# Rangpur-2

Rangpur-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 Badarganj and Taraganj 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 | Afsar Ali Ahmed | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Mohammad Amin | Awami League |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Anisul Haque Chowdhury | Awami League |
| | 1988 | Mohammad Kamal Uddin Haider | Jatiya Party |
| | Sep 1991 by-election | Paritosh Chakrabarti | Jatiya Party |
| | Sep 1996 by-election | Anisul Haque Chowdhury | Awami League |
| | 2001 | Mohammad Ali Sarkar | Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |
| | 2008 | Anisul Islam Mondal | Jatiya Party |
| | 2014 | Abul Kalam Md. Ahasanul Hoque Chowdhury | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Abul Kalam Md. Ahasanul Hoque 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: Rangpur-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | Anisul Islam Mondal | 166,271 | 75.6 | N/A |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | ATM Azharul Islam | 36,586 | 16.6 | +7.0 |
| | Independent | Mohammad Ali Sarker | 14,850 | 6.8 | N/A |
| | IAB | Md. Ripon Sarker | 2,177 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 129,685 | 59.0 | +51.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 219,884 | 87.7 | +5.7 |
| | 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: Rangpur-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | IJOF | Mohammad Ali Sarkar | 91,921 | 48.6 | |
| | AL | Anisul Haque Chowdhury | 78,163 | 41.4 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | ATM Azharul Islam | 17,788 | 9.4 | |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Khabir Uddin | 1,124 | 0.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,758 | 7.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 188,996 | 82.0 | |
| | IJOF gain from AL | IJOF gain from AL | IJOF gain from AL | IJOF gain from AL | IJOF gain from AL |

### Elections in the 1990s

Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood from jail for five seats in the June 1996 general election: Rangpur-2, Rangpur-3, Rangpur-5, Rangpur-6, and Kurigram-3. After winning all five, he chose to represent Rangpur-3 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. Anisul Haque Chowdhury of the Awami League was elected in a September 1996 by-election.
General Election June 1996: Rangpur-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JP(E) | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | 66,929 | 47.7 |
| | AL | Anisul Haque Chowdhury | 55,800 | 39.8 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | ATM Azharul Islam | 8,273 | 5.9 |
| | BNP | Paritosh Chakrabarti | 4,025 | 2.9 |
| | Zaker Party | Abdul Hamid Kabir Sharif | 3,761 | 2.7 |
| | JSD | Md. Ruhul Amin | 858 | 0.6 |
| | Independent | Mohammad Ali Sarkar | 336 | 0.2 |
| | Gano Forum | Md. Meser Uddin | 190 | 0.1 |
| | Independent | Merina Rahman | 161 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,129 | 7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 140,333 | 77.3 |
| | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold |
Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood from jail for five seats in the 1991 general election: Rangpur-1, Rangpur-2, Rangpur-3, Rangpur-5, and Rangpur-6. After winning all five, he chose to represent Rangpur-3 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. Paritosh Chakrabarti, of the Jatiya Party, was elected in a September 1991 by-election.
General Election 1991: Rangpur-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | 50,221 | 45.4 | |
| | AL | Anisul Haque Chowdhury | 45,206 | 40.9 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Shah Muhammad Nur Hossain | 7,676 | 6.9 | |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Nazrul Haq | 2,601 | 2.4 | |
| | JSD | Md. Abdus Sattar | 2,336 | 2.1 | |
| | BNP | Mohsin Ali | 2,308 | 2.1 | |
| | Independent | Md. Ilias Ali | 299 | 0.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,015 | 4.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 110,647 | 59.2 | |
| | JP(E) gain from | JP(E) gain from | JP(E) gain from | JP(E) gain from | JP(E) gain from |