Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
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Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad |
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District | Habiganj District |
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Division | Sylhet Division |
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Electorate | 306,981 (2018)[1] |
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Current constituency |
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Created | 1984 |
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Party | Awami League |
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Member(s) | Moyez Uddin Sharif Ruel |
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Habiganj-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Abdul Majid Khan of the Awami League.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Ajmiriganj and Baniachong upazilas.[2][3]
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from a Sylhet constituency when the former Sylhet District was split into four districts: Sunamganj, Sylhet, Moulvibazar, and Habiganj.[4]
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
General Election 2018: Habiganj-2[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| AL | Abdul Majid Khan | 1,79,480 | 74.41 | +1.81 |
| BNP | Maulana Abdul Basit Azad | 59,724 | 24.76 | N/A |
| JP(E) | Shankar Pal | 1987 | 0.82 | -23.08 |
Majority | 1,19,756 | 49.65 | +0.95 |
Turnout | 2,41,191 | 78.57 | N/A |
| AL hold |
General Election 2014: Habiganj-2[7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| AL | Abdul Majid Khan | 65,362 | 72.6 | +12.6 |
| JP(E) | Shankar Pal | 21,556 | 23.9 | +21.6 |
| Independent | Afsar Ahmed | 3,112 | 3.5 | +1.2 |
Majority | 43,803 | 48.7 | +21.7 |
Turnout | 90,033 | | |
| AL hold |
Elections in the 2000s
General Election 2008: Habiganj-2[2][8][9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| AL | Abdul Majid Khan | 122,025 | 60.0 | +28.8 |
| BNP | A. Am Sakhawat Hasan Jibon | 67,059 | 33.0 | +2.0 |
| Independent | Afsar Ahmed | 4,722 | 2.3 | N/A |
| JP(E) | Abid Ali Chowdhury | 4,665 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish | Abdur Rob Yousufi | 3,167 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh | Abdul Awal Chowdhury Waisy | 837 | 0.4 | N/A |
| BSD | Md. Kamrul Islam Chowdhury | 563 | 0.3 | N/A |
| KSJL | Monmuhan Debnath | 337 | 0.2 | N/A |
Majority | 54,966 | 27.0 | +26.8 |
Turnout | 203,375 | 85.0 | +13.2 |
| AL hold |
General Election 2001: Habiganj-2[10] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| AL | Nazmul Hasan Jahed | 50,361 | 31.2 | -33.4 |
| BNP | Md. Nurul Amin Chowdhury | 50,014 | 31.0 | N/A |
| IJOF | Shankar Pal | 31,431 | 19.5 | N/A |
| Independent | Zakaria Chowdhury | 28,320 | 17.5 | N/A |
| Independent | Sakhawat Hasan Jibon | 453 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Independent | Krisna Kanta Sarkar | 432 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) | Syed Delwar Hossain | 273 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Jatiya Party (M) | Akul Chowdhury | 197 | 0.1 | N/A |
Majority | 347 | 0.2 | -29.8 |
Turnout | 161,481 | 71.8 | +7.8 |
| AL hold |
Elections in the 1990s
Sharif Uddin Ahmed died in office. Suranjit Sengupta was elected in an October 1996 by-election.
Habiganj-2 by-election, 1996[11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| AL | Suranjit Sengupta | 72,925 | 64.6 | +24.6 |
| JP(E) | Sirajul Hossain Khan | 39,032 | 34.6 | +9.4 |
| Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Mahbub) | Tofazzal Hossain Chowdhury | 776 | 0.7 | N/A |
| BKSMA | Krishak Md. Sadeq | 237 | 0.2 | N/A |
Majority | 33,893 | 30.0 | +16.9 |
Turnout | 112,970 | 64.0 | -8.9 |
| AL hold |
References
- ^ a b "Habiganj-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.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Sylhet" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Habiganj-2". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Statistical Report: 7th Jatiya Shangshad Election" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. p. 322. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
External links
- "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.
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