Netrokona-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 2019 by

Ashraf Ali Khan Khasru Ashraf Ali Khan Khasru is a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He is former State Minister of Social Welfare and State Minister of Fisheries and Livestock. He is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member from Netrokona-2 constituency. Personal li ...

of the

Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for '' Awam'', the Urdu language word for common people. The adjective appears in the following proper names: *Awami Colony, a neighbourhood of Landhi Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan *Awami Front, wa ...

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Barhatta and

Netrokona Sadar Netrokona Sadar ( bn, নেত্রকোণা সদর) is an upazila (sub-district) of Netrokona District under Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh. Geography Netrakona Sadar is located at . It has 87575 households and total area 340.35 km2 ...

upazilas.

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Mymensingh constituency when the former Mymensingh District was split into four districts:

Mymensingh Mymensingh ( bn, ময়মনসিংহ) is the capital of Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh. Located on the bank of Brahmaputra River, about north of the national capital Dhaka, it is a major financial center and educational hub of north ...

, Sherpur,

Netrokona Netrokona ( bn, নেত্রকোনা) is a major town and District headquarter in Netrokona District in the Mymensingh Division, division of Mymensingh. It is the largest town and urban centre of Netrokona District. References

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Kishoreganj Kishoreganj is a city and the headquarters of Kishoreganj District Kishoreganj ( bn, কিশোরগঞ্জ) is a district in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. Earlier it was a Mohkuma (মহকুমা) under the Mymensingh district. It ...

. Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had excluded one

union parishad Union council ( bn, ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ, translit=iūniyan pariṣad, translit-std=IAST), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit ...

of Netrokona Sadar Upazila: Maugati.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

Abdul Momin died in July 2004. Abu Abbas of the BNP was elected in an October 2004 by-election.

Elections in the 1990s

References

External links

* Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh Netrokona District {{Bangladesh-geo-stub