Bagerhat-2

Bagerhat-2
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictBagerhat District
DivisionKhulna Division
Electorate338,009 (2026)
Current constituency
Created1984
PartyBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
MemberShaikh Monzurul Haque Rahad
Created fromKhulna-2

Bagerhat-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2026 by Shaikh Monzurul Haque Rahad of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Bagerhat Sadar and Kachua upazilas.

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Khulna-2 constituency when the former Khulna District was split into three districts: Bagerhat, Khulna, and Satkhira.

In 2025, the Election Commission announced that it would reduce the number of constituencies in Bagerhat District from four to three. They said they were evening out voters per constituency to ensure balanced representation. Their redistricting would have moved Fakirhat Upazila from Bagerhat-1 to Bagerhat-2, Bagerhat Sadar Upazila from Bagerhat-2 to Bagerhat-1, Kachua Upazila from Bagerhat-2 to Bagerhat-3, Rampal and Mongla upazilas from Bagerhat-3 to Bagerhat-2, and Morrelganj and Sarankhola upazilas from Bagerhat-4 to Bagerhat-3. Locals objected to the changes.

The High Court found that eliminating Bagerhat-4 solely because of low population was unsound and not supported by demographic data. They invalidated the changes, and their decision was upheld on appeal. So the 2026 general election went ahead with the long-standing constituency boundaries.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1986 Sheikh Abdur Rahman Jatiya Party
1988 Sheikh Sahidul Islam Independent
1991 A. S. M. Mustafizur Rahman Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Feb 1996 A. S. M. Mustafizur Rahman Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Jun 1996 Mir Shakawat Ali Daru Awami League
2001 MAH Salim Bangladesh Nationalist Party
2008 Mir Showkat Ali Badsha Awami League
2014 Mir Showkat Ali Badsha Awami League
2018 Sheikh Tonmoy Awami League
2024 Sheikh Tonmoy Awami League
2026 Shaikh Monzurul Haque Rahad Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General Election 2026: Bagerhat-2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Jamaat Shaikh Monzurul Haque Rahad 117,709 49.6 N/A
BNP Sheikh Mohammad Zakir Hossain 66,409 28.0 N/A
Independent MAH Selim 48,965 20.6 N/A
IAB Sheikh Atiar Rahman 4,313 1.8 N/A
Majority 51,300 21.6 N/A
Turnout 237,396 70.2 N/A
Jamaat gain from AL

Elections in the 2010s

Mir Showkat Ali Badsha was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Bagerhat-2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Mir Showkat Ali Badsha 103,846 50.8 +9.6
BNP M. A. Salam 95,954 46.9 −10.6
IAB Md. Jalal Uddin Hawlader 3,470 1.7 N/A
LDP Chasi AM Saidur Rahman 1,240 0.6 N/A
Majority 7,892 3.9 −12.4
Turnout 204,510 89.0 +6.7
AL gain from BNP
General Election 2001: Bagerhat-2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP MAH Salim 103,792 57.5 +22.3
AL Sheikh Helal Uddin 74,429 41.2 +2.0
IJOF Farid Hasan 1,436 0.8 N/A
Independent Moqbul Hossain Sheikh 238 0.1 N/A
Independent S. M. A. Mannan 169 0.1 N/A
JSD Md. Emadul Haq Munzil 121 0.1 N/A
CPB S. M. Rezaul Karim 99 0.1 N/A
Independent Arefin Islam 69 0.0 N/A
Independent Sheikh Dabir Uddin 57 0.0 N/A
Bangladesh Sarbahara Party Md. Mosarraf Hossain 44 0.0 N/A
Majority 29,363 16.3 +12.2
Turnout 180,454 82.3 +0.3
BNP gain from AL

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Bagerhat-2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Mir Shakawat Ali Daru 57,377 39.2 +2.7
BNP A. S. M. Mustafizur Rahman 51,448 35.2 −2.5
Jamaat Sheikh Kamrul Alam 26,805 18.3 −3.2
JP(E) Sheikh Atiar Rahman 8,450 5.8 +2.5
IOJ Md. Muzibur Rahman Juktibadi 1,214 0.8 N/A
Zaker Party Sayad Sirajul Kabir 644 0.4 −0.3
Independent M. A. Awal 236 0.2 N/A
FP S. M. Abdul Mannan 82 0.1 N/A
Independent Fakir Md. Ali Hasan 53 0.0 N/A
Majority 5,929 4.1 +3.0
Turnout 146,309 82.0 +20.7
AL gain from BNP
General Election 1991: Bagerhat-2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP A. S. M. Mustafizur Rahman 48,081 37.7
AL Mir Shakawat Ali Daru 46,652 36.5
Jamaat Mojibur Rahman 27,508 21.5
JP(E) Sheikh Abdur Rahman 4,209 3.3
Zaker Party Haniful Haq 843 0.7
Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) Fazlur Rahman 266 0.2
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Sheik Kamruzzaman 105 0.1
Majority 1,429 1.1
Turnout 127,664 61.3
BNP gain from JP(E)

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