Cox's Bazar-2
Cox's Bazar-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Asheq Ullah Rafiq of the Awami League.
Cox's Bazar-2 | |
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Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
District | Cox's Bazar District |
Division | Chittagong Division |
Electorate | 296,177 (2018)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1984 |
Party | Awami League |
Member(s) | Asheq Ullah Rafiq |
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Kutubdia and Maheshkhali upazilas.[2][3]
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from a Chittagong constituency when the former Chittagong District was split into two districts: Chittagong and Cox's Bazar.[4]
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Asheq Ullah Rafiq was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[7]
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | ||
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Jamaat-e-Islami | A. H. M. Hamidur Rahman Azad | 104,271 | 53.9 | N/A | ||
Awami League | Ansarul Karim | 86,944 | 45.0 | +12.9 | ||
IOJ | Mohammad Solaiman | 1,335 | 0.7 | N/A | ||
Gano Front | Golam Mowla | 467 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Zaker Party | Mohammad Elias | 340 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Majority | 17,327 | 9.0 | -26.5 | |||
Turnout | 193,357 | 85.6 | +13.9 | |||
Jamaat-e-Islami gain from BNP | ||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Alamgir Mohammad Mahfuzullah Farid | 103,503 | 67.6 | +26.8 | |
Awami League | Faridul Islam | 49,190 | 32.1 | +2.3 | |
Independent | A. N. M. Shahid Uddin | 426 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 54,313 | 35.5 | +24.5 | ||
Turnout | 153,119 | 71.7 | +1.8 | ||
BNP hold | |||||
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | ||
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BNP | Alamgir Mohammad Mahfuzullah Farid | 44,445 | 40.8 | +15.7 | ||
Awami League | Sirajul Mostafa | 32,443 | 29.8 | N/A | ||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Master Shafiullah Kutubi | 21,859 | 20.0 | -8.5 | ||
JP(E) | Jahirul Islam | 5,793 | 5.3 | -0.1 | ||
IOJ | Moulana Amjad Ali | 3,683 | 3.4 | N/A | ||
Samridhya Bangladesh Andolan | Shamim Ara Dulan | 604 | 0.6 | N/A | ||
Gano Forum | A. K. M. Faijul Karim | 198 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Majority | 12,002 | 11.0 | +8.1 | |||
Turnout | 109,025 | 69.9 | +21.7 | |||
BNP gain from BAKSAL | ||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | ||
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BAKSAL | Md. Ishak B A | 25,727 | 31.4 | |||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Shafi Ullah | 23,345 | 28.5 | |||
BNP | Md. Rashid | 20,563 | 25.1 | |||
BIF | Md. Shafiqul Alam | 5,747 | 7.0 | |||
JP(E) | Shaker Ullah | 4,461 | 5.4 | |||
NDP | Mostak Ahmed Chowdhury | 1,862 | 2.3 | |||
Independent | Sirajul Mostafa | 101 | 0.1 | |||
Independent | Md. Nur Boks | 100 | 0.1 | |||
Majority | 2,382 | 2.9 | ||||
Turnout | 81,906 | 48.2 | ||||
BAKSAL gain from JP(E) | ||||||
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References
- "Cox's Bazar-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.
- "District Statistics 2011: Chittagong" (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.
- Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
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- "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
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