# Kurigram-2

Kurigram-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 Kurigram Sadar, Phulbari, and Rajarhat upazilas.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Rangpur-14 constituency when the former Rangpur District was split into five districts: Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Kurigram, and Gaibandha.
Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.
Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it excluded four union parishads of Rajarhat Upazila: Bidyananda, Gharialdanga, Nazimkhan, and Omar Majid.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Md. Tajul Islam Choudhury | Jatiya Party |
| Feb 1996 | Md. Umar Farooq | BNP |
| Jun 1996 | Md. Tajul Islam Choudhury | Jatiya Party |
| 2001 | Md. Tajul Islam Choudhury | Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |
| Apr 2009 by-election | Zafar Ali | Awami League |
| 2014 | Md. Tajul Islam Choudhury | Jatiya Party |
| 2018 | Ponir Uddin Ahmed | Jatiya Party |
| 2024 | Hamidul Haque Khandker | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Md. Tajul Islam Choudhury was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.

### Elections in the 2000s

Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood for three seats in the 2008 general election: Rangpur-3, Kurigram-2, and Dhaka-17. After winning all three, he chose to represent Dhaka-17 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them. Zafar Ali of the Awami League was elected in an April 2009 by-election.
Kurigram-2 by-election, 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Zafar Ali | 140,748 | 65.9 | N/A |
| | JP(E) | Golam Habib Dulal | 46,619 | 21.8 | −50.9 |
| | IAB | Md. Mustafizur Rahaman | 13,439 | 6.3 | −2.2 |
| | BNP | Md. Tajul Islam Choudhury | 12,915 | 6.0 | −12.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 94,129 | 44.0 | −10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 213,721 | 64.3 | −22.4 |
| | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) |
General Election 2008: Kurigram-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | Hossain Muhammad Ershad | 209,505 | 72.7 | N/A |
| | BNP | Md. Tajul Islam Choudhury | 52,374 | 18.2 | +12.0 |
| | IAB | Md. Mustafizur Rahaman | 24,372 | 8.5 | N/A |
| | BSD | Jahedul Haque Milu | 971 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | LDP | Sultan Ahamed | 605 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | BDB | Bhudeb Chakrabarti | 259 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 157,131 | 54.6 | +48.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 288,032 | 86.7 | +13.7 |
| | JP(E) gain from IJOF | JP(E) gain from IJOF | JP(E) gain from IJOF | JP(E) gain from IJOF | JP(E) gain from IJOF |
General Election 2001: Kurigram-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | IJOF | Md. Tajul Islam Choudhury | 123,886 | 49.9 | N/A |
| | AL | Amsaa Amin | 107,398 | 43.3 | +5.1 |
| | BNP | Md. Lutfar Rahman | 15,508 | 6.2 | −4.3 |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) | Jahedul Haque Milu | 1,120 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Matiur Rahman | 363 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,488 | 6.6 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 248,275 | 73.0 | +0.4 |
| | IJOF gain from JP(E) | IJOF gain from JP(E) | IJOF gain from JP(E) | IJOF gain from JP(E) | IJOF gain from JP(E) |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Kurigram-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | Md. Tajul Islam Choudhury | 82,158 | 43.0 | +0.8 |
| | AL | Zafar Ali | 72,962 | 38.2 | +6.6 |
| | BNP | AKM Maidul Islam | 20,019 | 10.5 | +3.9 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | A.N.M. Solaiman | 7,719 | 4.0 | −5.5 |
| | IOJ | Md. Abdul Gani | 6,670 | 3.5 | +0.2 |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Sirajul Islam | 751 | 0.4 | −0.5 |
| | Independent | A.M.M. Samsuddin Miah | 353 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman) | Jahedul Haque Milu | 305 | 0.2 | −0.3 |
| | Gano Forum | Shri Sanalal Bakshi | 173 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Bhudev Chandra Chakrabarti | 122 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,196 | 4.8 | −5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 191,232 | 72.6 | +22.1 |
| | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold |
General Election 1991: Kurigram-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JP(E) | Md. Tajul Islam Choudhury | 59,049 | 42.2 |
| | AL | Zafar Ali | 44,181 | 31.6 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Sulaiman Ali | 13,284 | 9.5 |
| | BNP | Md. Abdus Salam | 9,176 | 6.6 |
| | IOJ | Md. Zakaria | 4,646 | 3.3 |
| | JSD | Md. Ansar Ali | 3,000 | 2.1 |
| | Bangladesh Janata Party | A. K. M. Shamsuddoha | 2,720 | 1.9 |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Karam Ali | 1,258 | 0.9 |
| | Independent | Md. Golam Morshed | 741 | 0.5 |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman) | Shree Shudhangsu Chakraborty | 722 | 0.5 |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Motlabbar Rahaman | 431 | 0.3 |
| | CPB | Md. Harun ur Rashid Lal | 416 | 0.3 |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Matin) | Syeda Gulrukh Mohol Shiraji | 138 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,868 | 10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 139,762 | 50.5 |
| | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold |