Kushtia-2

Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad

Kushtia-2

Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
District| Kushtia District
Division| Khulna Division
Electorate| 399,687 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created| 1973

← 75 Kushtia-1

77 Kushtia-3 →

Kushtia-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.

## Boundaries

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The constituency encompasses Bheramara and Mirpur upazilas.[2][3]

## History

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The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

## Members of Parliament

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Election | Member | Party

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| 1973 | Abdur Rouf Chowdhury | Awami League[4]
| 1979 | Zillur Rahman | BNP[5]
Major Boundary Changes
| 1986 | Abdul Wahed | Jamaat-e-Islami[6]
| 1988 | Ahsan Habib Lincoln | Jatiya Party[7]
| 1991 | Abdur Rouf Chowdhury | BNP
| 1996 | Shahidul Islam
| 2008 | Hasanul Haq Inu | JaSaD
| 2024 | Kamarul Arefin[8] | Independent

## Elections

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### Elections in the 2010s

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Hasanul Haq Inu was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[9]

### Elections in the 2000s

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General Election 2008: Kushtia-2[2][10][11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| JSD | Hasanul Haq Inu | 165,952  | 57.3  | +41.9
| BNP | Shahidul Islam | 107,527  | 37.1  | −2.7
| Independent | Md. Abdul Khalek  | 14,051  | 4.9  | N/A
| IAB | Md. Abdus Shalam  | 1,530  | 0.5  | N/A
| Independent | Md. Shahinur Ismal Nayb  | 363  | 0.1  | N/A
| Independent | Ahsan Habib Lincoln | 183  | 0.1  | N/A
Majority | 58,425  | 20.2  | +15.1
Turnout | 289,606  | 91.4  | +4.7
| JSD gain from BNP
General Election 2001: Kushtia-2[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BNP | Shahidul Islam | 100,544  | 39.8  | +6.7
| AL | Mahbubul Alam Hanif | 87,734  | 34.7  | +20.0
| JSD | Hasanul Haq Inu | 38,877  | 15.4  | +1.9
| IJOF | Ahsan Habib Lincoln | 25,334  | 10.0  | N/A
| Jatiya Party (M) | Abdus Samad Khan  | 225  | 0.1  | N/A
Majority | 12,810  | 5.1  | −7.4
Turnout | 252,714  | 86.7  | +1.8
| BNP hold

### Elections in the 1990s

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General Election June 1996: Kushtia-2[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BNP | Shahidul Islam | 64,389  | 33.1  | −2.3
| JP(E) | Ahsan Habib Lincoln | 40,106  | 20.6  | +3.2
| JI | Md. Abdul Wahib | 30,632  | 15.7  | −5.4
| AL | Mahbubul Alam Hanif | 28,544  | 14.7  | +4.4
| JSD | Hasanul Haq Inu | 26,327  | 13.5  | −1.6
| IOJ | Md. Sirajul Haque  | 1,932  | 1.0  | N/A
| Independent | Md. Majibul Haque  | 1,149  | 0.6  | N/A
| Zaker Party  | Md. Saidur Rahman  | 634  | 0.3  | N/A
| Bangladesh Jatiya League (Sobhan)  | Md. Abdur Radhid  | 357  | 0.2  | N/A
| FP | Khandakar Sirajul Islam  | 235  | 0.1  | N/A
| Jatiya Janata Party (Asad)  | Md. Marfat Ali Master  | 157  | 0.1  | N/A
| Independent | Md. Khaled Hossain  | 153  | 0.1  | N/A
| Bangladesh Janata Party  | Muhammad Abdul Jabbar  | 125  | 0.1  | N/A
Majority | 24,283  | 12.5  | −1.8
Turnout | 194,740  | 84.9  | +24.5
| BNP hold
General Election 1991: Kushtia-2[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BNP | Abdur Rouf Chowdhury | 50,183  | 35.4  |
| JI | Abdul Wahed | 29,868  | 21.1  |
| JP(E) | Ahsan Habib Lincoln | 24,615  | 17.4  |
| JSD | Hasanul Haq Inu | 21,411  | 15.1  |
| AL | Md. Shafiul Islam  | 14,553  | 10.3  |
| Zaker Party  | Md. Saidur Rahman  | 908  | 0.6  |
| FP | Md. Shakhawat Ibne Moin Chowdhury  | 134  | 0.1  |
Majority | 20,315  | 14.3  |
Turnout | 141,672  | 60.4  |
| BNP gain from JP(E)

## References

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1. ^ "Kushtia-2". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
2. ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
3. ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
4. ^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 February 2018.
5. ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
6. ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
7. ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
8. ^ "Kushtia-2 MP sustains injuries while crossing road in front of Parliament". Dhaka Tribune. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
9. ^ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age (Bangladesh). Dhaka. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
10. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
11. ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
12. ^ a b c "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

## External links

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* "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.

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