# Kushtia-2

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

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Bheramara and Mirpur 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 | Abdur Rouf Chowdhury | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Zillur Rahman | BNP |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Abdul Wahed | Jamaat-e-Islami |
| | 1988 | Ahsan Habib Lincoln | Jatiya Party |
| | 1991 | Abdur Rouf Chowdhury | BNP |
| | 1996 | Shahidul Islam | BNP |
| | 2008 | Hasanul Haq Inu | JaSaD |
| | 2024 | Kamarul Arefin | Independent |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Hasanul Haq Inu was re-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: Kushtia-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JSD | Hasanul Haq Inu | 165,952 | 57.3 | +41.9 |
| | BNP | Shahidul Islam | 107,527 | 37.1 | −2.7 |
| | Independent | Md. Abdul Khalek | 14,051 | 4.9 | N/A |
| | IAB | Md. Abdus Shalam | 1,530 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Shahinur Ismal Nayb | 363 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Ahsan Habib Lincoln | 183 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58,425 | 20.2 | +15.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 289,606 | 91.4 | +4.7 |
| | JSD gain from BNP | JSD gain from BNP | JSD gain from BNP | JSD gain from BNP | JSD gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Kushtia-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Shahidul Islam | 100,544 | 39.8 | +6.7 |
| | AL | Mahbubul Alam Hanif | 87,734 | 34.7 | +20.0 |
| | JSD | Hasanul Haq Inu | 38,877 | 15.4 | +1.9 |
| | IJOF | Ahsan Habib Lincoln | 25,334 | 10.0 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Abdus Samad Khan | 225 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,810 | 5.1 | −7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 252,714 | 86.7 | +1.8 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Kushtia-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Shahidul Islam | 64,389 | 33.1 | −2.3 |
| | JP(E) | Ahsan Habib Lincoln | 40,106 | 20.6 | +3.2 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Abdul Wahib | 30,632 | 15.7 | −5.4 |
| | AL | Mahbubul Alam Hanif | 28,544 | 14.7 | +4.4 |
| | JSD | Hasanul Haq Inu | 26,327 | 13.5 | −1.6 |
| | IOJ | Md. Sirajul Haque | 1,932 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Majibul Haque | 1,149 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Saidur Rahman | 634 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Jatiya League (Sobhan) | Md. Abdur Radhid | 357 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | FP | Khandakar Sirajul Islam | 235 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) | Md. Marfat Ali Master | 157 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Khaled Hossain | 153 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Janata Party | Muhammad Abdul Jabbar | 125 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24,283 | 12.5 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 194,740 | 84.9 | +24.5 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
General Election 1991: Kushtia-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Abdur Rouf Chowdhury | 50,183 | 35.4 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Abdul Wahed | 29,868 | 21.1 | |
| | JP(E) | Ahsan Habib Lincoln | 24,615 | 17.4 | |
| | JSD | Hasanul Haq Inu | 21,411 | 15.1 | |
| | AL | Md. Shafiul Islam | 14,553 | 10.3 | |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Saidur Rahman | 908 | 0.6 | |
| | FP | Md. Shakhawat Ibne Moin Chowdhury | 134 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,315 | 14.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 141,672 | 60.4 | |
| | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) |