{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Panchagarh-2 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = পঞ্চগড়-২.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Panchagarh District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Rangpur Division]] | population = | electorate = 417,529 (2026) | towns = | future = | year = 1984 | abolished_label = | abolished = | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | member_label = [[Member of Parliament]] | members = [[Farhad Hossain Azad]] | next = | previous = | module = {{align|left|← [[Panchagarh-1|1 Panchagarh-1]]}}{{align|right|[[Thakurgaon-1|3 Thakurgaon-1]] →}} }} '''Panchagarh-2''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]]. The current [[Member of Parliament]] in this constituency is [[Farhad Hossain Azad]] of [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses all the unions of [[Boda Upazila|Boda]] and [[Debiganj Upazila|Debiganj]] upazilas and the [[Boda, Bangladesh|Boda Municipality]].<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=(নং-৬৫৫) ত্রয়োদশ জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচন উপলক্ষ্যে জাতীয় সংসদের নির্বাচনি এলাকার সীমানার পুন:নির্ধারনি চূড়ান্ত তালিকা-২০২৫ প্রকাশ। |url=https://www.ecs.gov.bd/category/national-parliament-election}}</ref>
== History == The constituency was created in 1984 from a Dinajpur constituency when the former Dinajpur District was split into three districts: [[Panchagarh District|Panchagarh]], [[Thakurgaon District|Thakurgaon]], and [[Dinajpur District, Bangladesh|Dinajpur]].<ref name="district-stats" />
Ahead of the [[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026 general election]], the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency to include the Boda Pourashova area of [[Atwari Upazila|Atwari upazilla]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Deepto |first=Ahmed |date=2025-09-04 |title=EC finalises 300 constituency boundaries, redraws 46 seats |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/elections/news/ec-finalises-300-constituency-boundaries-redraws-46-seats-3978746 |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !Election!!Member!!colspan="2"|Party |- | Style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Bangladesh }}"| | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Mohammad Farhad]] | [[Communist Party of Bangladesh]] |- |Style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party}}"| | [[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] | [[Md. Kamiz Uddin]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Communist party of Bangladesh}}"| | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Mozahar Hossain]] | [[Communist Party of Bangladesh]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}"| |[[1996 Bangladeshi general election|1996]] | [[Mozahar Hossain]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- | Style="background-color:{{Party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}"| | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election |2001]] | [[Mozahar Hossain]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- | Style="background-color:{{Party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}"| | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[Nurul Islam Sujon]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- | style=" background-color:{{Party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}"| |[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] |[[Farhad Hossain Azad]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |}
== Elections ==
=== Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin |title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General election 2026]]: Panchagarh-2<ref>{{cite web |title=পঞ্চগড়-২ |url=https://election.prothomalo.com/seat/2 |website=প্রথম আলো |language=bn}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate=[[Farhad Hossain Azad]] |votes=174,650 |percentage=57.55 |change=+11.65 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate=Md. Shafiul Alam |votes=128,862 |percentage=42.45 |change=+33.45 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate=Md. Kamrul Hasan Prodhan |votes=4,391 |percentage= 1.45 |change= }} {{Election box majority | votes = 45,788 | percentage = 15.08 | change = −72.22 }} {{Election box turnout | votes = 303,512 | percentage = 72.70 | change = +32.70 }} {{Election box Registered electors | reg. electors = 417,529 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2010s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2014]]: Panchagarh-2<ref name="2014results" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Nurul Islam Sujan]] |votes = 107,360 |percentage = 93.6 |change = +33.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = Md Emran Al Amin |votes = 7,292 |percentage = 6.4 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 100,068 |percentage = 87.3 |change = +65.8 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 114,652 |percentage = 40.0 |change = -53.0 }} {{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]]: Panchagarh-2<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Nurul Islam Sujan]] |votes = 142,488 |percentage = 60.4 |change = +16.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Mozahar Hossain]] |votes = 91,700 |percentage = 38.9 |change = -7.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Ashraful Alam |votes = 926 |percentage = 0.4 |change = -0.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Tarikat Federation |candidate = Md. Soona Miah |votes = 731 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 50,788 |percentage = 21.5 |change = +19.3 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 235,845 |percentage = 93.0 |change = +7.9 }} {{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]]: Panchagarh-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Mozahar Hossain]] |votes = 83,653 |percentage = 45.9 |change = +10.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Nurul Islam Sujan]] |votes = 79,602 |percentage = 43.7 |change = +9.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = Md. Shafiul Alam Pradhan |votes = 16,357 |percentage = 9.0 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Salim Uddin |votes = 1,673 |percentage = 0.9 |change = +0.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Taslim Uddin Ahmed |votes = 898 |percentage = 0.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = Md. Jahangir Alam |votes = 91 |percentage = 0.0 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 4,051 |percentage = 2.2 |change = +0.9 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 182,274 |percentage = 85.1 |change = +8.4 }} {{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]]: Panchagarh-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Mozahar Hossain]] |votes = 48,534 |percentage = 35.9 |change = +28.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Md. Sirajul Islam |votes = 46,815 |percentage = 34.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Md. Kamiz Uddin]] |votes = 25,630 |percentage = 18.9 |change = -4.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Md. Saidur Rahman |votes = 12,557 |percentage = 9.3 |change = -4.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Salim Uddin |votes = 952 |percentage = 0.7 |change = -38.5 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Md. Mansur Ali |votes = 459 |percentage = 0.3 |change = -0.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Ashraful Islam |votes = 395 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 1,719 |percentage = 1.3 |change = -14.1 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 135,342 |percentage = 76.7 |change = +16.3 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Communist Party of Bangladesh }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Panchagarh-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = [[Mozahar Hossain]] |votes = 42,335 |percentage = 39.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Md. Kamiz Uddin]] |votes = 25,660 |percentage = 23.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Md. Abdul Aziz |votes = 17,300 |percentage = 16.0 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Md. Saidur Rahman |votes = 14,815 |percentage = 13.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Nurul Amin |votes = 6,071 |percentage = 5.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = ASM Nuruzzaman |votes = 930 |percentage = 0.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Md. Mansur Ali |votes = 543 |percentage = 0.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Freedom Party |candidate = Md. Abdal Adil Alvi |votes = 355 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Safiullah |votes = 137 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 16,675 |percentage = 15.4 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 108,146 |percentage = 60.4 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Communist Party of Bangladesh |loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{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="district-stats">{{cite web |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Dinajpur.pdf |title=District Statistics 2011: Dinajpur |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |format=PDF |access-date=15 February 2018 |archive-date=11 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311140911/http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Dinajpur.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}}</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=Panchagarh-2 |url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=2 |work=Bangladesh Election Result 2014 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143612/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=2 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=001&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=2 |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/20081222053944/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=2 |archive-date=22 December 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> </references>
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