Joypurhat-2
Joypurhat-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Akkelpur, Kalai and Khetlal upazilas.
History
The constituency was created in 1982 from a Bogra constituency when the former Bogra District was split into two districts: Bogra and Joypurhat.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Abu Sayeed Al Mahmood Swapon was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Golam Mostafa | 116,881 | 50.4 | −7.1 | |
AL | Abu Sayeed Al Mahmood Swapon | 113,721 | 49.0 | +9.7 | |
BSD | Md Sha Zaman Talukder | 839 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Independent | Abdul Aziz Molla | 687 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,160 | 1.4 | −16.8 | ||
Turnout | 232,008 | 92.4 | +5.6 | ||
BNP hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Abu Yusuf Mohammad Khalilur Rahman | 113,290 | 57.5 | +9.6 | |
AL | Mir Jalalur Rahman | 77,508 | 39.3 | +14.7 | |
IJOF | Abu Syed Md. Nurulla | 5,394 | 2.7 | N/A | |
Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) | Md. Shahjaman Tang | 580 | 0.3 | N/A | |
JSD | Mu. Zalilur Rahman Zillu | 340 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 35,782 | 18.2 | −5.2 | ||
Turnout | 197,112 | 86.8 | +3.5 | ||
BNP hold |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Abu Yusuf Mohammad Khalilur Rahman | 76,857 | 47.9 | +2.6 | |
AL | Mir Zalalur Rahman | 39,267 | 24.5 | −3.5 | |
JP(E) | Kazi Rabbi Hasan | 28,754 | 17.9 | +15.9 | |
Jamaat-e-Islami | Kamal Uddin | 14,850 | 9.3 | −8.6 | |
Zaker Party | S. M. Khokon Chowdhury | 414 | 0.3 | −0.1 | |
NAP (Bhashani) | Tejesh Chandra | 313 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 37,590 | 23.4 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 160,455 | 83.3 | +18.7 | ||
BNP hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Abu Yusuf Mohammad Khalilur Rahman | 59,692 | 50.5 | |||
AL | Md. Abdur Razzak Akand | 33,071 | 28.0 | |||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Nuruzzaman Sarkar | 21,133 | 17.9 | |||
JP(E) | Kazi Rabbi Hasan | 2,355 | 2.0 | |||
Independent | Kazi Reshadur Rahman | 692 | 0.6 | |||
BNIP | Md. Abul Kasem Mondol | 503 | 0.4 | |||
Zaker Party | S. M. Khokon Chowdhury | 466 | 0.4 | |||
IOJ | Md. Abdul Momen Fakir | 263 | 0.2 | |||
Independent | Khandakar Oliuzzaman Alam | 107 | 0.1 | |||
Majority | 26,621 | 22.5 | ||||
Turnout | 118,282 | 64.6 | ||||
BNP gain from JP(E) |
References
- ^ "Joypurhat-2". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Joypurhat" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
External links
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