{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Sirajganj-2 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = সিরাজগঞ্জ-২.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Sirajganj District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Rajshahi Division]] | population = | electorate = 351,121 (2018)<ref name="2018results" /> | towns = | future = | year = 1984 | abolished_label = | abolished = | party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | member = [[Iqbal Hassan Mahmood]] | next = | previous = | module = {{align|left|← [[Sirajganj-1|62 Sirajganj-1]]}}{{align|right|[[Sirajganj-3|63 Sirajganj-3]] →}} }} '''Sirajganj-2''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]]. The current member of parliament is [[Iqbal Hassan Mahmood]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Kamarkhanda Upazila]], Sirajganj Municipality, and Six [[union parishad]]s of [[Sirajganj Sadar Upazila]]:Bahuli, Kalia Haripur, Kaoakola, Khoksabari, Saidabad, and Shialkul.<ref name="pa1May2018" /><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 Pabna constituency when the former Pabna District was split into two districts: [[Sirajganj District|Sirajganj]] and [[Pabna District|Pabna]].<ref name="district-stats" />
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 [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018 general election]], the Election Commission reduced the boundaries of the constituency by removing one union parishad of [[Sirajganj Sadar Upazila]]: Bahuli.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="pa1May2018" /><ref name="ecs" />
Ahead of the [[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026 general election]], the Election Commission decided to return the boundaries to how it was for the [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008 general election]].<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" |- ! colspan="2" | Election ! Member ! Party |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | rowspan="2" | [[Iqbal Hassan Mahmood]] | rowspan="2" | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]]<ref name="1986results" /><ref name="1988results" /> |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Mirza Muraduzzaman]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|1996]] | [[Mohammed Nasim (politician)|Mohammed Nasim]] | [[Awami League]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] | [[Iqbal Hassan Mahmood]] | rowspan="2" | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[Rumana Mahmood]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] | [[Md. Habibe Millat]] | rowspan="2" | [[Awami League]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] | [[Jannat Ara Henry]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] | [[Iqbal Hassan Mahmood]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- |}
== Elections ==
=== Elections in the 2010s === Md. Habibe Millat 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]]: Sirajganj-2<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Rumana Mahmood]] |votes = 128,432 |percentage = 47.9 |change = -7.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Jannat Ara Henry]] |votes = 126,311 |percentage = 47.2 |change = +3.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jatiya Party |candidate = M. A. Motin |votes = 5,718 |percentage = 2.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Aminul Islam Jhantu |votes = 2,981 |percentage = 1.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Masudur Rahman |votes = 1,978 |percentage = 0.7 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Socialist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Abu Bakar Bhuiyan |votes = 926 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Ismail Hossain |votes = 580 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Ziaul Haque |votes = 389 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = United Citizen Movement |candidate = Monjur Alam |votes = 305 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = Md. Abdul Aziz Talukder |votes = 243 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 2,121 |percentage = 0.8 |change = -10.8 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 267,863 |percentage = 87.7 |change = +10.6 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Sirajganj-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party|candidate=[[Iqbal Hassan Mahmood]]|votes=138,640|percentage=55.1|change=+25.4}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Awami League|candidate=[[Mohammed Nasim (politician)|Mohammed Nasim]]|votes=109,482|percentage=43.5|change=+4.9}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Islami Jatiya Oikya Front|candidate=Md. Lutfar Rahman|votes=2,654|percentage=1.1|change=''N/A''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Muhammad Salim|votes=534|percentage=0.2|change=''N/A''}} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) |candidate = Abu Bakar Bhuiyan |votes = 499 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority||votes=29,158|percentage=11.6|change=+2.7}} {{Election box turnout||votes=251,809|percentage=77.1|change=-2.7}} {{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]]: Sirajganj-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Mohammed Nasim (politician)|Mohammed Nasim]] |votes = 68,598 |percentage = 38.6 |change = +8.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = AKM Samsul Alamin |votes = 52,709 |percentage = 29.7 |change = -11.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Abdul Motin |votes = 32,515 |percentage = 18.3 |change = +16.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Abdul Latif |votes = 22,795 |percentage = 12.8 |change = -10.9 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Amin Koraishee |votes = 431 |percentage = 0.2 |change = -0.2 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman) |candidate = Abu Bakar Bhuiyan |votes = 407 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Freedom Party |candidate = Md. Azizur Rahman Shudagar |votes = 182 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 15,889 |percentage = 8.9 |change = -2.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 177,637 |percentage = 79.8 |change = +23.9 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Sirajganj-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Mirza Muraduzzaman]] |votes = 58,437 |percentage = 40.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Motahar Hossain Tang |votes = 42,376 |percentage = 29.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Abdul Aziz Azad |votes = 33,881 |percentage = 23.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = Abdul Hai Tang |votes = 3,356 |percentage = 2.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Abul Hasnat Gofran |votes = 2,894 |percentage = 2.0 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan |candidate = Abdul Mannan |votes = 920 |percentage = 0.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Md. Nazrul Islam |votes = 515 |percentage = 0.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Shahjahan Ali |votes = 347 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 16,061 |percentage = 11.3 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 142,726 |percentage = 55.9 |change = }} {{Election box gain no swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
== References == <references> <ref name="2018results">{{cite news |title=Sirajganj-2 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Sirajganj-2&d=rajshahi |work=The Daily Star |access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref> <ref name="pa1May2018">{{cite news |title=EC 'gerrymanders' 25 constituencies for pressure of ministers, MPs |url=http://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/news/174911/EC-changes-25-parliament-seat-demarcations-under |newspaper=Prothom Alo |date=1 May 2018 |access-date=3 August 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}}</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/Pabna.pdf |title=District Statistics 2011: Pabna |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |format=PDF |access-date=15 February 2018}}</ref> <ref name="Rahman2010">{{cite book |last=Rahman |first=Syedur |date=2010 |title=Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bJfcCPUr0OoC&pg=PA105 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |page=105 |isbn=978-0-8108-7453-4}}</ref> <ref name="ds11Jul2008">{{cite news |last=Liton |first=Shakhawat |date=11 July 2008 |title=Final list of redrawn JS seats published |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-45202 |newspaper=The Daily Star}}</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 |last=Ahmed |first=Taib |date=15 December 2013 |title=AL closer to majority before voting |url=http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/ |newspaper=New Age |location=Dhaka |access-date=12 August 2014}}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=61&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=62 |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=62 |archive-date=29 December 2008}}</ref> </references>
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