Rangpur-2

{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Rangpur-2 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = রংপুর-২.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Rangpur District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Rangpur Division]] | population = | electorate = 312,816 (2018)<ref name="2018results" /> | towns = | future = | year = 1973 | abolished_label = | abolished = | members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | member = [[ATM Azharul Islam]] |party_label = Parliamentary Party |party = [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]] | next = | previous = | module = {{align|left|← [[Rangpur-1|19 Rangpur-1]]}}{{align|right|[[Rangpur-3|21 Rangpur-3]] →}} | Current Constituency = }} '''Rangpur-2''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]]. Since 17 February, 2026, [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]] Nayeb-e-Ameer and former [[Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir|Bangladesh Islami Chhatrashibir]], [[University of Dhaka|Dhaka University]] unit president [[A. T. M. Azharul Islam]] has been member of parliament for this constituency.

== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Badarganj Upazila|Badarganj]] and [[Taraganj Upazila|Taraganj]] 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]] | [[Afsar Ali Ahmed]] | rowspan="2" | [[Bangladesh Awami League]]<ref name="1973results" /><ref name="1979results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979]] | [[Mohammad Amin (politician)|Mohammad Amin]] |- ! colspan="4" |Major Boundary Changes |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Anisul Haque Chowdhury (Rangpur politician)|Anisul Haque Chowdhury]] |[[Bangladesh Awami League]]<ref name="1986results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | |[[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] |[[Mohammad Kamal Uddin Haider]] | rowspan="2" |[[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]]<ref name="1988results" /> |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | Sep 1991 by-election | [[Paritosh Chakrabarti]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | Sep 1996 by-election | [[Anisul Haque Chowdhury (Rangpur politician)|Anisul Haque Chowdhury]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Islami Jatiya Oikya Front}}" | | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] | [[Mohammad Ali Sarkar]] | [[Islami Jatiya Oikya Front]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[Anisul Islam Mondal]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] | rowspan="3" | [[Ahsanul Hoque Chowdhury]] | rowspan="3" | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami}}" | | [[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] | [[ATM Azharul Islam]] | [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]] |- |}

== Elections ==

=== Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin |title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General election 2026]]: Rangpur-2<ref>{{cite web |title=রংপুর-২ |url=https://election.prothomalo.com/seat/20 |website=প্রথম আলো |language=bn}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate=[[A. T. M. Azharul Islam]] |votes= 135,556 |percentage=52.3 |change=+35.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate=Mohammad Ali Sarkar |votes= 80,538 |percentage=31.1 |change= +28.2 }} {{Election box majority | votes = 55,018 | percentage = 21.2 | change = -37.8 }} {{Election box turnout | votes = 259,130 | percentage = 68.0 | change = -19.7 }} {{Election box Registered electors | reg. electors = 380,921 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |loser = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}

=== Elections in the 2010s === Abul Kalam Md. Ahasanul Hoque Chowdhury 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]]: Rangpur-2<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Jatiya Party (Ershad)|candidate=[[Anisul Islam Mondal]]|votes=166,271|percentage=75.6|change=''N/A''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami|candidate=[[ATM Azharul Islam]]|votes=36,586|percentage=16.6|change=+7.0}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=[[Mohammad Ali Sarker]]|votes=14,850|percentage=6.8|change=''N/A''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Islami Andolan Bangladesh|candidate=Md. Ripon Sarker|votes=2,177|percentage=1.0|change=''N/A''}}

{{Election box majority||votes=129,685|percentage=59.0|change=+51.7}} {{Election box turnout||votes=219,884|percentage=87.7|change=+5.7}} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |loser = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front }} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Rangpur-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Islami Jatiya Oikya Front|candidate=[[Mohammad Ali Sarkar]]|votes=91,921|percentage=48.6|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Awami League|candidate=[[Anisul Haque Chowdhury (Rangpur politician)|Anisul Haque Chowdhury]]|votes=78,163|percentage=41.4|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami|candidate=[[ATM Azharul Islam]]|votes=17,788|percentage=9.4|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Jatiya Party (Manju)|candidate=Md. Khabir Uddin|votes=1,124|percentage=0.6|change=}}

{{Election box majority||votes=13,758|percentage=7.3|change=}} {{Election box turnout||votes=188,996|percentage=82.0|change=}} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |loser = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}

=== Elections in the 1990s === Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood from jail for five seats in the June 1996 general election:<ref name="Banglapedia-Ershad" /> Rangpur-2,<ref name="votemonitor" /> [[Rangpur-3]],<ref name="votemonitor021" /> [[Rangpur-5]],<ref name="votemonitor023" /> [[Rangpur-6]],<ref name="votemonitor024" /> and [[Kurigram-3]].<ref name="votemonitor027" /> After winning all five, he chose to represent Rangpur-3 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. [[Anisul Haque Chowdhury (Rangpur politician)|Anisul Haque Chowdhury]] of the Awami League was elected in a September 1996 by-election.<ref name="1996results" />

{{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Rangpur-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Jatiya Party (Ershad)|candidate=[[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]]|votes=66,929|percentage=47.7|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Awami League|candidate=[[Anisul Haque Chowdhury (Rangpur politician)|Anisul Haque Chowdhury]]|votes=55,800|percentage=39.8|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami|candidate=[[ATM Azharul Islam]]|votes=8,273|percentage=5.9|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party|candidate=[[Paritosh Chakrabarti]]|votes=4,025|percentage=2.9|change=}} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Abdul Hamid Kabir Sharif |votes = 3,761 |percentage = 2.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal|candidate=Md. Ruhul Amin|votes=858|percentage=0.6|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=[[Mohammad Ali Sarkar]]|votes=336|percentage=0.2|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Gano Forum|candidate=Md. Meser Uddin|votes=190|percentage=0.1|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=[[Merina Rahman]]|votes=161|percentage=0.1|change=}}

{{Election box majority||votes=11,129|percentage=7.9|change=}} {{Election box turnout||votes=140,333|percentage=77.3|change=}} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}

Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood from jail for five seats in the 1991 general election:<ref name="Banglapedia-Ershad" /> [[Rangpur-1]],<ref name="votemonitor019" /> Rangpur-2,<ref name="votemonitor" /> [[Rangpur-3]],<ref name="votemonitor021" /> [[Rangpur-5]],<ref name="votemonitor023" /> and [[Rangpur-6]].<ref name="votemonitor024" /> After winning all five, he chose to represent Rangpur-3 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them.<ref name="1991results" /> [[Paritosh Chakrabarti]], of the Jatiya Party, was elected in a September 1991 by-election.<ref name="Akhter2001" />

{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Rangpur-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]] |votes = 50,221 |percentage = 45.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Anisul Haque Chowdhury (Rangpur politician)|Anisul Haque Chowdhury]] |votes = 45,206 |percentage = 40.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Shah Muhammad Nur Hossain |votes = 7,676 |percentage = 6.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Md. Nazrul Haq |votes = 2,601 |percentage = 2.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = Md. Abdus Sattar |votes = 2,336 |percentage = 2.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Mohsin Ali |votes = 2,308 |percentage = 2.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Ilias Ali |votes = 299 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }}

{{Election box majority| |votes = 5,015 |percentage = 4.5 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 110,647 |percentage = 59.2 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |loser = }} {{Election box end}}

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