Kushtia-2
Kushtia-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Kamarul Arefin.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Bheramara and Mirpur upazilas.
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Hasanul Haq Inu was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JSD | Hasanul Haq Inu | 165,952 | 57.3 | +41.9 | ||
BNP | Shahidul Islam | 107,527 | 37.1 | −2.7 | ||
Independent | Md. Abdul Khalek | 14,051 | 4.9 | N/A | ||
IAB | Md. Abdus Shalam | 1,530 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
Independent | Md. Shahinur Ismal Nayb | 363 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Independent | Ahsan Habib Lincoln | 183 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Majority | 58,425 | 20.2 | +15.1 | |||
Turnout | 289,606 | 91.4 | +4.7 | |||
JSD gain from BNP |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Shahidul Islam | 100,544 | 39.8 | +6.7 | |
AL | Mahbubul Alam Hanif | 87,734 | 34.7 | +20.0 | |
JSD | Hasanul Haq Inu | 38,877 | 15.4 | +1.9 | |
IJOF | Ahsan Habib Lincoln | 25,334 | 10.0 | N/A | |
Jatiya Party (M) | Abdus Samad Khan | 225 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 12,810 | 5.1 | −7.4 | ||
Turnout | 252,714 | 86.7 | +1.8 | ||
BNP hold |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Shahidul Islam | 64,389 | 33.1 | −2.3 | |
JP(E) | Ahsan Habib Lincoln | 40,106 | 20.6 | +3.2 | |
Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Abdul Wahib | 30,632 | 15.7 | −5.4 | |
AL | Mahbubul Alam Hanif | 28,544 | 14.7 | +4.4 | |
JSD | Hasanul Haq Inu | 26,327 | 13.5 | −1.6 | |
IOJ | Md. Sirajul Haque | 1,932 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Independent | Md. Majibul Haque | 1,149 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Zaker Party | Md. Saidur Rahman | 634 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Bangladesh Jatiya League (Sobhan) | Md. Abdur Radhid | 357 | 0.2 | N/A | |
FP | Khandakar Sirajul Islam | 235 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) | Md. Marfat Ali Master | 157 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Md. Khaled Hossain | 153 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Bangladesh Janata Party | Muhammad Abdul Jabbar | 125 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 24,283 | 12.5 | −1.8 | ||
Turnout | 194,740 | 84.9 | +24.5 | ||
BNP hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Abdur Rouf Chowdhury | 50,183 | 35.4 | |||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Abdul Wahed | 29,868 | 21.1 | |||
JP(E) | Ahsan Habib Lincoln | 24,615 | 17.4 | |||
JSD | Hasanul Haq Inu | 21,411 | 15.1 | |||
AL | Md. Shafiul Islam | 14,553 | 10.3 | |||
Zaker Party | Md. Saidur Rahman | 908 | 0.6 | |||
FP | Md. Shakhawat Ibne Moin Chowdhury | 134 | 0.1 | |||
Majority | 20,315 | 14.3 | ||||
Turnout | 141,672 | 60.4 | ||||
BNP gain from JP(E) |
References
- ^ "Kushtia-2". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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. 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 October 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "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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