Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
Faridpur-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh .
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Nagarkanda and Saltha upazilas, and one union parishad of Sadarpur Upazila : Krishnapur.[ 2] [ 3]
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 .[ 4] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.[ 5]
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[ 10]
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
References
External links
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