# Sylhet-2

Sylhet-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency has remained vacant.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Bishwanath and Osmani Nagar upazilas.

## 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.
Ahead of the 2018 general election, the Election Commission altered the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it included three union parishads of Balaganj Upazila: Dewan Bazar, Paschim Gauripur, and Purba Gauripur, but did not include Osmani Nagar Upazila.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1973 | Abdus Samad Azad | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Suranjit Sengupta | Jatiya Ekata Party |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Enamul Haque Chowdhury | Jatiya Party |
| | 1988 | Maqsood Ebne Aziz Lama | Jatiya Party |
| | Feb 1996 | Ilias Ali | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| | June 1996 | Shah Azizur Rahman | Awami League |
| | 2001 | Ilias Ali | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| | 2008 | Shafiqur Rahaman Chowdhury | Awami League |
| | 2014 | Yahya Chowdhury | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| | 2018 | Mokabbir Khan | Gano Forum |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2018: Moulvibazar-2 :
| Party | Party | Symbol | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp |
| | Gano Forum | Rising sun | Mokabbir Khan | 69,420 | 46.85 | N/A |
| | Independent | Green coconut | Muhibur Rahman | 30,449 | 20.55 | N/A |
| | Independent | Lion | Enamul Haque Sardar | 20,745 | 14.00 | N/A |
| | JaPa(E) | Plough | Md. Yahya Chowdhury | 18,032 | 12.17 | N/A |
| | KM | Wall clock | Muhammad Muntasir Ali | 5,171 | 3.49 | N/A |
| | IAB | Hand fan | Md. Amir Uddin | 1,740 | 1.17 | N/A |
| | Independent | Car | Mohammad Abdur Rab | 1,170 | 0.79 | N/A |
| | NPP(S) | Mango | Md. Manowar Hussain | 1,156 | 0.78 | N/A |
| | BNF | Television | Md. Moshahid Khan | 305 | 0.21 | N/A |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 148,188 | 98.88 | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,685 | 1.12 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 149,873 | 100.0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 286,586 | 52.30 | 47.10 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | Majority | 38,971 | 26.30 | −20.64 |
| | Gano Forum gain from JaPa(E) | Gano Forum gain from JaPa(E) | Gano Forum gain from JaPa(E) | Swing | Swing | |
General Election 2014: Sylhet-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | Yahya Chowdhury | 48,157 | 73.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Muhibur Rahman | 17,389 | 26.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30,768 | 46.9 | +45.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,546 | 23.1 | −64.0 |
| | JP(E) gain from AL | JP(E) gain from AL | JP(E) gain from AL | JP(E) gain from AL | JP(E) gain from AL |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Sylhet-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Shafiqur Rahaman Chowdhury | 109,356 | 50.3 | +21.2 |
| | BNP | Ilias Ali | 106,040 | 48.8 | N/A |
| | BIF | Md. Ahmad Ali Halily | 595 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Mokulisur Rahaman | 530 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | BDB | Mahabubur Rahaman Chowdhury | 525 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | BKA | Abdur Rahman | 391 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,316 | 1.5 | −23.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 217,437 | 87.1 | +14.9 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Sylhet-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Ilias Ali | 103,460 | 54.5 | +25.2 |
| | AL | Shah Azizur Rahman | 55,291 | 29.1 | −3.0 |
| | IJOF | Muhibur Rahman | 27,905 | 14.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | Azizun Nesa | 1,782 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | KSJL | Mahmad Ali | 1,253 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Bangladesher Sammyabadi Dal (Marxbadi-Laninbadi) | Md. Afroz Ali | 316 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48,169 | 25.4 | +22.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 190,007 | 72.2 | +7.2 |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Sylhet-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Shah Azizur Rahman | 42,266 | 32.1 | N/A |
| | JP(E) | Mohsud Ebne Aziz Lama | 39,044 | 29.7 | −10.4 |
| | BNP | Ilias Ali | 38,473 | 29.3 | N/A |
| | JI | Abdul Hannan | 6,382 | 4.9 | +0.2 |
| | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh | Sheikh Mou Md. A Shahid | 2,705 | 2.1 | +1.0 |
| | Jatiya Janata Party (Nurul Islam) | Md. Nurul Islam Khan | 1,139 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | Sammilita Sangram Parishad | A. F. M. Abdul Qayum | 1,028 | 0.8 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Moinul Islam | 267 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Gias Uddin Ahmed | 193 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,222 | 2.5 | −14.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 131,497 | 65.0 | +25.7 |
| | 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) |
General Election 1991: Sylhet-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JP(E) | Mohsud Ebne Aziz Lama | 39,015 | 40.1 |
| | BAKSAL | Md. Lutfor Rahman | 22,087 | 22.7 |
| | Independent | Muhibur Rahman | 12,312 | 12.7 |
| | BNP | MA Haq | 8,493 | 8.7 |
| | Jatiya Janata Party and Gonotantrik Oikkya Jot | Nurul Islam Khan | 7,007 | 7.2 |
| | JI | Lutfor Rahman Jaigirdar | 4,542 | 4.7 |
| | Jatiya Janata Party (Ashraf) | Md. Ashraf Ali | 1,139 | 1.2 |
| | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh | Md. Abdul Matin | 1,103 | 1.1 |
| | Bangladesh Janata Party | Khondokar Farid Uddin Ahmed | 813 | 0.8 |
| | WPB | Md. Nurhossain Chowdhury | 357 | 0.4 |
| | Independent | Sattar Miah | 243 | 0.2 |
| | Independent | Inamul Haq Chowdhury | 154 | 0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,928 | 17.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 97,265 | 39.3 |
| | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold |