# Sunamganj-2

Sunamganj-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh by Joya Sengupta, elected as Independent politician in 2024.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Derai and Sullah upazilas.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Sylhet-2 constituency when the former Sylhet District was split into four districts: Sunamganj, Sylhet, Moulvibazar, and Habiganj.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Suranjit Sengupta | Ganatantri Party |
| 1988 | Golam Jilani Chowdhury | |
| 1991 | Suranjit Sengupta | Ganatantri Party |
| Feb 1996 | Mifta Uddin Chowdhury Rumi | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Jun 1996 | Nasir Uddin Chowdhury | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| 2001 | Suranjit Sengupta | Awami League |
| 2017 by-election | Joya Sengupta | Awami League |
| 2024 | Joya Sengupta | Independent |

## Elections

Suranjit Sengupta died in February 2017. Joya Sengupta, his widow, was elected in a March 2017 by-election.
Sunamganj-2 by-election, 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Joya Sengupta | 95,959 | 69.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Sayed Ali Mahbub Hossain | 42,156 | 30.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53,803 | 39.0 | +28.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 138,115 | 54.7 | −33.4 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
Suranjit Sengupta 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: Sunamganj-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Suranjit Sengupta | 95,593 | 55.1 | N/A |
| | BNP | Md. Nasir Chowdhury | 77,889 | 44.9 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,704 | 10.2 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 173,482 | 88.1 | +8.3 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
General Election 2001: Sunamganj-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Suranjit Sengupta | 82,839 | 55.0 | +6.7 |
| | BNP | Nasir Uddin Chowdhury | 66,558 | 44.2 | +42.7 |
| | IJOF | Sheikh Jahir Ali | 1,185 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,281 | 10.8 | +10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 150,582 | 79.8 | −3.6 |
| | 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) |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Sunamganj-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | Nasir Uddin Chowdhury | 59,000 | 48.7 | +12.7 |
| | AL | Suranjit Sengupta | 58,496 | 48.3 | N/A |
| | BNP | Jahir Ahmed | 1,868 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Abdul Mannan | 1,104 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | CPB | Probangsu Chowdhury | 560 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Muhitur Rahman Chowdhury | 164 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 504 | 0.4 | −13.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 121,192 | 83.4 | +20.0 |
| | JP(E) gain from BNP | JP(E) gain from BNP | JP(E) gain from BNP | JP(E) gain from BNP | JP(E) gain from BNP |
General Election 1991: Sunamganj-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ganatantri Party | Suranjit Sengupta | 58,580 | 58.4 | |
| | JP(E) | Dobirul Islam Chowdhury | 36,067 | 36.0 | |
| | Independent | Zahir Ahmed | 3,556 | 3.6 | |
| | BNP | Rana Hasan Chowdhury | 1,532 | 1.5 | |
| | Independent | Motiur Rahman | 328 | 0.3 | |
| | Jatiyatabadi Gonotantrik Chashi Dal | Md. Fazlul Haq | 231 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,513 | 14.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 100,294 | 63.4 | |
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