Sirajganj-2
Sirajganj-2 | |
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Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
District | Sirajganj District |
Division | Rajshahi Division |
Electorate | 351,121 (2018)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1984 |
Sirajganj-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh (Dissolved) By Interim Government Of Bangladesh | Due To (July Massacre) And flee Of Sheikh Hasina of the Awami League On August 5 2024.
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency encompasses Kamarkhanda Upazila, Sirajganj Municipality, and five union parishads of Sirajganj Sadar Upazila: Kalia Haripur, Kaoakola, Khoksabari, Saidabad, and Shialkul.[2]
History
[edit]The constituency was created in 1984 from a Pabna constituency when the former Pabna District was split into two districts: Sirajganj and Pabna.[3]
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]
Ahead of the 2018 general election, the Election Commission reduced the boundaries of the constituency by removing one union parishad of Sirajganj Sadar Upazila: Bahuli.[6][2][7]
Members of Parliament
[edit]Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2010s
[edit]Md. Habibe Millat 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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BNP | Rumana Mahmood | 128,432 | 47.9 | −7.2 | |
AL | Jannat Ara Henry | 126,311 | 47.2 | +3.7 | |
BJP | M. A. Motin | 5,718 | 2.1 | N/A | |
JP(E) | Aminul Islam Jhantu | 2,981 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Masudur Rahman | 1,978 | 0.7 | N/A | |
BSD | Abu Bakar Bhuiyan | 926 | 0.3 | N/A | |
CPB | Md. Ismail Hossain | 580 | 0.2 | N/A | |
IAB | Md. Ziaul Haque | 389 | 0.1 | N/A | |
United Citizen Movement | Monjur Alam | 305 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Abdul Aziz Talukder | 243 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,121 | 0.8 | −10.8 | ||
Turnout | 267,863 | 87.7 | +10.6 | ||
BNP hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku | 138,640 | 55.1 | +25.4 | ||
AL | Mohammed Nasim | 109,482 | 43.5 | +4.9 | ||
IJOF | Md. Lutfar Rahman | 2,654 | 1.1 | N/A | ||
Independent | Muhammad Salim | 534 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) | Abu Bakar Bhuiyan | 499 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Majority | 29,158 | 11.6 | +2.7 | |||
Turnout | 251,809 | 77.1 | −2.7 | |||
BNP gain from AL |
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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AL | Mohammed Nasim | 68,598 | 38.6 | +8.9 | ||
BNP | AKM Samsul Alamin | 52,709 | 29.7 | −11.2 | ||
JP(E) | Abdul Motin | 32,515 | 18.3 | +16.3 | ||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Abdul Latif | 22,795 | 12.8 | −10.9 | ||
Zaker Party | Amin Koraishee | 431 | 0.2 | −0.2 | ||
Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman) | Abu Bakar Bhuiyan | 407 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
FP | Md. Azizur Rahman Shudagar | 182 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Majority | 15,889 | 8.9 | −2.4 | |||
Turnout | 177,637 | 79.8 | +23.9 | |||
AL gain from BNP |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Mirza Muraduzzaman | 58,437 | 40.9 | ||
AL | Motahar Hossain Tang | 42,376 | 29.7 | ||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Abdul Aziz Azad | 33,881 | 23.7 | ||
JSD | Abdul Hai Tang | 3,356 | 2.4 | ||
JP(E) | Abul Hasnat Gofran | 2,894 | 2.0 | ||
BKA | Abdul Mannan | 920 | 0.6 | ||
Zaker Party | Md. Nazrul Islam | 515 | 0.4 | ||
Independent | Shahjahan Ali | 347 | 0.2 | ||
Majority | 16,061 | 11.3 | |||
Turnout | 142,726 | 55.9 | |||
BNP gain from JP(E) |
References
[edit]- ^ "Sirajganj-2". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b "EC 'gerrymanders' 25 constituencies for pressure of ministers, MPs". Prothom Alo. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Pabna" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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. 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.
External links
[edit]- "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.
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