Chittagong-2
Appearance
Chittagong-2 | |
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Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
District | Chittagong District |
Division | Chittagong Division |
Electorate | 326,114 (2014)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1973 |
Party | Bangladesh Tarikat Federation |
Member(s) | Syed Nazibul Bashar Maizvandary |
Chittagong-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Syed Nazibul Bashar Maizvandary of the Bangladesh Tarikat Federation.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Fatikchhari Upazila.[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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BTF | Syed Nazibul Bashar Maizvandary | 125,351 | 90.5 | N/A | ||
Independent | Mahmud Hasan | 12,433 | 9.0 | N/A | ||
Independent | Md. Nazim Uddin | 731 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
Majority | 112,918 | 81.5 | +72.2 | |||
Turnout | 138,515 | 42.5 | −42.6 | |||
BTF gain from BNP |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury | 129,333 | 58.1 | +8.8 | |
AL | ATM Pearul Islam | 92,266 | 41.4 | +7.8 | |
Gano Forum | Md. Liakat Ali Chowdhury | 1,098 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 37,067 | 9.3 | −6.4 | ||
Turnout | 222,697 | 85.1 | +8.7 | ||
BNP hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | L. K. Siddiqi | 67,512 | 49.3 | +8.1 | ||
AL | A. B. M. Abul Kasem | 46,045 | 33.6 | −9.9 | ||
Independent | Md. Nurul Mostafa Kamal Chowdhury | 16,424 | 12.0 | N/A | ||
IJOF | Md. Didarul Kabir | 4,971 | 3.6 | N/A | ||
BIF | Abul Asad Mohammad Jobair | 1,505 | 1.1 | +0.6 | ||
CPB | Md. Masiuddowla | 231 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Jatiya Party (M) | Mir Md. Nowshad Uddin | 126 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
JSD | Saiful Akter | 105 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Majority | 21,467 | 15.7 | +13.4 | |||
Turnout | 136,919 | 76.4 | −0.2 | |||
BNP gain from AL |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | A. B. M. Abul Kalam | 45,478 | 43.5 | +7.5 | ||
BNP | L. K. Siddiqi | 43,121 | 41.2 | −4.6 | ||
JP(E) | Md. Didarul Kabir | 7,602 | 7.3 | +3.1 | ||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Shafiqul Moulah | 7,488 | 7.2 | −3.4 | ||
BIF | Md. Musa Al Kaderi | 574 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
IOJ | Md. Khairul Islam Chowdhury | 159 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Independent | Md. Fakhrul Uddin Chowhury | 121 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Zaker Party | Md. Nurul Alam Chowdhury | 92 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Majority | 2,357 | 2.3 | −7.6 | |||
Turnout | 104,635 | 76.6 | +18.4 | |||
AL gain from BNP |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | L. K. Siddiqi | 36,855 | 45.8 | |||
AL | A. B. M. Abul Kasem | 28,928 | 36.0 | |||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Shafiqul Moulah | 8,549 | 10.6 | |||
JP(E) | Fazlul Kader | 3,396 | 4.2 | |||
Independent | Kazi Khairul Alam | 2,289 | 2.8 | |||
BAKSAL | Nur Ahmed | 168 | 0.2 | |||
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Gazi Md. Sekandar | 130 | 0.2 | |||
Jatiya Biplobi Front | Fazlul Kader | 79 | 0.1 | |||
Majority | 7,927 | 9.9 | ||||
Turnout | 80,394 | 58.2 | ||||
BNP gain from Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |
References
- ^ a b "Chittagong-2". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
- ^ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
- ^ Bangladesh Election Commission (13 February 2018). "Parliament Election 1973: Constituency wise Result of Chittagong-2".
- ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Electoral Area Result Statistics: Chittagong-2". AmarMP. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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