# Bagerhat-2

Bagerhat-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 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.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Sheikh Abdur Rahman | Jatiya Party |
| 1988 | Sheikh Sahidul Islam | Independent |
| 1991 | A. S. M. Mustafizur Rahman | BNP |
| 1996 | Mir Shakawat Ali Daru | Awami League |
| 2001 | MAH Salim | BNP |
| 2008 | Mir Showkat Ali Badsha | Awami League |
| 2018 | Sheikh Tanmoy | Awami League |

## Elections
### 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 | 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 | Majority | Majority | 7,892 | 3.9 | −12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 204,510 | 89.0 | +6.7 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Bagerhat-2 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 29,363 | 16.3 | +12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 180,454 | 82.3 | +0.3 |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Bagerhat-2 :
| Party | 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-e-Islami | 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 | Majority | Majority | 5,929 | 4.1 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 146,309 | 82.0 | +20.7 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 1991: Bagerhat-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | A. S. M. Mustafizur Rahman | 48,081 | 37.7 | |
| | AL | Mir Shakawat Ali Daru | 46,652 | 36.5 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,429 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 127,664 | 61.3 | |
| | 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) |