# Jessore-2

Jessore-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 Chaugachha and Jhikargachha upazilas.

## History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1973 | Nur-e-Alam Siddiqui | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Maulana Nurunnabi Samdani | Islamic Democratic League |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Maqbool Hossain | Jamaat-e-Islami |
| | 1988 | Mir Shahadatur Rahman | Jatiya Party |
| | 1991 | Rafiqul Islam | Awami League |
| | Feb 1996 | Quazi Munirul Huda | BNP |
| | Jun 1996 | Rafiqul Islam | Awami League |
| | 2001 | Abu Syed Md. Shahadat Hussain | Jamaat-e-Islami |
| | 2008 | Mostafa Faruk Mohammad | Awami League |
| | 2014 | Mohammad Monirul Islam | Awami League |
| | 2018 | Nasir Uddin | Awami League |
| | 2024 | Md Towhiduzzaman | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Jessore-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Mohammad Monirul Islam | 91,912 | 64.7 | +11.6 |
| | Independent | Rafiqul Islam | 49,339 | 34.7 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | BM Selim Reza | 883 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42,573 | 30.0 | +22.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 142,134 | 39.5 | −54.2 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Jessore-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Mostafa Faruk Mohammad | 154,875 | 53.1 | +7.2 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Abu Sayeed Md. Shahadat Hussain | 133,244 | 45.7 | N/A |
| | IAB | Md. Asaduzzaman | 2,519 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | NAP | A. T. M. Enamul Haque | 763 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | BDB | BM Selim Reza | 292 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,631 | 7.4 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 291,693 | 93.7 | +4.0 |
| | AL gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | AL gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | AL gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | AL gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | AL gain from Jamaat-e-Islami |
General Election 2001: Jessore-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Abu Syed Md. Shahadat Hussain | 137,717 | 52.3 | +28.5 |
| | AL | Rafiqul Islam | 120,899 | 45.9 | +3.2 |
| | Independent | Atiur Rahman | 2,102 | 0.8 | N/A |
| | IJOF | BM Selim Reza | 2,095 | 0.8 | N/A |
| | CPB | Abul Hossain | 469 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Rezaul Islam | 229 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Jahidul Islam | 48 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,818 | 6.4 | −7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 263,559 | 89.7 | +1.7 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from AL | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from AL | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from AL | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from AL | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from AL |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Jessore-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Rafiqul Islam | 86,752 | 42.7 | +4.9 |
| | BNP | Md. Ishaq | 58,405 | 28.7 | +4.0 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Abu Saeed Md. Shahadat Hossain | 48,393 | 23.8 | −4.6 |
| | JP(E) | BM Selim Reza | 4,774 | 2.3 | +1.3 |
| | IOJ | Saiful Islam | 3,352 | 1.6 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Abul Hossain | 844 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman) | Hasinur Rahman | 333 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Gono Oikkya Front (Gull) | Md. Shamsul Haque | 186 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) | Aysha Akhtar | 120 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28,347 | 14.0 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 203,159 | 88.0 | +15.8 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
General Election 1991: Jessore-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Rafiqul Islam | 62,373 | 37.8 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Mokbul Hossain | 46,854 | 28.4 | |
| | BNP | Md. Ishaq | 40,854 | 24.7 | |
| | Independent | Md. Shamsul Haq | 7,867 | 4.8 | |
| | NAP (Muzaffar) | Enamul Haq | 2,712 | 1.6 | |
| | IOJ | Shamsul Haq | 1,661 | 1.0 | |
| | JP(E) | Abu Taleb Mohammad Musa | 1,641 | 1.0 | |
| | Zaker Party | Mizanur Rahman Mizan | 1,106 | 0.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,519 | 9.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 165,068 | 72.2 | |
| | AL gain from | AL gain from | AL gain from | AL gain from | AL gain from |