Dhaka-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.
Dhaka-2 | |
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Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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District | Dhaka District |
Division | Dhaka Division |
Electorate | 494,346 (2018)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1973 |
Party | None |
Member(s) | Vacant |
Boundaries
editThe constituency encompasses Dhaka South City Corporation wards 55 through 57; one union parishad of Kamrangirchar and Hazaribagh thanas: Sultanganj; seven union parishads of Keraniganj Upazila: Basta, Hazratpur, Kalatia, Kalindi, Ruhitpur, Sakta, and Taranagar; and three union parishads of Savar Upazila: Amin Bazar, Bhakurta, and Tetuljhora.[2][3]
History
editThe 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
editElection | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1973 | Moslem Uddin Khan | Awami League[6] | |
1979 | Abdul Halim Chowdhury | Bangladesh Nationalist Party[7] | |
Major Boundary Changes | |||
1986 | Burhan Uddin Khan | Awami League[8][9] | |
1988 | Combined opposition | ||
1991 | Abdul Mannan | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
Feb 1996 | |||
June 1996 | |||
2001 | |||
2008 | Qamrul Islam | Awami League | |
2014 | |||
January 2018 | |||
January 2024 |
Elections
editElections in the 2010s
editQamrul Islam was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[10]
Elections in the 2000s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Qamrul Islam | 180,172 | 57.0 | +8.3 | ||
BNP | Md. Matiur Rahman | 124,600 | 39.4 | −11.1 | ||
IAB | Ruhul Amin | 4,831 | 1.5 | N/A | ||
BTF | Syed Nazibul Bashar Maizvandary | 2,017 | 0.6 | N/A | ||
Zaker Party | Md. Josim Uddin | 1,971 | 0.6 | N/A | ||
BKA | Md. Habibullah | 1,787 | 0.6 | N/A | ||
BDB | Fazlul Haque | 352 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Gano Front | Hammed Ali Sheikh | 248 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Bangladesh Kalyan Party | Md. Mubinul Haque | 187 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Majority | 55,572 | 17.6 | +15.8 | |||
Turnout | 316,165 | 83.6 | +5.1 | |||
AL gain from BNP |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Abdul Mannan | 70,958 | 50.5 | +3.5 | |
AL | Mohammad Noor Ali | 68,414 | 48.7 | +17.0 | |
IJOF | M. R. Haroon | 906 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Jatiya Party (M) | Matiur Rahman | 211 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,544 | 1.8 | −13.4 | ||
Turnout | 140,489 | 78.5 | −1.1 | ||
BNP hold |
Elections in the 1990s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Abdul Mannan | 50,818 | 47.0 | +5.2 | |
AL | A. Baten Mian | 34,344 | 31.7 | N/A | |
JP(E) | A. K. M. Abdul Halim | 20,492 | 18.9 | +4.6 | |
Jamaat-e-Islami | Minhaz Uddin | 1,565 | 1.4 | N/A | |
Zaker Party | Md. Kazi Ferdous | 503 | 0.5 | −1.9 | |
WPB | Khandokar Ali Abbas | 221 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Gano Forum | Nur Mohammed Sharifi | 153 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Sudhir Kumar Hazra | 62 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Dewan Kamal Anwar | 26 | 0.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 16,474 | 15.2 | +5.6 | ||
Turnout | 108,184 | 79.6 | +22.2 | ||
BNP hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Abdul Mannan | 37,415 | 41.8 | |||
BAKSAL | Azizur Rahman | 28,820 | 32.2 | |||
JP(E) | Sudhir Kumar Hazra | 12,778 | 14.3 | |||
UCL | Siraj Uddin Ahmed | 7,284 | 8.1 | |||
Zaker Party | Arshed Gazi | 2,135 | 2.4 | |||
Independent | Dewan Mintu | 429 | 0.5 | |||
Bangladesh Jatiya Tanti Dal | Siraj Uddin | 302 | 0.3 | |||
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Nazirul Islam | 182 | 0.2 | |||
Independent | Abu Md. Subid Ali | 61 | 0.1 | |||
Majority | 8,595 | 9.6 | ||||
Turnout | 89,406 | 57.4 | ||||
BNP gain from AL |
References
edit- ^ "Dhaka-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). 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 February 2018. 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
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