# Faridpur-2

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

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Nagarkanda and Saltha upazilas, and one union parishad of Sadarpur Upazila: Krishnapur.

## History

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

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1973 | Khandaker Nurul Islam | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Md. Abdul Matin Mia | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Mohammad AAM Khairuzzaman Mia | Jatiya Party |
| | 1988 | Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Jewel | Jatiya Party |
| | 1991 | Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury | Awami League |
| | February 1996 | Abul Hossain Mia | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| | June 1996 | KM Obaidur Rahman | Bangladesh Awami League |
| | 2001 | KM Obaidur Rahman | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| | 2008 | Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury | Awami League |
| | 2022 by-election | Shahdab Akbar Chowdhury | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury 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: Faridpur-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury | 116,498 | 60.5 | +14.6 |
| | BNP | Shama Obaid Islam | 75,726 | 39.3 | −14.0 |
| | CPB | Md. Rafiquzzaman Mia | 377 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40,772 | 21.2 | +13.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 192,601 | 89.0 | +10.0 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Faridpur-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | KM Obaidur Rahman | 86,450 | 53.3 | +7.1 |
| | AL | Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury | 74,474 | 45.9 | +0.2 |
| | IJOF | Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Jewel | 959 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Joinal Abedin | 194 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Syed Tanvir Hossain | 170 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,976 | 7.4 | +6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 162,247 | 79.0 | +2.2 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Faridpur-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | KM Obaidur Rahman | 55,118 | 46.2 | +38.3 |
| | AL | Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury | 54,572 | 45.7 | +7.4 |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Atiar Rahman | 4,425 | 3.7 | −8.1 |
| | JP(E) | Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Jewel | 2,323 | 1.9 | +1.5 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Golam Rasul Miah | 1,909 | 1.6 | N/A |
| | BKA | Abdul Mannan | 458 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | CPB | Mir Abu Bakar Siddique | 283 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Janata Party (Nurul Islam) | Azam Amir Ali | 278 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 546 | 0.5 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 119,366 | 76.8 | +20.2 |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |
General Election 1991: Faridpur-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury | 37,229 | 38.3 | |
| | Bangladesh Janata Party | KM Obaidur Rahman | 34,210 | 35.2 | |
| | Zaker Party | A. K. M. Khairuzzaman | 11,450 | 11.8 | |
| | BNP | Abul Hossein Miah | 7,630 | 7.9 | |
| | BKA | Abdul Hai Azad | 4,779 | 4.9 | |
| | JSD | Abu Sayeed Khan | 873 | 0.9 | |
| | Jatiya Ganatantrik Party | Shah Md. Kazi Kobirul Islam Kanchan | 589 | 0.6 | |
| | JP(E) | Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Jewel | 355 | 0.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,019 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 97,115 | 56.6 | |
| | 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) |