# Joypurhat-2

Joypurhat-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Akkelpur, Kalai and Khetlal upazilas.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Bogra constituency when the former Bogra District was split into two districts: Bogra and Joypurhat.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Md. Abdur Razzak Akand | Awami League |
| 1988 | Kazi Rabbiul Hasan | Combined Opposition Party |
| 1991 | Abu Yusuf Mohammad Khalilur Rahman | BNP |
| 2008 | Golam Mostafa | BNP |
| 2014 | Abu Sayeed Al Mahmood Swapon | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Abu Sayeed Al Mahmood Swapon 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: Joypurhat-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Golam Mostafa | 116,881 | 50.4 | −7.1 |
| | AL | Abu Sayeed Al Mahmood Swapon | 113,721 | 49.0 | +9.7 |
| | BSD | Md Sha Zaman Talukder | 839 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Abdul Aziz Molla | 687 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,160 | 1.4 | −16.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 232,008 | 92.4 | +5.6 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
General Election 2001: Joypurhat-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Abu Yusuf Mohammad Khalilur Rahman | 113,290 | 57.5 | +9.6 |
| | AL | Mir Jalalur Rahman | 77,508 | 39.3 | +14.7 |
| | IJOF | Abu Syed Md. Nurulla | 5,394 | 2.7 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) | Md. Shahjaman Tang | 580 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | JSD | Mu. Zalilur Rahman Zillu | 340 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35,782 | 18.2 | −5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 197,112 | 86.8 | +3.5 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Joypurhat-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Abu Yusuf Mohammad Khalilur Rahman | 76,857 | 47.9 | +2.6 |
| | AL | Mir Zalalur Rahman | 39,267 | 24.5 | −3.5 |
| | JP(E) | Kazi Rabbi Hasan | 28,754 | 17.9 | +15.9 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Kamal Uddin | 14,850 | 9.3 | −8.6 |
| | Zaker Party | S. M. Khokon Chowdhury | 414 | 0.3 | −0.1 |
| | NAP (Bhashani) | Tejesh Chandra | 313 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37,590 | 23.4 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 160,455 | 83.3 | +18.7 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
General Election 1991: Joypurhat-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Abu Yusuf Mohammad Khalilur Rahman | 59,692 | 50.5 | |
| | AL | Md. Abdur Razzak Akand | 33,071 | 28.0 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Nuruzzaman Sarkar | 21,133 | 17.9 | |
| | JP(E) | Kazi Rabbi Hasan | 2,355 | 2.0 | |
| | Independent | Kazi Reshadur Rahman | 692 | 0.6 | |
| | BNIP | Md. Abul Kasem Mondol | 503 | 0.4 | |
| | Zaker Party | S. M. Khokon Chowdhury | 466 | 0.4 | |
| | IOJ | Md. Abdul Momen Fakir | 263 | 0.2 | |
| | Independent | Khandakar Oliuzzaman Alam | 107 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,621 | 22.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 118,282 | 64.6 | |
| | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) |