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Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad

Faridpur-2 Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad District Faridpur District Division Dhaka Division Electorate 287,370 (2018)[1] Current constituency Created 1984 Party Bangladesh Nationalist Party Member Shama Obaed ← 211 Faridpur-1 213 Faridpur-3 →

**Faridpur-2** is a constituency represented in the [Jatiya Sangsad](/source/Jatiya_Sangsad) (National Parliament) of [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh).

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses [Nagarkanda](/source/Nagarkanda_Upazila) and [Saltha](/source/Saltha_Upazila) upazilas, and one [union parishad](/source/Union_parishad) of [Sadarpur Upazila](/source/Sadarpur_Upazila): Krishnapur.[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](/source/2008_Bangladeshi_general_election), the [Election Commission](/source/Bangladesh_Election_Commission) redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the [2001 Bangladesh census](/source/2001_Bangladesh_census).[4] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.[5]

## Members of Parliament

Election Member Party 1973 Khandaker Nurul Islam Awami League[6] 1979 Md. Abdul Matin Mia Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal[7] 1986 Mohammad AAM Khairuzzaman Mia Jatiya Party[8] 1988 Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Jewel Jatiya Party[9] 1991 Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury Awami League February 1996 Abul Hossain Mia BNP June 1996 KM Obaidur Rahman BNP 2001 KM Obaidur Rahman BNP 2008 Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury Awami League 2022 by-election Shahdab Akbar Chowdhury Awami League 2026 Shama Obaed BNP

## Elections

### Elections in the 2020s

General Election 2026: Faridpur-2 Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Shama Obaed 120,909 BKM Shah Akram Ali 87,956 BNP gain from AL

### Elections in the 2010s

Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury was elected unopposed in the [2014 general election](/source/2014_Bangladeshi_general_election) after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[10]

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Faridpur-2[2][11][12] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury 116,498 60.5 +14.6 BNP Shama Obaed 75,726 39.3 −14.0 CPB Md. Rafiquzzaman Mia 377 0.2 N/A Majority 40,772 21.2 +13.8 Turnout 192,601 89.0 +10.0 AL gain from BNP

General Election 2001: Faridpur-2[13] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP KM Obaidur Rahman 86,450 53.3 +7.1 AL Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury 74,474 45.9 +0.2 IJOF Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Jewel 959 0.6 N/A Jatiya Party (M) Md. Joinal Abedin 194 0.1 N/A Independent Syed Tanvir Hossain 170 0.1 N/A Majority 11,976 7.4 +6.9 Turnout 162,247 79.0 +2.2 BNP hold

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Faridpur-2[13] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP KM Obaidur Rahman 55,118 46.2 +38.3 AL Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury 54,572 45.7 +7.4 Zaker Party Md. Atiar Rahman 4,425 3.7 −8.1 JP(E) Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Jewel 2,323 1.9 +1.5 Jamaat Md. Golam Rasul Miah 1,909 1.6 N/A BKA Abdul Mannan 458 0.4 N/A CPB Mir Abu Bakar Siddique 283 0.2 N/A Jatiya Janata Party (Nurul Islam) Azam Amir Ali 278 0.2 N/A Majority 546 0.5 −2.6 Turnout 119,366 76.8 +20.2 BNP gain from AL

General Election 1991: Faridpur-2[13] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury 37,229 38.3 Bangladesh Janata Party KM Obaidur Rahman 34,210 35.2 Zaker Party A. K. M. Khairuzzaman 11,450 11.8 BNP Abul Hossein Miah 7,630 7.9 BKA Abdul Hai Azad 4,779 4.9 JSD Abu Sayeed Khan 873 0.9 Jatiya Ganatantrik Party Shah Md. Kazi Kobirul Islam Kanchan 589 0.6 JP(E) Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Jewel 355 0.4 Majority 3,019 3.1 Turnout 97,115 56.6 AL gain from JP(E)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2018results_1-0)** ["Faridpur-2"](https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Faridpur-2&d=dhaka). *The Daily Star*. Retrieved 31 December 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-maps_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-maps_2-1) ["Constituency Maps of Bangladesh"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140814131945/http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Election Commission*. 2010. Archived from [the original](http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf) (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ecs_3-0)** ["Delimitation of Constituencies"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140727220238/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF) (PDF). *Bangladesh Election Commission* (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from [the original](http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF) (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Rahman2010_4-0)** Rahman, Syedur (2010). [*Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh*](https://books.google.com/books?id=bJfcCPUr0OoC&pg=PA105). Scarecrow Press. p. 105. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8108-7453-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8108-7453-4).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ds11Jul2008_5-0)** Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). ["Final list of redrawn JS seats published"](http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-45202). *The Daily Star*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1973results_6-0)** ["List of 1st Parliament Members"](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/1st.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1979results_7-0)** ["List of 2nd Parliament Members"](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/2nd.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1986results_8-0)** ["List of 3rd Parliament Members"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180918080059/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Archived from [the original](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf) (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1988results_9-0)** ["List of 4th Parliament Members"](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2014results_10-0)** Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). ["AL closer to majority before voting"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210503164909/http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/). *New Age*. Dhaka. Archived from [the original](http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/) on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2008results_11-0)** ["Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180417105809/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=211&Year=2008). *Amar Desh*. Archived from [the original](http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=211&Year=2008) on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2008nomination_12-0)** ["Nomination submission List"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180211190041/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1). *Bangladesh Election Commission* (in Bengali). Archived from [the original](http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1) on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_13-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_13-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_13-2) ["Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081229002005/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=210). *Vote Monitor Networks*. Archived from [the original](http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=210) on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

## External links

- ["People's Republic of Bangladesh"](http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/bangladesh/). *Psephos*.

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