# Khulna-2

Khulna-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 Khulna Sadar and Sonadanga thanas.

## 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.
In the 2018 general election, the constituency was one of six chosen by lottery to use electronic voting machines.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1973 | Sheikh Abdur Rahman | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Abu Saleh Md. Mustafizur Rahman | BNP |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Mohammad Mohsin | Jatiya Party |
| | 1988 | Mia Musa Hossain | Jatiya Party |
| | 1991 | Sheikh Razzak Ali | BNP |
| | Nov 2001 by-election | Ali Asgar Lobi | BNP |
| | 2008 | Nazrul Islam Manju | BNP |
| | 2014 | Mohammad Mizanur Rahman | Awami League |
| | 2018 | Sheikh Salahuddin Jewel | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Khulna-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Mohammad Mizanur Rahman | 69,017 | 95.0 | +45.9 |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Rashida Karim | 3,649 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 65,368 | 90.0 | +89.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,666 | 27.6 | −48.7 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Khulna-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Nazrul Islam Manju | 90,950 | 50.0 | −7.8 |
| | AL | Muhammad Mizanur Rahman | 89,280 | 49.1 | +10.1 |
| | NAP | Md. Fajlur Rahman | 1,081 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | United Citizen Movement | Kazi Faruq Ahmed | 277 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | BSD | A. B. M. Nurul Alam | 131 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | National People's Party | Sheikh Md. Jakir Hossen | 97 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,670 | 0.9 | −17.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 181,816 | 76.3 | +3.0 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
Khaleda Zia stood for five seats in the October 2001 general election: Bogra-6, Bogra-7, Khulna-2, Feni-1, and Lakshmipur-2. After winning all five, she chose to represent Bogra-6 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. Ali Asgar Lobi of the BNP was elected unopposed after the Awami League decided not to contest the by-election scheduled for November.
General Election 2001: Khulna-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Khaleda Zia | 91,819 | 57.8 | +10.9 |
| | AL | Manjurul Imam | 62,021 | 39.0 | −0.3 |
| | Independent | Mohammad Hossain Mukta | 2,282 | 1.4 | N/A |
| | IJOF | Ferdous Khan | 1,790 | 1.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Tariqul Islam | 697 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) | Nurul Islam | 207 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Syed Delowar Hossain | 96 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29,798 | 18.8 | +11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 158,912 | 73.3 | −8.8 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Khulna-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Sheikh Razzak Ali | 65,306 | 46.9 | +2.4 |
| | AL | Manjurul Imam | 54,774 | 39.3 | +9.1 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Ansar Uddin | 8,426 | 6.0 | −4.5 |
| | JP(E) | Mia Musa Hossain | 7,333 | 5.3 | +3.6 |
| | IOJ | Rafiqur Rahman | 3,072 | 2.2 | +0.7 |
| | Zaker Party | Nurul Haque | 268 | 0.2 | −0.4 |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali) | Ferdous Khan | 106 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,532 | 7.6 | −6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 139,285 | 82.1 | +31.2 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
General Election 1991: Khulna-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Sheikh Razzak Ali | 41,590 | 44.5 | |
| | AL | Manjurul Imam | 28,266 | 30.2 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Shamsur Rahman | 9,856 | 10.5 | |
| | Independent | Sk. Abul Kashem | 7,443 | 8.0 | |
| | JP(E) | Mia Musa Hossain | 1,581 | 1.7 | |
| | IOJ | Ali Ahmed | 1,410 | 1.5 | |
| | CPB | M. Firoz Ahmed | 1,405 | 1.5 | |
| | Independent | Mukhtar Hussain | 638 | 0.7 | |
| | Zaker Party | Kazi Ahmed Hasan | 535 | 0.6 | |
| | Independent | A. U. Ahmed | 364 | 0.4 | |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman) | Nurul Alam | 196 | 0.2 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Shushanta Kumar Nondi | 125 | 0.1 | |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) | Ferdous Khan | 77 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | Liakat Ali | 33 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,324 | 14.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 93,519 | 50.9 | |
| | 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) |