Pabna-2 is a constituency represented in the

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad (), often simply referred to as Sangsad and also known as is the unicameral Legislature, legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for w ...

(National Parliament) of

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since 2019 by Ahmed Firoz Kabir of the

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Boundaries

The constituency encompasses

Sujanagar Upazila Sujanagar () is an upazila of the Pabna District of northern Bangladesh's Rajshahi Division. It is the home of agriculture across the district, and the Onion Capital of the country. History Sujanagar (lit. ''City of Shuja'') takes its name from th ...

and the five southernmost

union parishad Union council (), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit in Bangladesh, with zila parishads (district councils) being the largest rural authori ...

s of

Bera Upazila Bera () is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Geography Bera is located at . It has 57,436 households and a total area of . It is known as 2nd Adamjee because there is big market for jute and different types of J ...

: Dhalar Char, Jatsakhni, Masundia, Puran Bharenga, and Ruppur.

History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Azizul Huq Arzu was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Ahmed Tafiz Uddin died in June 1998. Abdul Karim Khandker of the Awami League was elected in a by-election.

References

External links

* Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh Pabna District Long stubs with short prose {{Bangladesh-geo-stub