Rajshahi-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2026 by Mizanur Rahman Minu of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Boundaries The constituency encompasses Rajshahi City Corporation.
History The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. The 2008 redistricting reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had also included Paba Upazila.
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberParty 1973 Khalid Ali Mia Awami League 1979 Syed Manzur Hossain Bangladesh Nationalist PartyMajor Boundary Changes 1986 Mesbah Uddin Ahmed Jatiya Party 1988 Mesbah Uddin Ahmed Jatiya Party 1991 Kabir Hossain Bangladesh Nationalist Party Feb 1996 Kabir Hossain Bangladesh Nationalist Party Jun 1996 Kabir Hossain Bangladesh Nationalist Party 2001 Mizanur Rahman Minu Bangladesh Nationalist PartyMajor Boundary Changes 2008 Fazle Hossain Badsha Workers Party of Bangladesh 2014 Fazle Hossain Badsha Workers Party of Bangladesh 2018 Fazle Hossain Badsha Workers Party of Bangladesh 2024 Shafiqur Rahman Badsha Independent 2026 Mizanur Rahman Minu Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Elections Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
+General Election 2018: Rajshahi-211th Jatiya Sangsad Election (Center-wise results) – 1-100, Bangladesh Election Commission, Agargaon, Dhaka (20 June 2019)PartySymbolCandidateVotes%±ppWPBBoatFazle Hossain Badsha115,45352.11N/ABNPSheaf of paddyMizanur Rahman Minu103,32746.64N/AIABHand fanMd. Foysal Hossain Moni2,1290.96N/ACPBSickleMd. Enamul Haque4530.20N/ANPP(S)MangoSaiful Islam Swapan2070.09N/AValid votes221,56998.93Invalid votes2,4051.07Total votes223,974100.0Registered voters/turnout317,85270.46N/AMajority12,1265.47N/AWPB hold
Fazle Hossain Badsha was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
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