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Noakhali-2
Noakhali-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Morshed Alam of the Awami League.
| Noakhali-2 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| District | Noakhali District |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| Electorate | 273,851 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Party | Awami League |
| Member(s) | Morshed Alam |
Boundaries edit
The constituency encompasses Senbagh Upazila and three union parishads of Sonaimuri Upazila: Ambarnagar, Baragaon, and Nateshwar.[2][3]
History edit
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 edit
Elections edit
Elections in the 2010s edit
Morshed Alam 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Zainul Abdin Farroque | 87,463 | 55.9 | -6.3 | |
| AL | Jamal Uddin Ahmed | 67,497 | 43.1 | +14.9 | |
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Nur Islam | 1,069 | 0.7 | N/A | |
| BJP | Mohammad Momin Ullah | 452 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 19,966 | 12.8 | -21.1 | ||
| Turnout | 156,481 | 82.8 | +22.5 | ||
| BNP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | MA Hashem | 158,737 | 62.2 | +16.4 | |
| AL | A. B. M. Jafar Ullah | 72,134 | 28.2 | -1.1 | |
| IJOF | A. B. M. Haroonur Rashid Bashar | 19,782 | 7.8 | N/A | |
| JSD | Mostafizur Rahman | 2,266 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| BKA | A. T. M. Karim Hossain | 825 | 0.3 | +0.2 | |
| Independent | Lion Khurshid Alam Khasru | 546 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Independent | Jahir Ahammad | 263 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Jatiya Party (M) | Mir Mosharraf Hossain Miran | 246 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| NAP (Bhashani) | A. K. M. Golam Kabir | 233 | 0.1 | -0.1 | |
| Bangladesh Progressive Party | Kazi Md. Rafiq Ullah | 159 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Mahbub) | Shyamal Kanti Dey | 134 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Independent | A. S. M. Salim | 77 | 0.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 86,603 | 33.9 | +17.4 | ||
| Turnout | 255,402 | 60.3 | -0.7 | ||
| BNP hold | |||||
Elections in the 1990s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Barkat Ullah Bulu | 84,307 | 45.8 | +4.5 | |
| AL | M. A. Sattar Bhuiyan | 53,987 | 29.3 | +5.2 | |
| JP(E) | Morshed Alam | 27,375 | 14.9 | +7.8 | |
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Nurullah | 14,894 | 8.1 | -5.9 | |
| IOJ | Mostofa Al Husaini | 2,643 | 1.4 | N/A | |
| NAP (Bhashani) | A. K. M. Golam Kabir | 339 | 0.2 | -0.3 | |
| BKA | Md. Siddique Ullah | 261 | 0.1 | -2.0 | |
| Islamic Sashantantrik Andolan | A. K .M. Kefayetullah | 249 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 30,320 | 16.5 | -0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 184,055 | 61.0 | +26.0 | ||
| BNP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Barkat Ullah Bulu | 53,671 | 41.3 | |||
| AL | Md. Hanif | 31,353 | 24.1 | |||
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Abul Kasem | 18,248 | 14.0 | |||
| JP(E) | Golam Sarwar | 9,254 | 7.1 | |||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Mostafizur Rahman | 6,896 | 5.3 | |||
| FP | Md. Faruk | 3,014 | 2.3 | |||
| BKA | Md. Siddiq Ullah | 2,695 | 2.1 | |||
| Bangladesh Janata Party | M. A. Bari | 1,463 | 1.1 | |||
| Zaker Party | A. M. N. Anwar | 867 | 0.7 | |||
| NAP (Bhashani) | A. K. M. Golam Kabir | 682 | 0.5 | |||
| WPB | Abul Bashar | 608 | 0.5 | |||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Monir Uddin Khandakar | 489 | 0.4 | |||
| Jatia Mukti Dal | Nur Md. Khan | 343 | 0.3 | |||
| Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Mahbub) | Hossain Ahmad Chowdhury | 315 | 0.2 | |||
| BAKSAL | Md. Ajhar Ullah Bhuiyan | 88 | 0.1 | |||
| Majority | 22,318 | 17.2 | ||||
| Turnout | 129,986 | 35.0 | ||||
| BNP gain from JP(E) | ||||||
References edit
- ^ "Noakhali-2". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ (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). 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. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ পরিসংখ্যান প্রতিবেদন ৯ম জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচন [Statistics Report 9th Parliament Election] (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). p. 25.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ . Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b c . Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
External links edit
- "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.
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