{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Jessore-2 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = যশোর-২.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Jessore District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Khulna Division]] | population = | electorate = 405,871 (2018)<ref name="2018results" /> | towns = | future = | year = 1973 | abolished_label = | abolished = | members_label = Member of Parliament |members=[[Dr. Mosleh Uddin Farid]] | party_label = <!-- defaults to "Party" --> | party = [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]] | next = | previous = | module = {{align|left|← [[Jessore-1|85 Jessore-1]]}}{{align|right|[[Jessore-3|87 Jessore-3]] →}} }} '''Jessore-2''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Chaugachha Upazila|Chaugachha]] and [[Jhikargachha Upazila|Jhikargachha]] 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]] | [[Nur-e-Alam Siddiqui]] | [[Awami League]]<ref name="1973results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Muslim League}}" | | [[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979]] |[[Maulana Nurunnabi Samdani]] | [[Islamic Democratic League]]<ref name="1979results" /> |- ! colspan="4" |Major Boundary Changes |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Maqbool Hossain]] | [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami|Jamaat-e-Islami]]<ref name="1986results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party}}" | | [[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] | [[Mir Shahadatur Rahman]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]]<ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Rafiqul Islam (Jessore politician)|Rafiqul Islam]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League|Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Feb 1996]] |[[Quazi Munirul Huda]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]]<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=List of 6th Parliament Members |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp-bangla/6th%20Parliament%20.pdf |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915084544/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp-bangla/6th%20Parliament%20.pdf |archive-date=15 September 2018 |access-date=9 April 2020}}</ref> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Jun 1996]] |[[Rafiqul Islam (Jessore politician)|Rafiqul Islam]] |[[Bangladesh Awami League|Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami}}" | | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] | [[Abu Syed Md. Shahadat Hussain]] | [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami|Jamaat-e-Islami]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[Mostafa Faruk Mohammad]] | rowspan="4" | [[Awami League]]<ref name="2018results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] | [[Mohammad Monirul Islam (politician)|Mohammad Monirul Islam]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] | [[Nasir Uddin (Jessore politician)|Nasir Uddin]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] |[[Md Towhiduzzaman]] |- |Style="background-color:{{Party color|Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami}}"| |[[2026 Bangladeshi general election |2026]] |[[Moslehuddin Farid]] |[[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]] |- |}
== Elections ==
=== Elections in the 2010s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2014]]: Jessore-2<ref name="2014results" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Mohammad Monirul Islam (politician)|Mohammad Monirul Islam]] |votes = 91,912 |percentage = 64.7 |change = +11.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = [[Rafiqul Islam (Bangladeshi politician)|Rafiqul Islam]] |votes = 49,339 |percentage = 34.7 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = BM Selim Reza |votes = 883 |percentage = 0.6 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 42,573 |percentage = 30.0 |change = +22.6 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 142,134 |percentage = 39.5 |change = -54.2 }} {{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]]: Jessore-2<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Mostafa Faruk Mohammad]] |votes = 154,875 |percentage = 53.1 |change = +7.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = [[Abu Sayeed Md. Shahadat Hussain]] |votes = 133,244 |percentage = 45.7 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Asaduzzaman |votes = 2,519 |percentage = 0.9 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = National Awami Party |candidate = A. T. M. Enamul Haque |votes = 763 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh |candidate = BM Selim Reza |votes = 292 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 21,631 |percentage = 7.4 |change = +1.0 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 291,693 |percentage = 93.7 |change = +4.0 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Jessore-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = [[Abu Syed Md. Shahadat Hussain]] |votes = 137,717 |percentage = 52.3 |change = +28.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Rafiqul Islam (Bangladeshi politician)|Rafiqul Islam]] |votes = 120,899 |percentage = 45.9 |change = +3.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Atiur Rahman |votes = 2,102 |percentage = 0.8 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = BM Selim Reza |votes = 2,095 |percentage = 0.8 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Abul Hossain |votes = 469 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Rezaul Islam |votes = 229 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Jahidul Islam |votes = 48 |percentage = 0.0 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 16,818 |percentage = 6.4 |change = -7.6 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 263,559 |percentage = 89.7 |change = +1.7 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |loser = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Jessore-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Rafiqul Islam (Bangladeshi politician)|Rafiqul Islam]] |votes = 86,752 |percentage = 42.7 |change = +4.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Md. Ishaq |votes = 58,405 |percentage = 28.7 |change = +4.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = [[Abu Saeed Md. Shahadat Hossain]] |votes = 48,393 |percentage = 23.8 |change = -4.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = BM Selim Reza |votes = 4,774 |percentage = 2.3 |change = +1.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Saiful Islam |votes = 3,352 |percentage = 1.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Abul Hossain |votes = 844 |percentage = 0.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman) |candidate = Hasinur Rahman |votes = 333 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Gono Oikkya Front (Gull) |candidate = Md. Shamsul Haque |votes = 186 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) |candidate = Aysha Akhtar |votes = 120 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 28,347 |percentage = 14.0 |change = +4.6 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 203,159 |percentage = 88.0 |change = +15.8 }} {{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]]: Jessore-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Rafiqul Islam (Bangladeshi politician)|Rafiqul Islam]] |votes = 62,373 |percentage = 37.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Md. Mokbul Hossain |votes = 46,854 |percentage = 28.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Md. Ishaq |votes = 40,854 |percentage = 24.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Shamsul Haq |votes = 7,867 |percentage = 4.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = NAP (Muzaffar) |candidate = Enamul Haq |votes = 2,712 |percentage = 1.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Shamsul Haq |votes = 1,661 |percentage = 1.0 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Abu Taleb Mohammad Musa |votes = 1,641 |percentage = 1.0 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Mizanur Rahman Mizan |votes = 1,106 |percentage = 0.7 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 15,519 |percentage = 9.4 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 165,068 |percentage = 72.2 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = }} {{Election box end}}
== References == <references> <ref name="2018results">{{cite news |title=Jashore-2 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Jashore-2&d=khulna |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="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}}</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}}</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=Jessore-2 |url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=86 |work=Bangladesh Election Result 2014 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526112708/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=86 |archive-date=26 May 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=81&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=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184342/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=81&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=86 |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/20081229003022/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=86 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> </references>
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