{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{More citations needed|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Sherpur-2 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = শেরপুর-২.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Sherpur District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Mymensingh Division]] | population = | electorate = 411,695 (2024) | towns = | future = | year = 1984 | abolished_label = | abolished = | members_label = | party_label = <!-- defaults to "Party" --> | next = | previous = | module = {{align|left|← [[Sherpur-1|143 Sherpur-1]]}}{{align|right|[[Sherpur-3|145 Sherpur-3]] →}} }} '''Sherpur-2''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Nakla Upazila|Nakla]] and [[Nalitabari Upazila|Nalitabari]] upazilas.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created in 1984 from a Mymensingh constituency when the former Mymensingh District was split into four districts: [[Mymensingh District|Mymensingh]], [[Sherpur District|Sherpur]], [[Netrokona District|Netrokona]], and [[Kishoreganj District|Kishoreganj]].<ref name="district-stats" />
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Abdus Salam (politician, born 1942)|Abdus Salam]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]]<ref name="1986results" /><ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Matia Chowdhury]] | [[Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Feb 1996]] |[[Zahed Ali]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Jun 1996]] |[[Matia Chowdhury]] |[[Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] | [[Zahed Ali]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] |[[Matia Chowdhury]] |[[Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party }}" | | [[ 2026 Bangladeshi general election |2026]] | [[Mohammad Fahim Choudhury]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- |}
== Elections ==
=== Elections in the 2010s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2014]]: Sherpur-2<ref name="2014results" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Matia Chowdhury]] |votes = 134,810 |percentage = 78.9 |change = +11.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Badiuzzaman Badsha |votes = 35,986 |percentage = 21.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 98,824 |percentage = 57.9 |change = +40.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 170,796 |percentage = 56.1 |change = -30.8 }} {{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]]: Sherpur-2<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Matia Chowdhury]] |votes = 156,973 |percentage = 67.0 |change = +17.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Zahed Ali]] |votes = 75,637 |percentage = 32.3 |change = +7.4 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = National People's Party |candidate = Mujafor Ahamed |votes = 793 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Gano Forum |candidate = Muhammad Harunr Rashed |votes = 717 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 81,336 |percentage = 34.7 |change = +33.3 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 234,120 |percentage = 86.9 |change = +8.6 }} {{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]]: Sherpur-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Zahed Ali]] |votes = 102,545 |percentage = 49.8 |change = +20.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Matia Chowdhury]] |votes = 99,661 |percentage = 48.4 |change = +7.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Krishak Sramik Janata League |candidate = Md. Shafiqul Islam |votes = 2,235 |percentage = 1.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = Md. Akkas Ali |votes = 1,132 |percentage = 0.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Abu Md. Mazhar |votes = 256 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 2,884 |percentage = 1.4 |change = -10.2 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 205,829 |percentage = 78.3 |change = +4.9 }} {{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]]: Sherpur-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Matia Chowdhury]] |votes = 63,574 |percentage = 41.0 |change = -0.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Zahed Ali]] |votes = 45,659 |percentage = 29.5 |change = +3.0 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = [[Abdus Salam (politician, born 1942)|Abdus Salam]] |votes = 41,456 |percentage = 26.8 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Md. Abdul Jalil |votes = 4,314 |percentage = 2.8 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 17,915 |percentage = 11.6 |change = 0.0 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 155,003 |percentage = 73.4 |change = +18.0 }} {{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]]: Sherpur-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Matia Chowdhury]] |votes = 47,886 |percentage = 41.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = [[Abdus Salam (politician, born 1942)|Abdus Salam]] |votes = 34,644 |percentage = 30.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Zahed Ali]] |votes = 30,309 |percentage = 26.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Freedom Party |candidate = Akmal Hossain |votes = 831 |percentage = 0.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Akhtaruzzaman Akhter |votes = 537 |percentage = 0.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League |candidate = Md. Mostafizur Rahman |votes = 353 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 13,242 |percentage = 11.6 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 114,560 |percentage = 55.4 |change = }} {{Election box gain no swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |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}}</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/Mymensingh.pdf |title=District Statistics 2011: Mymensingh |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |format=PDF |access-date=15 February 2018}}</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=Sherpur-2 |url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=144 |work=Bangladesh Election Result 2014 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=8 February 2018}}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=141&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=147 |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/20081229000854/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=147 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </references>
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