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Sherpur-2

Coordinates: 25°05′N 90°11′E / 25.09°N 90.19°E / 25.09; 90.19
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Sherpur-2
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictSherpur District
DivisionMymensingh Division
Electorate411,695 (2024)
Current constituency
Created1984

Sherpur-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is Vacant.

Boundaries

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The constituency encompasses Nakla and Nalitabari upazilas.[1][2]

History

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The constituency was created in 1984 from a Mymensingh constituency when the former Mymensingh District was split into four districts: Mymensingh, Sherpur, Netrokona, and Kishoreganj.[3]

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
1986 Abdus Salam Jatiya Party[4][5]
1991 Matia Chowdhury Awami League
Feb 1996 Zahed Ali BNP
Jun 1996 Matia Chowdhury Awami League
2001 Zahed Ali BNP
2008 Matia Chowdhury Awami League


Elections

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Elections in the 2010s

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General Election 2014: Sherpur-2[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Matia Chowdhury 134,810 78.9 +11.9
Independent Badiuzzaman Badsha 35,986 21.1 N/A
Majority 98,824 57.9 +40.4
Turnout 170,796 56.1 −30.8
AL hold

Elections in the 2000s

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General Election 2008: Sherpur-2[1][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Matia Chowdhury 156,973 67.0 +17.2
BNP Zahed Ali 75,637 32.3 +7.4
National People's Party Mujafor Ahamed 793 0.3 N/A
Gano Forum Muhammad Harunr Rashed 717 0.3 N/A
Majority 81,336 34.7 +33.3
Turnout 234,120 86.9 +8.6
AL gain from BNP
General Election 2001: Sherpur-2[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Zahed Ali 102,545 49.8 +20.3
AL Matia Chowdhury 99,661 48.4 +7.4
KSJL Md. Shafiqul Islam 2,235 1.1 N/A
IJOF Md. Akkas Ali 1,132 0.6 N/A
CPB Abu Md. Mazhar 256 0.1 N/A
Majority 2,884 1.4 −10.2
Turnout 205,829 78.3 +4.9
BNP gain from AL

Elections in the 1990s

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General Election June 1996: Sherpur-2[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Matia Chowdhury 63,574 41.0 −0.8
BNP Zahed Ali 45,659 29.5 +3.0
Zaker Party Abdus Salam 41,456 26.8 N/A
Jamaat-e-Islami Md. Abdul Jalil 4,314 2.8 N/A
Majority 17,915 11.6 0.0
Turnout 155,003 73.4 +18.0
AL hold
General Election 1991: Sherpur-2[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Matia Chowdhury 47,886 41.8
Independent Abdus Salam 34,644 30.2
BNP Zahed Ali 30,309 26.5
FP Akmal Hossain 831 0.7
Independent Md. Akhtaruzzaman Akhter 537 0.5
BAKSAL Md. Mostafizur Rahman 353 0.3
Majority 13,242 11.6
Turnout 114,560 55.4
AL gain from JP(E)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  3. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Mymensingh" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  4. ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  5. ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Sherpur-2". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  9. ^ 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.
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