Sunamganj-2 is a constituency represented in the
Jatiya Sangsad
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(National Parliament) of
Bangladesh
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by
Joya Sengupta, elected as
Independent politician
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in 2024.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses
Derai and
Sullah upazilas.
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from the Sylhet-2 constituency when the former Sylhet District was split into four districts:
Sunamganj
Sunamganj (, is a town in the Sylhet Division of northeastern Bangladesh. It is the administrative headquarters and largest town of Sunamganj District. It is located on the banks of the Surma River, approximately west-northwest of Sylhet, the ...
,
Sylhet
Sylhet (; ) is a Metropolis, metropolitan city in the north eastern region of Bangladesh. It serves as the administrative center for both the Sylhet District and the Sylhet Division. The city is situated on the banks of the Surma River and, as o ...
,
Moulvibazar
Moulvibazar (), is a town in north-eastern Bangladesh just south of Sylhet. It is the capital of Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila and Moulvibazar District, and is located on the banks of the Manu River, Tripura, Manu River.
History
In 1771, Moulvi S ...
, and
Habiganj
Habiganj (), is a major town and district headquarters of Habiganj District in the division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. Total population of Habiganj is about 86,000.
Railroad
* Habiganj Bazar–Shaistaganj–Balla line
Shaistaganj-Habiganj rai ...
.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Suranjit Sengupta died in February 2017. Joya Sengupta, his widow, was elected in a March 2017 by-election.
Suranjit Sengupta 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
References
External links
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Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh
Sunamganj District
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