Chandpur-2
Chandpur-2 | |
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Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
District | Chandpur District |
Division | Chittagong Division |
Electorate | 393,346 (2018)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1984 |
Party | Awami League |
Member(s) | Nurul Amin Ruhul |
Chandpur-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Nurul Amin Ruhul of the Awami League.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Matlab Dakshin and Matlab Uttar upazilas.[2][3]
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from the Comilla-20 constituency when the former Comilla District was split into three districts: Brahmanbaria, Comilla, and Chandpur.
Ahead of the
Ahead of the
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[11]
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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AL
|
Mohammad Rafiqul Islam | 123,785 | 55.5 | +16.9 | ||
BNP | Md. Nurul Huda | 87,061 | 39.0 | -20.7 | ||
Independent
|
Jalal Uddin | 8,258 | 3.7 | N/A | ||
IAB | Mukter Hossain | 2,617 | 1.2 | N/A | ||
Gano Front | Md. Jahirul Islam | 494 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
LDP | Md. Billal Hossain | 397 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Gano Forum | Abu Bakar Siddique | 385 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Majority | 36,754 | 16.5 | -4.7 | |||
Turnout | 222,997 | 82.2 | +24.5 | |||
AL gain from BNP
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Md. Nurul Huda | 78,205 | 59.7 | +38.2 | ||
AL
|
Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury | 50,516 | 38.6 | -28.5 | ||
Independent
|
Md. Aminul Haq Sarkar | 1,381 | 1.1 | N/A | ||
Independent
|
Md. Jashim Uddin | 333 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
Independent
|
Mohammad Shamsul Haq Sikder | 217 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Independent
|
Harun-or-Rashid | 169 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Independent
|
Md. Arshad Ali Sarkar | 80 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Majority | 27,689 | 21.2 | +18.1 | |||
Turnout | 130,901 | 57.7 | -14.3 | |||
AL
|
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL
|
Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury | 75,384 | 67.1 | +31.2 | ||
BNP | Md. Nurul Huda | 24,096 | 21.5 | -22.4 | ||
JP(E) | A. B. Moin Uddin Hossain | 10,281 | 9.2 | -5.5 | ||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Abul Bashar Dewan | 1,080 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
IOJ | Mohammad Ullah Sarkar | 550 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
Independent
|
Nazir Ahmmed | 325 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
Bangladesh Tafsili Federation (Sudir) | Ruhul Amin Sarkar | 141 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Independent
|
Quazi Hashem | 135 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Zaker Party | Md. Ashraf Uddin Pat | 131 | 0.1 | -1.6 | ||
Independent
|
Md. Jasim Uddin Sarkar | 128 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Independent
|
Md. Ala Uddin Khan | 45 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Majority | 51,288 | 3.1 | -4.9 | |||
Turnout | 112,296 | 72.0 | +24.7 | |||
AL gain from BNP
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Md. Nurul Huda | 41,301 | 43.9 | |||
AL
|
Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury | 33,801 | 35.9 | |||
JP(E) | Shamsul Haque | 13,781 | 14.7 | |||
Independent
|
A. Matin Sarkar | 1,798 | 1.9 | |||
Zaker Party | Golam Mostofa | 1,622 | 1.7 | |||
Jatiyatabadi Gonotantrik Chashi Dal | Shah Alam | 500 | 0.5 | |||
FP | Hashem Kazi | 477 | 0.5 | |||
Bangladesh Labour Party | Sarwar Chowdhury Jasim | 318 | 0.3 | |||
NAP (Bhashani) | Benazir Ahmmad | 248 | 0.3 | |||
Janasakti Party | Zahir Hossain | 204 | 0.2 | |||
Majority | 7,500 | 8.0 | ||||
Turnout | 94,050 | 47.3 | ||||
BNP gain from JP(E) |
References
- ^ a b "Chandpur-2". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-14. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
- ^ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
- ^ "53 constituencies get new boundaries". The Daily Star. 4 July 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "5th Jattiyo Sangsad Election 1991" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 September 2018.
- ^ a b "7th Jatiyo Sangshad Election" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 September 2018.
- ^ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "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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