{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Outdated|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Jamalpur-2 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = জামালপুর-২.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Jamalpur District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Mymensingh Division]] | population = | electorate = 221,186 (2018)<ref name="2018results" /> | towns = | future = | year = 1978 | abolished_label = | abolished = | members_label = | party_label = <!-- defaults to "Party" --> | next = | module = {{align|left|← [[Jamalpur-1|138 Jamalpur-1]]}}{{align|right|[[Jamalpur-3|140 Jamalpur-3]] →}} }} '''Jamalpur-2''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Islampur Upazila]].<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created in 1978 from the Mymensingh-2 constituency when the former Mymensingh District was split into two districts: [[Jamalpur District|Jamalpur]] and [[Mymensingh District|Mymensingh]].<ref name="WorldBank" />
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 included two [[Union Parishad|union parishads]] of [[Melandaha Upazila]]: Mahmudpur and Shaympur.<ref name="ecs" /><ref name="ds4Jul2013" />
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979]] |[[Rashed Mosharraf]] | [[Awami League]] |- ! colspan="4" |Major Boundary Changes |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Rashed Mosharraf]] | [[Awami League]]<ref name="1986results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] | [[Ashraf Ud-Doullah Pahloan]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]]<ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Rashed Mosharraf]] | [[Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Feb 1996]] |[[Sultan Mahmud Babu]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Jun 1996]] |[[Rashed Mosharraf]] |[[Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] | [[Sultan Mahmud Babu]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[Faridul Haq Khan]] | [[Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}"| | [[2026 Bangladeshi general election |2026]] | [[Sultan Mahmud Babu]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- |}
== Elections ==
=== Elections in the 2010s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2014]]: Jamalpur-2<ref name="2014results" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[M. Faridul Haq Khan]] |votes = 112,809 |percentage = 97.1 |change = +36.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Atikur Rahman |votes = 3,380 |percentage = 2.9 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 109,429 |percentage = 94.2 |change = +68.3 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 116,189 |percentage = 59.4 |change = -28.2 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2000s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Jamalpur-2<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[M. Faridul Haq Khan]] |votes = 108,847 |percentage = 60.9 |change = +22.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Sultan Mahmud Babu]] |votes = 62,635 |percentage = 35.1 |change = -26.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Javed Mosharaf |votes = 4,020 |percentage = 2.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Manjurul Ahsan Khan |votes = 3,094 |percentage = 1.7 |change = +0.9 }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 46,212 |percentage = 25.9 |change = +2.7 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 178,596 |percentage = 87.6 |change = +21.0 }} {{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]]: Jamalpur-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Sultan Mahmud Babu]] |votes = 80,314 |percentage = 61.2 |change = +23.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Rashed Mosharraf]] |votes = 49,865 |percentage = 38 |change = -5.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Aslam Khan |votes = 1,032 |percentage = 0.8 |change = -6.5 }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 30,449 |percentage = 23.2 |change = +17.5 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 131,211 |percentage = 66.6 |change = -0.9 }} {{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]]: Jamalpur-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Rashed Mosharraf]] |votes = 41,816 |percentage = 43.6 |change = +2.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Sultan Mahmud Babu]] |votes = 36,344 |percentage = 37.9 |change = +0.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Samiul Haque Faruki |votes = 7,088 |percentage = 7.4 |change = -10.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Manjurul Ahsan Khan |votes = 6,992 |percentage = 7.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Qamruzzaman Pahloan |votes = 3,555 |percentage = 3.7 |change = +1.2 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = S. M. Abdul Mannan |votes = 223 |percentage = 0.2 |change = 0.0 }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 5,472 |percentage = 5.7 |change = +1.3 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 96,018 |percentage = 67.5 |change = +20.7 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Jamalpur-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Rashed Mosharraf]] |votes = 33,919 |percentage = 41.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Sultan Mahmud Babu]] |votes = 30,358 |percentage = 37.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Samiul Haq |votes = 14,487 |percentage = 17.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Ashraf Ud-Doullah Pahloan]] |votes = 1,998 |percentage = 2.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) |candidate = Solaiman Sarkar |votes = 355 |percentage = 0.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = A. Razzak |votes = 224 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Khan Golam Baset |votes = 173 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 3,561 |percentage = 4.4 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 81,514 |percentage = 46.8 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
== References == <references> <ref name="2018results">{{cite news |title=Jamalpur-2 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Jamalpur-2&d=mymensingh |work=The Daily Star |access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref> <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="WorldBank">{{cite web |url=http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/223661468200674066/text/multi-page.txt |title=Project Completion Report on Bangladesh Second Foodarain Storafe Proiect |date=17 February 1988 |website=World Bank}}</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=Jamalpur-2 |url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=139 |work=Bangladesh Election Result 2014 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222105226/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates?constituency_id=139 |archive-date=22 February 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=131&Year=2008 |title=Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Amar Desh |access-date=8 February 2018}}</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=142 |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/20081229000839/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=142 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> </references>
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