Comilla-2 | |
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Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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District | Comilla District |
Division | Chittagong Division |
Electorate | 290,027 (2018)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1973 |
Party | Awami League |
Member(s) | Abdul Majeed |
Comilla-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Abdul Majeed of the Awami League.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Homna and Titas upazilas.[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
Mohammed Amir Hossain 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | M. K. Anwar | 94,105 | 53.7 | −7.1 | |
AL | Md. Abdul Majid | 76,666 | 43.8 | +18.0 | |
IAB | Rafiqul Islam | 1,807 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Independent | Md. Monowar Hossain | 1,802 | 1.0 | N/A | |
PDP | Md. Golam Mostafa | 811 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 17,439 | 10.0 | −25.0 | ||
Turnout | 175,191 | 83.4 | +21.2 | ||
BNP hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Khandokar Mosharraf Hossain | 128,680 | 60.8 | +16.8 | |
AL | Hasan Jamil Sattar | 54,651 | 25.8 | +15.2 | |
Independent | Mohammad Shubid Ali Bhuiyan | 25,012 | 11.8 | N/A | |
IJOF | Jahed Al Mahmud | 2,336 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Md. Shahid Ullah Sarkar | 462 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Gano Forum | Ayesha Begum | 341 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Jatiya Party (M) | Sohel Sarkar | 248 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 74,029 | 35.0 | +32.0 | ||
Turnout | 211,730 | 62.2 | −5.4 | ||
BNP hold |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BNP | Khandokar Mosharraf Hossain | 69,175 | 44.0 | −13.7 | |
JP(E) | Hasan Jamil Sattar | 64,461 | 41.0 | +39.5 | |
AL | Abdur Rashid | 16,712 | 10.6 | −2.1 | |
Jamaat-e-Islami | A.B.M.A. Momin Sarkar | 4,461 | 2.8 | −2.6 | |
IOJ | Rafiqul Islam | 1,605 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Independent | S. A. Hashem | 430 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Independent | Md. Mohsin Bhuiyan | 393 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,714 | 3.0 | −42.0 | ||
Turnout | 157,237 | 67.6 | +26.6 | ||
BNP hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Khandokar Mosharraf Hossain | 57,706 | 57.7 | |||
AL | Badal Kumar Roy | 12,699 | 12.7 | |||
Independent | Abdur Rashid | 12,076 | 12.1 | |||
Zaker Party | Md. Tofazzal Hossain | 6,037 | 6.0 | |||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. A. Latif | 5,413 | 5.4 | |||
Independent | Kh. Mohiuddin | 3,076 | 3.1 | |||
JP(E) | Matiur Rahman | 1,524 | 1.5 | |||
Bangladesh Janata Party | Milan | 876 | 0.9 | |||
FP | A. Latif Shikder | 543 | 0.5 | |||
Majority | 45,007 | 45.0 | ||||
Turnout | 99,950 | 41.0 | ||||
BNP gain from JP(E) |
References
- ^ a b "Cumilla-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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. 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 29 December 2008. 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 28 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
External links
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