{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Pirojpur-2 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = পিরোজপুর-২.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Pirojpur District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Barisal Division]] | population = | electorate = 409,288 (2026) | towns = | future = | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | members = [[Ahammad Sohel Monzoor]] | year = 1984 | abolished_label = | abolished = | next = | previous = | module = {{align|left|← [[Pirojpur-1|127 Pirojpur-1]]}}{{align|right|[[Pirojpur-3|129 Pirojpur-3]] →}} }} '''Pirojpur-2''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]]. [[Ahammad Sohel Monzoor]] is the current member of Parliament.
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Bhandaria Upazila|Bhandaria]], [[Kawkhali Upazila, Pirojpur|Kawkhali]], and [[Zianagar Upzaila|Zianagar]] upazilas.<ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created in 1984 from a Bakerganj constituency when the former [[Backergunge District|Bakerganj District]] was split into four districts: [[Bhola District|Bhola]], [[Barisal District|Bakerganj]], [[Jhalokati District|Jhalokati]], and [[Pirojpur District|Pirojpur]].
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 swapped Zianagar Upazila from Pirojpur-1 to Pirojpur-2, and Nesarabad Upazila from Pirojpur-2 to Pirojpur-1.<ref name="ecs" /><ref name="ds4Jul2013" />
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Mohammad Monirul Islam Monir]] | rowspan="2" | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]]<ref name="1986results" /><ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] | [[Anwar Hossain Manju]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Feb 1996]] |[[Nurul Islam Manzur]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | Sep 1996 by-election | [[Tasmima Hossain]] |[[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Manju)}}" | | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] | [[Anwar Hossain Manju]] | [[Jatiya Party (Manju)]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[Shah Alam (Bangladeshi politician, born 1951)|Shah Alam]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Manju)}}" | | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] | [[Anwar Hossain Manju]] | [[Jatiya Party (Manju)]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" | | [[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] | [[Mohiuddin Maharaj]] | [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] |[[Ahammad Sohel Monzoor]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |}
== Elections == === Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2026]]: Pirojpur-2}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Ahammad Sohel Monzoor]] |votes = 105,185 |percentage = 45.71 |change = +15.51 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Shameem Sayedee |votes = 96,897 |percentage = 42.12 |change = +32.32 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent |candidate = Mahmud Hossain |votes = 16,219 |percentage = 7.05 |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Abul Kalam Azad |votes = 6,697 |percentage = 2.91 |change = -0.79 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = Md. Mahibul Hossain |votes = 4,705 |percentage = 2.04 |change = -46.76 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Amar Bangladesh Party |candidate = Faisal Khan |votes = 390 |percentage = 0.17 |change = N/A }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 8,288 |percentage = 3.59 |change = -31.61 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 230,093 |percentage = 56.22 |change = -28.18 }} {{Election box Registered electors| |reg. electors = 409,288 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Jatiya Party (Manju) }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2010s === Anwar Hossain Manju 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]]: Pirojpur-2<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Shah Alam (Bangladeshi politician, born 1951)|Shah Alam]] |votes = 128,544 |percentage = 65.4 |change = +47.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Nurul Islam Manjur |votes = 59,428 |percentage = 30.2 |change = +3.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Abul Kalam Azad |votes = 8,209 |percentage = 4.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = [[Syed Shahidul Haque Jamal]] |votes = 276 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 69,116 |percentage = 35.2 |change = +13.3 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 196,457 |percentage = 84.4 |change = +30.7 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Jatiya Party (Manju) }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Pirojpur-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = [[Anwar Hossain Manju]] |votes = 37,350 |percentage = 48.8 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Nurul Islam Manjur |votes = 20,594 |percentage = 26.9 |change = +25.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = A. Hakim |votes = 13,453 |percentage = 17.6 |change = -17.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = Md. Shahjahan Hawlader |votes = 4,915 |percentage = 6.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Syed Khalilur Rahman |votes = 154 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh People's Congress |candidate = Shah Syed Md. Nurul Huda Jamader |votes = 56 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 16,756 |percentage = 21.9 |change = -5.5 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 76,522 |percentage = 53.7 |change = +0.7 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Jatiya Party (Manju) |loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1990s ===
Anwar Hossain Manju stood for two seats in the 1996 general election: [[Jhalokati-1]] and Pirojpur-2. After winning both, he chose to represent Jhalokati-1 and quit Pirojpur-2, triggering a by-election in Pirojpur-2.<ref name="1991results" /> Tasmima Hossain, his wife, was elected in a September 1996 by-election.<ref name="Akhter2001" />
{{Election box begin | title=Pirojpur-2 by-election, September 1996<ref name="ec7th" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Tasmima Hossain]] |votes = 33,332 |percentage = 62.8 |change = +10.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = M. Matiur Rahman |votes = 18,801 |percentage = 35.4 |change = +14.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Abdul Wahab Howlader |votes = 930 |percentage = 1.8 |change = -9.6 }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 14,531 |percentage = 27.4 |change = -3.2 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 53,063 |percentage = 53.0 |change = -1.5 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Pirojpur-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Anwar Hossain Manju]] |votes = 33,519 |percentage = 52.0 |change = -4.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Altaf Hossain |votes = 13,811 |percentage = 21.4 |change = -2.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Nurul Islam Manjur |votes = 7,385 |percentage = 11.4 |change = +2.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = A. B. M. Khairul Islam |votes = 6,346 |percentage = 9.8 |change = +2.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Nurul Huda |votes = 2,395 |percentage = 3.7 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Workers Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Khan Md. Rustom Ali |votes = 318 |percentage = 0.5 |change = +0.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Muslim League |candidate = Md. Abdur Satter Hang |votes = 203 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Md. Zakir Hossain |votes = 192 |percentage = 0.3 |change = -0.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Monjur Hassan Mahmud Salim |votes = 126 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Freedom Party |candidate = S. M. Mozibur Rahman |votes = 76 |percentage = 0.1 |change = 0.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Shahadat Hossain |votes = 71 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Jana Dal |candidate = [[Shah Alam (Bangladeshi politician, born 1951)|Shah Alam]] |votes = 65 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 19,708 |percentage = 30.6 |change = -1.6 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 64,507 |percentage = 64.5 |change = +19.2 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Pirojpur-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Anwar Hossain Manju]] |votes = 36,651 |percentage = 56.0 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = A. Hakim |votes = 15,560 |percentage = 23.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Bazlul Haq Harun |votes = 6,140 |percentage = 9.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Abul Bashar |votes = 4,659 |percentage = 7.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = A. Matin |votes = 1,148 |percentage = 1.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = United Communist League of Bangladesh |candidate = Nimai Karishna Mondol |votes = 449 |percentage = 0.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Workers Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Firoz |votes = 291 |percentage = 0.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Mahbubur Rahman |votes = 266 |percentage = 0.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Ganatantri Party |candidate = Amalendu Bepari |votes = 202 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Freedom Party |candidate = S. M. Mozibur Rahman |votes = 58 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Khan Enayet Karim |votes = 45 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 21,091 |percentage = 32.2 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 65,469 |percentage = 45.3 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
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