Cotabato's 2nd congressional district is one of the three

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in the province of

Cotabato Cotabato, formerly and still commonly referred to as North Cotabato and officially the Province of Cotabato, is a landlocked Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen Regions of the Philippines, regi ...

. It has been represented in the

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since 1987. The district covers eastern Cotabato bordering

Bukidnon Bukidnon (), officially the Province of Bukidnon (; ; ; Bukid language, Binukid and Higaonon language, Higaonon: ''Probinsya ta Bukidnon''), is a landlocked Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Northern Mindan ...

and

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. It consists of the provincial capital city,

Kidapawan Kidapawan, officially the City of Kidapawan (; ; Maguindanao language, Maguindanaon: ''Kuta nu Kidapawan''; Obo language, Obo Monuvu: ''Ingod to Kidapawan''; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and the capital ...

, and the municipalities of Antipas,

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, Magpet, Makilala and President Roxas. Prior to redistricting in 2012, the district also included the municipalities of

M'lang M'lang, officially the Municipality of M'lang ( Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang M'lang;'' Maguindanaon: ''Inged nu Melang'', Jawi: ايڠايد نو ملڠ), is a municipality in the province of Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, i ...

Matalam Matalam, officially the Municipality of Matalam (; ; , Jawi: ايڠد نو متالم; ), is a municipality in the province of Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 81,355 people. Etymology The municipal ...

and Tulunan. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Rudy S. Caoagdan of the

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Representation history

Election results

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2010

References

{{Philippine congressional districts in Region XII Congressional districts of the Philippines Politics of Cotabato 1987 establishments in the Philippines Congressional districts of Soccsksargen Constituencies established in 1987