Chittagong-2
{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}}
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|district = Chittagong District
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|year = 1973
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Chittagong-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency in Vacant.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Fatikchhari Upazila.
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. The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 1973 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
| 1979 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party}}" |
| 1986 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
| 1991 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 1996 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
| 2001 | rowspan="2" |Bangladesh Nationalist Party | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
| 2008 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Tarikat Federation}}" |
| 2014 | rowspan="2" |Syed Nazibul Bashar Maizvandary | rowspan="2" |Bangladesh Tarikat Federation | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Tarikat Federation}}" |
| 2018 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
|2024 |
Elections
= Elections in the 2010s =
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2014: Chittagong-2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Tarikat Federation
|candidate = Syed Nazibul Bashar Maizvandary
|votes = 125,351
|percentage = 90.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Mahmud Hasan
|votes = 12,433
|percentage = 9.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Nazim Uddin
|votes = 731
|percentage = 0.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 112,918
|percentage = 81.5
|change = +72.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 138,515
|percentage = 42.5
|change = -42.6
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Tarikat Federation
|loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 2000s =
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2008: Chittagong-2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury
|votes = 129,333
|percentage = 58.1
|change = +8.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = ATM Pearul Islam
|votes = 92,266
|percentage = 41.4
|change = +7.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Gano Forum
|candidate = Md. Liakat Ali Chowdhury
|votes = 1,098
|percentage = 0.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 37,067
|percentage = 9.3
|change = -6.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 222,697
|percentage = 85.1
|change = +8.7
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2001: Chittagong-2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = L. K. Siddiqi
|votes = 67,512
|percentage = 49.3
|change = +8.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = ABM Abul Kashem
|votes = 46,045
|percentage = 33.6
|change = -9.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Nurul Mostafa Kamal Chowdhury
|votes = 16,424
|percentage = 12.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front
|candidate = Md. Didarul Kabir
|votes = 4,971
|percentage = 3.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Islami Front
|candidate = Abul Asad Mohammad Jobair
|votes = 1,505
|percentage = 1.1
|change = +0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Bangladesh
|candidate = Md. Masiuddowla
|votes = 231
|percentage = 0.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Manju)
|candidate = Mir Md. Nowshad Uddin
|votes = 126
|percentage = 0.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal
|candidate = Saiful Akter
|votes = 105
|percentage = 0.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 21,467
|percentage = 15.7
|change = +13.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 136,919
|percentage = 76.4
|change = -0.2
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|loser = Bangladesh Awami League
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1990s =
{{Election box begin | title=General Election June 1996: Chittagong-2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = ABM Abul Kashem
|votes = 45,478
|percentage = 43.5
|change = +7.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = L. K. Siddiqi
|votes = 43,121
|percentage = 41.2
|change = -4.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = Md. Didarul Kabir
|votes = 7,602
|percentage = 7.3
|change = +3.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Md. Shafiqul Moulah
|votes = 7,488
|percentage = 7.2
|change = -3.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Islami Front
|candidate = Md. Musa Al Kaderi
|votes = 574
|percentage = 0.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Islami Oikya Jote
|candidate = Md. Khairul Islam Chowdhury
|votes = 159
|percentage = 0.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Fakhrul Uddin Chowhury
|votes = 121
|percentage = 0.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Zaker Party
|candidate = Md. Nurul Alam Chowdhury
|votes = 92
|percentage = 0.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,357
|percentage = 2.3
|change = -7.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 104,635
|percentage = 76.6
|change = +18.4
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Awami League
|loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1991: Chittagong-2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = L. K. Siddiqi
|votes = 36,855
|percentage = 45.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = ABM Abul Kashem
|votes = 28,928
|percentage = 36.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Md. Shafiqul Moulah
|votes = 8,549
|percentage = 10.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = Fazlul Kader
|votes = 3,396
|percentage = 4.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Kazi Khairul Alam
|votes = 2,289
|percentage = 2.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League
|candidate = Nur Ahmed
|votes = 168
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD
|candidate = Gazi Md. Sekandar
|votes = 130
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Jatiya Biplobi Front
|candidate = Fazlul Kader
|votes = 79
|percentage = 0.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,927
|percentage = 9.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 80,394
|percentage = 58.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
- {{Cite web |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/bangladesh/ |title=People's Republic of Bangladesh |website=Psephos}}
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