Md. Atiar Rahman |votes = 4,425 |percentage = 3.7 |change = -8.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Jewel]] |votes = 2,323 |percentage = 1.9 |change = +1.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Md. Golam Rasul Miah |votes = 1,909 |percentage = 1.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan |candidate = Abdul Mannan |votes = 458 |percentage = 0.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Mir Abu Bakar Siddique |votes = 283 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Jatiya Janata Party (Nurul Islam) |candidate = Azam Amir Ali |votes = 278 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 546 |percentage = 0.5 |change = -2.6 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 119,366 |percentage = 76.8 |change = +20.2 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Faridpur-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury]] |votes = 37,229 |percentage = 38.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Janata Party |candidate = [[KM Obaidur Rahman]] |votes = 34,210 |percentage = 35.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = A. K. M. Khairuzzaman |votes = 11,450 |percentage = 11.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Abul Hossein Miah |votes = 7,630 |percentage = 7.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan |candidate = Abdul Hai Azad |votes = 4,779 |percentage = 4.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = Abu Sayeed Khan |votes = 873 |percentage = 0.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Jatiya Ganatantrik Party |candidate = Shah Md. Kazi Kobirul Islam Kanchan |votes = 589 |percentage = 0.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Jewel]] |votes = 355 |percentage = 0.4 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 3,019 |percentage = 3.1 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 97,115 |percentage = 56.6 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
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