Tochigi 2nd district (栃木県 ��区, ''Tochigi-ken- ai-ikku'') is a single-member constituency of the

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, the lower house of the national

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. It is located in northeastern Tochigi and consists of the cities of Kanuma,

Nikkō is a Cities of Japan, city in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. , the city's population was 80,239, in 36,531 households. The population density was 55 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Nikkō is a popular destination for Japanese and ...

and

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, part of

Utsunomiya is the capital and largest city of Tochigi Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 513,584, and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Utsunomiya is famous for its ''gyoza'' ...

city and the two towns in Shioya District. As of 2016, 272,047 eligible voters were registered in the district.

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(MIC)

The district is currently represented by former Governor of Tochigi

Akio Fukuda is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Imaichi, Tochigi and graduate of Tohoku University, he joined the city government of I ...

. Previous representatives in the district include former Agriculture Minister

Kōya Nishikawa is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Shioya District, Tochigi he attended Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology as both undergradua ...

and

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Mayumi Moriyama was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). Early life and education Moriyama was born in Tokyo on 7 November 1927. Her father was a businessman, who ...

List of representatives

Election results

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tochigi 2nd district House of Representatives (Japan) districts in Tochigi Prefecture Constituencies established in 1994 1994 establishments in Japan Utsunomiya Kanuma, Tochigi Nikkō, Tochigi Sakura, Tochigi