# Habiganj-2

Habiganj-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Ajmiriganj and Baniachong upazilas.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Sylhet constituency when the former Sylhet District was split into four districts: Sunamganj, Sylhet, Moulvibazar, and Habiganj.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Sirajul Hossain Khan | Jatiya Party |
| 1988 | Sirajul Hossain Khan | Jatiya Party |
| 1991 | Sharif Uddin Ahmed | Awami League |
| 1996 by-election | Suranjit Sengupta | Awami League |
| 2001 | Nazmul Hasan Jahed | Awami League |
| 2008 | Md. Abdul Majid Khan | Awami League |
| 2014 | Md. Abdul Majid Khan | Awami League |
| 2018 | Md. Abdul Majid Khan | Awami League |
| 2024 | Moyez Uddin Sharif Ruel | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2018: Habiganj-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Abdul Majid Khan | 1,79,480 | 74.41 | +1.81 |
| | BNP | Maulana Abdul Basit Azad | 59,724 | 24.76 | N/A |
| | JP(E) | Shankar Pal | 1987 | 0.82 | −23.08 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,19,756 | 49.65 | +0.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,41,191 | 78.57 | N/A |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
General Election 2014: Habiganj-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Abdul Majid Khan | 65,362 | 72.6 | +12.6 |
| | JP(E) | Shankar Pal | 21,556 | 23.9 | +21.6 |
| | Independent | Afsar Ahmed | 3,112 | 3.5 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43,803 | 48.7 | +21.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 90,033 | | |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Habiganj-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Abdul Majid Khan | 122,025 | 60.0 | +28.8 |
| | BNP | A. Am Sakhawat Hasan Jibon | 67,059 | 33.0 | +2.0 |
| | Independent | Afsar Ahmed | 4,722 | 2.3 | N/A |
| | JP(E) | Abid Ali Chowdhury | 4,665 | 2.3 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish | Abdur Rob Yousufi | 3,167 | 1.6 | N/A |
| | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh | Abdul Awal Chowdhury Waisy | 837 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | BSD | Md. Kamrul Islam Chowdhury | 563 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | KSJL | Monmuhan Debnath | 337 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54,966 | 27.0 | +26.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 203,375 | 85.0 | +13.2 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
General Election 2001: Habiganj-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Nazmul Hasan Jahed | 50,361 | 31.2 | −33.4 |
| | BNP | Md. Nurul Amin Chowdhury | 50,014 | 31.0 | N/A |
| | IJOF | Shankar Pal | 31,431 | 19.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Zakaria Chowdhury | 28,320 | 17.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Sakhawat Hasan Jibon | 453 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Krisna Kanta Sarkar | 432 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) | Syed Delwar Hossain | 273 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Akul Chowdhury | 197 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 347 | 0.2 | −29.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 161,481 | 71.8 | +7.8 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

Sharif Uddin Ahmed died in office. Suranjit Sengupta was elected in an October 1996 by-election.
Habiganj-2 by-election, 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Suranjit Sengupta | 72,925 | 64.6 | +24.6 |
| | JP(E) | Sirajul Hossain Khan | 39,032 | 34.6 | +9.4 |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Mahbub) | Tofazzal Hossain Chowdhury | 776 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | BKSMA | Krishak Md. Sadeq | 237 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33,893 | 30.0 | +16.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 112,970 | 64.0 | −8.9 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
General Election June 1996: Habiganj-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Sharif Uddin Ahmed | 51,369 | 40.0 | −7.4 |
| | BNP | Zakaria Khan Chowdhury | 34,530 | 26.9 | −10.7 |
| | JP(E) | Sirajul Hossain Khan | 32,361 | 25.2 | N/A |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Ashraf Uddin | 4,919 | 3.8 | −5.4 |
| | IOJ | Md. Tazul Islam | 3,289 | 2.6 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Mahbub) | Md. Tafazzal Hossain Chowdhury | 2,087 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,839 | 13.1 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 128,555 | 72.9 | +18.1 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
General Election 1991: Habiganj-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Sharif Uddin Ahmed | 50,397 | 47.4 | |
| | BNP | Zakaria Khan Chowdhury | 40,025 | 37.6 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Fazlul Karim | 9,769 | 9.2 | |
| | BKA | Sheik Abdur Rahman | 5,587 | 5.3 | |
| | JSD | Md. Abdullah | 624 | 0.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,372 | 9.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 106,402 | 54.8 | |
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