Meherpur-2
Meherpur-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Abu Saleh Mohammad Nazmul Haque of the Awami League.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Gangni Upazila.
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from a Kushtia constituency when the former Kushtia District was split into three districts: Meherpur, Kushtia, and Chuadanga.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Mokbul Hossain | 46,770 | 55.3 | N/A | ||
AL | MA Khaleque | 36,489 | 43.1 | −6.1 | ||
Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Abdul Halim | 1,323 | 1.6 | N/A | ||
Majority | 10,281 | 12.2 | +10.7 | |||
Turnout | 84,582 | 40.6 | −52.5 | |||
Independent gain from BNP |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Amzad Hossain | 86,768 | 50.6 | −4.9 | |
AL | Mokbul Hossain | 84,279 | 49.2 | +6.8 | |
BDB | Amir Uddin Ahmmed | 345 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,489 | 1.5 | −11.6 | ||
Turnout | 171,392 | 93.1 | +5.0 | ||
BNP hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Abdul Gani | 86,750 | 55.5 | +27.3 | ||
AL | Mokbul Hossain | 66,322 | 42.4 | +40.9 | ||
IJOF | Md. Mohsin Ali | 3,122 | 2.0 | N/A | ||
Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Abdul Halim | 202 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Majority | 20,428 | 13.1 | +3.1 | |||
Turnout | 156,396 | 88.1 | +2.0 | |||
BNP gain from Independent |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Mokbul Hossain | 45,820 | 38.2 | N/A | ||
BNP | Abdul Gani | 33,861 | 28.2 | −3.2 | ||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Abdul Kader | 22,590 | 18.8 | −4.6 | ||
FP | Bazlul Huda | 9,987 | 8.3 | N/A | ||
JP(E) | Md. Mohsin Ali | 3,431 | 2.9 | −0.5 | ||
WPB | Md. Shohidul Islam | 2,119 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
AL | Hisab Uddin | 1,771 | 1.5 | −28.6 | ||
Zaker Party | Md. Afzalul Haque | 334 | 0.3 | −0.6 | ||
Gano Forum | Harun-Ar-Radhid | 108 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Majority | 11,959 | 10.0 | +8.8 | |||
Turnout | 120,021 | 86.1 | +12.0 | |||
Independent gain from BNP |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Abdul Gani | 29,649 | 31.4 | |||
AL | Hisab Uddin | 28,474 | 30.1 | |||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Abdul Kader | 22,100 | 23.4 | |||
Bangladesh United Communist League | Jalal Uddin | 9,770 | 10.3 | |||
JP(E) | Jalal Uddin | 3,250 | 3.4 | |||
Zaker Party | Afzalul Haque | 811 | 0.9 | |||
Independent | Md. Abul Hussein Molla | 475 | 0.5 | |||
Majority | 1,175 | 1.2 | ||||
Turnout | 94,529 | 74.1 | ||||
BNP gain from |
References
- ^ "Meherpur-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.
- ^ Chakrabarti, Kunal; Chakrabarti, Shubhra (2013). Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis. Scarecrow Press. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-8108-8024-5.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Meherpur-2". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Electoral Area Result Statistics: Meherpur-2". AmarMP. Retrieved 15 March 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.
- ^ "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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