Chittagong-2

Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad

Chittagong-2

Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
District| Chittagong District
Division| Chittagong Division
Electorate| 376,485 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created| 1973
Parliamentary Party| Vacant
Member of Parliament| Vacant

← 278 Chittagong-1

280 Chittagong-3 →

Chittagong-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency in Vacant.

## Boundaries

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The constituency encompasses Fatikchhari Upazila.[2][3]

## History

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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

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Election | Member | Party

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| 1973 | Mustafizur Rahman Siddiqi | Bangladesh Awami League[6]
| 1979 | L. K. Siddiqi | Bangladesh Nationalist Party[7]
| 1986 | Ainul Kamal | Jatiya Party (Ershad)[8][9]
| 1991 | L. K. Siddiqi | Bangladesh Nationalist Party
| 1996 | ABM Abul Kashem | Bangladesh Awami League
| 2001 | L. K. Siddiqi | Bangladesh Nationalist Party
| 2008 | Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury
| 2014 | Syed Nazibul Bashar Maizvandary | Bangladesh Tarikat Federation
| 2018
| 2024 | Khadizatul Anwar | Bangladesh Awami League

## Elections

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### Elections in the 2010s

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General Election 2014: Chittagong-2[10][11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BTF | Syed Nazibul Bashar Maizvandary | 125,351  | 90.5  | N/A
| Independent | Mahmud Hasan  | 12,433  | 9.0  | N/A
| Independent | Md. Nazim Uddin  | 731  | 0.5  | N/A
Majority | 112,918  | 81.5  | +72.2
Turnout | 138,515  | 42.5  | −42.6
| BTF gain from BNP

### Elections in the 2000s

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General Election 2008: Chittagong-2[2][12][13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BNP | Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury | 129,333  | 58.1  | +8.8
| AL | ATM Pearul Islam  | 92,266  | 41.4  | +7.8
| Gano Forum | Md. Liakat Ali Chowdhury  | 1,098  | 0.5  | N/A
Majority | 37,067  | 9.3  | −6.4
Turnout | 222,697  | 85.1  | +8.7
| BNP hold
General Election 2001: Chittagong-2[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BNP | L. K. Siddiqi | 67,512  | 49.3  | +8.1
| AL | ABM Abul Kashem | 46,045  | 33.6  | −9.9
| Independent | Md. Nurul Mostafa Kamal Chowdhury  | 16,424  | 12.0  | N/A
| IJOF | Md. Didarul Kabir  | 4,971  | 3.6  | N/A
| BIF | Abul Asad Mohammad Jobair  | 1,505  | 1.1  | +0.6
| CPB | Md. Masiuddowla  | 231  | 0.2  | N/A
| Jatiya Party (M) | Mir Md. Nowshad Uddin  | 126  | 0.1  | N/A
| JSD | Saiful Akter  | 105  | 0.1  | N/A
Majority | 21,467  | 15.7  | +13.4
Turnout | 136,919  | 76.4  | −0.2
| BNP gain from AL

### Elections in the 1990s

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General Election June 1996: Chittagong-2[14][15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| AL | ABM Abul Kashem | 45,478  | 43.5  | +7.5
| BNP | L. K. Siddiqi | 43,121  | 41.2  | −4.6
| JP(E) | Md. Didarul Kabir  | 7,602  | 7.3  | +3.1
| JI | Md. Shafiqul Moulah  | 7,488  | 7.2  | −3.4
| BIF | Md. Musa Al Kaderi  | 574  | 0.5  | N/A
| IOJ | Md. Khairul Islam Chowdhury  | 159  | 0.2  | N/A
| Independent | Md. Fakhrul Uddin Chowhury  | 121  | 0.1  | N/A
| Zaker Party  | Md. Nurul Alam Chowdhury  | 92  | 0.1  | N/A
Majority | 2,357  | 2.3  | −7.6
Turnout | 104,635  | 76.6  | +18.4
| AL gain from BNP
General Election 1991: Chittagong-2[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BNP | L. K. Siddiqi | 36,855  | 45.8  |
| AL | ABM Abul Kashem | 28,928  | 36.0  |
| JI | Md. Shafiqul Moulah  | 8,549  | 10.6  |
| JP(E) | Fazlul Kader  | 3,396  | 4.2  |
| Independent | Kazi Khairul Alam  | 2,289  | 2.8  |
| BAKSAL | Nur Ahmed  | 168  | 0.2  |
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Gazi Md. Sekandar  | 130  | 0.2  |
| Jatiya Biplobi Front  | Fazlul Kader  | 79  | 0.1  |
Majority | 7,927  | 9.9  |
Turnout | 80,394  | 58.2  |
| BNP gain from JP(E)

## References

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1. ^ "Chattogram-2". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
2. ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
3. ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
4. ^ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105\. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
5. ^ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
6. ^ Bangladesh Election Commission (13 February 2018). "Parliament Election 1973: Constituency wise Result of Chittagong-2". Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
7. ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
8. ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
9. ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
10. ^ "Chittagong-2". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
11. ^ "Electoral Area Result Statistics: Chittagong-2". AmarMP. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
12. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
13. ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
14. ^ 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.
15. ^ Statistical pocketbook of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 1999. OCLC 655445406. Archived from the original on September 5, 2003.

## External links

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