Kushtia-2 is a constituency represented in the
Jatiya Sangsad
The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of ...
(National Parliament) of
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
since 2008 by
Hasanul Haq Inu
Hasanul Haq Inu (born 12 November 1946) is a Bangladeshi politician and the former Minister of Information of Bangladesh. He leads a faction of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal and was involved in a Marxist insurgency in the 1970s.
Early life and ...
of the
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal
The Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal ( bn, জাতীয় সমাজতান্ত্রিক দল, 'National Socialist Party of Bangladesh', JSD or 'জাসদ', JASAD) is a List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangla ...
.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses
Bheramara
Bheramara ( bn, ভেড়ামারা) is an upazila of Kushtia District in the Division of Khulna Division, Khulna, Bangladesh. The upazila is beside the Padma River, and the important Hardinge Bridge crosses the river between Bheramara Upaz ...
and
Mirpur upazilas.
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Hasanul Haq Inu 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
References
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Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh
Kushtia District
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