Sylhet-2 is a constituency represented in the
Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of
Bangladesh since 2019 by
Mokabbir Khan of the
Gano Forum.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses
Bishwanath and
Osmani Nagar
Osmani Nagar ( bn, ওসমানীনগর) is an upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.
Etymology
“Osmani Nagar” is a compound of two words, ''Osmani'' and ''nagar'' (city), which literally means “the city of ...
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
An election commission is a body charged with overseeing the implementation of electioneering process of any country. The formal names of election commissions vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and may be styled an electoral commission, a c ...
redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the
2001 Bangladesh census
In 2001, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, ten years after the 1991 census. They recorded data from all of the districts, upazilas, and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on populati ...
.
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
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
References
External links
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Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh
Sylhet District
Bishwanath Upazila
Osmani Nagar Upazila
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