# Natore-2

Natore-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Md. Shafiqul Islam Shimul of the Awami League.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Natore Sadar Upazila and Naldanga Upazila.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Rajshahi constituency when the former Rajshahi District was split into four districts: Nawabganj, Naogaon, Rajshahi, and Natore.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Mohammad Mujibur Rahman | Jatiya Party |
| 1991 | Shankar Gobind Chowdhury | Awami League |
| 1996 | Ruhul Quddus Talukdar | BNP |
| 2008 | Ahad Ali Sarker | Awami League |
| 2014 | Shafiqul Islam Shimul | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Shafiqul Islam Shimul 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: Natore-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Ahad Ali Sarker | 135,432 | 54.2 | +13.8 |
| | BNP | Sabina Yasmin | 111,866 | 44.8 | −7.5 |
| | IAB | Azizar Rahman Khan Chowdhury | 1,214 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | PDP | Md. Abdus Salam | 699 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Shohidul Islam | 570 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,566 | 9.4 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 249,781 | 91.1 | +3.2 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Natore-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Ruhul Quddus Talukdar | 109,196 | 52.3 | +16.8 |
| | AL | Hanif Ali Sheikh | 84,498 | 40.4 | −9.8 |
| | IJOF | Mojibur Rahman Sentu | 15,012 | 7.2 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Progressive Party | Abdur Rashid Khan Chowdhury | 250 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24,698 | 11.8 | +6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 208,956 | 87.9 | +1.8 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Natore-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Ruhul Quddus Talukdar | 58,500 | 35.5 | +16.7 |
| | AL | Ahad Ali Sarker | 50,455 | 30.6 | +4.7 |
| | JP(E) | Mojibur Rahman Sentu | 37,042 | 22.5 | +4.4 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Yunus Ali | 18,169 | 11.0 | −13.2 |
| | Zaker Party | Sirajul Alam | 271 | 0.2 | −0.4 |
| | FP | Md. Amirul Islam Sarkar | 254 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,045 | 4.9 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 164,691 | 86.1 | +12.5 |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |
General Election 1991: Natore-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Shankar Gobind Chowdhury | 34,882 | 25.9 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Yunus Ali | 32,590 | 24.2 | |
| | BNP | Md. Sirajul Islam | 25,324 | 18.8 | |
| | JP(E) | Mojibur Rahman Sentu | 24,331 | 18.1 | |
| | Independent | Khandakar Zubair Hossain | 9,683 | 7.2 | |
| | JSD | Kamrul Islam | 5,738 | 4.3 | |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) | Md. Shafiuddin Sarder | 1,236 | 0.9 | |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Sirajul Islam | 787 | 0.6 | |
| | NAP (Muzaffar) | Md. Anwar Hossain | 164 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,292 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 134,735 | 73.6 | |
| | 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) |