Sirajganj-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 2014 by Md. Habibe Millat of the

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Boundaries

The constituency encompasses

Kamarkhanda Upazila Kamarkhanda ( bn, কামারখন্দ) is an upazila of Sirajganj District in the Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. Geography Kamarkhanda is located at . It has 19181 households and total area 91.61 km2. It is bounded by Sherpur (Bog ...

, Sirajganj Municipality, and five

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 ...

s of

Sirajganj Sadar Upazila Sirajganj Sadar ( bn, সিরাজগঞ্জ সদর) is an upazila of Sirajganj District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Geography Sirajganj Sadar is located at . Demographics According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Sirajgan ...

: Kalia Haripur, Kaoakola, Khoksabari, Saidabad, and Shialkul.

History

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

Sirajganj Sirajganj ( bn, সিরাজগঞ্জ) is a city in north-western Bangladesh on the right bank of the Jamuna River. It is the administrative headquarters of Sirajganj District, and with a population of 167,200 is the fourteenth most populo ...

and

Pabna Pabna ( bn, পাবনা) is a city of Pabna District, Bangladesh and the administrative capital of the eponymous Pabna District. It is on the north bank of the Padma River and has a population of about . Etymology * According to the histo ...

. Ahead of the 2008 general election, the

Election Commission An election commission is a body charged with overseeing the implementation of electioneering process of any country. The formal names of election commissions vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and may be styled an electoral commission, a c ...

redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the

2001 Bangladesh census In 2001, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, ten years after the 1991 census. They recorded data from all of the districts, upazilas, and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on populati ...

. The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency. Ahead of the 2018 general election, the Election Commission reduced the boundaries of the constituency by removing one union parishad of

: Bahuli.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Md. Habibe Millat was 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

External links

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