Kushtia-2
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
Kushtia-2 | |
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Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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District | Kushtia District |
Division | Khulna Division |
Electorate | 399,687 (2018)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1973 |
Member(s) | Vacant |
← Seat no. 75 Seat no. 76Seat no.77 → |
Kushtia-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Kamarul Arefin.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Bheramara and Mirpur upazilas.[2][3]
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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1973 | Abdur Rouf Chowdhury | Awami League[4] | |
1979 | Zillur Rahman | Bangladesh Nationalist Party[5] | |
Major Boundary Changes | |||
1986 | Abdul Wahed | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami[6] | |
1988 | Ahsan Habib Lincoln | Jatiya Party[7] | |
1991 | Abdur Rouf Chowdhury | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
1996 | Shahidul Islam | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
2008 | Hasanul Haq Inu | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Hasanul Haq Inu was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[8]
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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JSD | Hasanul Haq Inu | 165,952 | 57.3 | +41.9 | ||
BNP | Shahidul Islam | 107,527 | 37.1 | −2.7 | ||
Independent | Md. Abdul Khalek | 14,051 | 4.9 | N/A | ||
IAB | Md. Abdus Shalam | 1,530 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
Independent | Md. Shahinur Ismal Nayb | 363 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Independent | Ahsan Habib Lincoln | 183 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Majority | 58,425 | 20.2 | +15.1 | |||
Turnout | 289,606 | 91.4 | +4.7 | |||
JSD gain from BNP |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BNP | Shahidul Islam | 100,544 | 39.8 | +6.7 | |
AL | Mahbubul Alam Hanif | 87,734 | 34.7 | +20.0 | |
JSD | Hasanul Haq Inu | 38,877 | 15.4 | +1.9 | |
IJOF | Ahsan Habib Lincoln | 25,334 | 10.0 | N/A | |
Jatiya Party (M) | Abdus Samad Khan | 225 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 12,810 | 5.1 | −7.4 | ||
Turnout | 252,714 | 86.7 | +1.8 | ||
BNP hold |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BNP | Shahidul Islam | 64,389 | 33.1 | −2.3 | |
JP(E) | Ahsan Habib Lincoln | 40,106 | 20.6 | +3.2 | |
Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Abdul Wahib | 30,632 | 15.7 | −5.4 | |
AL | Mahbubul Alam Hanif | 28,544 | 14.7 | +4.4 | |
JSD | Hasanul Haq Inu | 26,327 | 13.5 | −1.6 | |
IOJ | Md. Sirajul Haque | 1,932 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Independent | Md. Majibul Haque | 1,149 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Zaker Party | Md. Saidur Rahman | 634 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Bangladesh Jatiya League (Sobhan) | Md. Abdur Radhid | 357 | 0.2 | N/A | |
FP | Khandakar Sirajul Islam | 235 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) | Md. Marfat Ali Master | 157 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Md. Khaled Hossain | 153 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Bangladesh Janata Party | Muhammad Abdul Jabbar | 125 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 24,283 | 12.5 | −1.8 | ||
Turnout | 194,740 | 84.9 | +24.5 | ||
BNP hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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BNP | Abdur Rouf Chowdhury | 50,183 | 35.4 | |||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Abdul Wahed | 29,868 | 21.1 | |||
JP(E) | Ahsan Habib Lincoln | 24,615 | 17.4 | |||
JSD | Hasanul Haq Inu | 21,411 | 15.1 | |||
AL | Md. Shafiul Islam | 14,553 | 10.3 | |||
Zaker Party | Md. Saidur Rahman | 908 | 0.6 | |||
FP | Md. Shakhawat Ibne Moin Chowdhury | 134 | 0.1 | |||
Majority | 20,315 | 14.3 | ||||
Turnout | 141,672 | 60.4 | ||||
BNP gain from JP(E) |
References
- ^ "Kushtia-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 14 August 2014. 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.
- ^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. 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.
External links
- "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.
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