Lakshmipur-2

Lakshmipur-2 is a constituency of the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.

Lakshmipur-2
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Lakshmipur District
Division	Chittagong Division
Electorate	372,592 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1984
Parliamentary Party	None
Member of Parliament	Vacant
Previous Constituency	Lakshmipur-1 (Constituency 274)
Next Constituency	Lakshmipur-3 (Constituency 276)

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Raipur Upazila and eight union parishads of Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila: Basikpur, Char Ruhita, Dakshin Hamchadi, Dalal Bazar, Parbati Nagar, Shak Char, Tum Char, and Uttar Hamchadi.^[2][3]

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Noakhali constituency when the former Noakhali District was split into three districts: Feni, Noakhali, and Lakshmipur.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1986	Chowdhury Khurshid Alam	Jatiya Party[4][5]
	1991	Mohammad Mohammadullah	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
	February 1996	Abul Khair Bhuiyan	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
	Sep 1996 by-election	Harunur Rashid	Awami League
	Nov 2001 by-election	Abul Khair Bhuiyan	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
	2014	Mohammad Noman	Jatiya Party (Ershad)
	2018	Mohammad Shahid Islam	Independent[1]
	Jun 2021 by-election	Nuruddin Chowdhury Noyon	Awami League[6]

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Mohammad Noman 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

General Election 2008: Lakshmipur-2^[2][8][9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Abul Khair Bhuiyan	129,995	57.1	−15.1
	AL	Harunur Rashid	51,732	39.6	+13.3
	Independent	Mohammad Ali Khokon	37,717	1.3	N/A
	IAB	Shajahan Patowary	1,813	1.2	N/A
	BDB	Shah Ahmed Badal	672	0.1	N/A
	BKA	Altaf Hossain Molla	620	0.1	N/A
	National People's Party	AHM Zaheer Hossain Hakim	256	0.6	N/A
Majority			78,263	17.5	−28.4
Turnout			222,815	83.7	+21.0
	BNP hold

Khaleda Zia stood for five seats in the 2001 general election: Bogra-6, Bogra-7, Feni-1, Khulna-2 and Lakshmipur-2. After winning all five, she chose to represent Bogra-6 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. Abul Khair Bhuiyan of the BNP was elected unopposed in the by-election scheduled for November.^{[citation needed]}

General Election 2001: Lakshmipur-2^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Begum Khaleda Zia	123,526	72.2	+20.6
	AL	Harunur Rashid	44,974	26.3	+2.7
	IJOF	Abul Kashem Choyal	1,251	0.7	N/A
	Gano Forum	Ruhul Amin Patwari	438	0.3	+0.1
	Independent	Md. Jasim Uddin	175	0.1	N/A
	JSD	Rafiqul Haider Chowdhury	165	0.1	N/A
	Independent	Md. Ruhul Amin	159	0.1	N/A
	Independent	Md. Shahid Ulla	141	0.1	N/A
	Jatiya Party (M)	Kazi Jamsed Kabir Bakki Billah	126	0.1	N/A
	Independent	AHM Zaheer Hossain Hakim	55	0.0	N/A
Majority			78,552	45.9
Turnout			171,010	62.7
	BNP hold

Elections in the 1990s

Khaleda Zia stood for five seats in the June 1996 general election: Bogra-6, Bogra-7, Feni-1, Lakshmipur-2 and Chittagong-1. After winning all five, she chose to represent Feni-1 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them.^[11] Harunur Rashid of the Awami League was elected in a September 1996 by-election.^[12]

General Election June 1996: Lakshmipur-2^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Begum Khaleda Zia	59,054	51.6	−1.9
	AL	Tozmmel Hossain Chowdhury	26,937	23.6	−9.6
	Jamaat-e-Islami	M. A. Jabbar	19,677	17.2	+12.9
	JP(E)	Chowdhury Khurshid Alam	6,294	5.5	N/A
	IOJ	Sams Uddin	1,289	1.1	N/A
	Zaker Party	Gazi Amin Ullah	322	0.3	−0.3
	Gano Forum	Ruhul Amin Patwari	240	0.2	N/A
	Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula)	Md. Mamunur Rashid	195	0.2	N/A
	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD	Md. Rafiqul Haider	191	0.2	−3.8
	FP	Aziz Ullah Bhuiyan	128	0.1	N/A
Majority			32,117	28.1	+7.8
Turnout			114,327	62.2	+32.8
	BNP hold

General Election 1991: Lakshmipur-2^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Mohammad Mohammadullah	38,599	53.5
	AL	Khaled Md. Ali	23,929	33.2
	Jamaat-e-Islami	M. A. Jabbar	3,097	4.3
	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD	Rafiqul Haider Chowdhury	2,862	4.0
	WPB	Abul Bashar	2,784	3.9
	Zaker Party	Main Uddin	459	0.6
	Independent	Md. Dhanu Miah	235	0.3
	JSD (S)	Humayun Kabir	111	0.2
	NAP (Muzaffar)	Md. Nurul Islam Chowdhury	77	0.1
Majority			14.670	20.3
Turnout			72,147	29.4
	BNP gain from JP(E)

References

1. "Laxmipur-2". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
2. "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
3. "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
4. "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
5. "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
6. এমপি হিসেবে শপথ নিলেন নুর উদ্দিন চৌধুরী নয়ন. jagonews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 June 2021.
7. Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
8. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
9. "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
10. "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
11. "Statistical Report: 7th Jatiya Shangshad Election" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. p. 299. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
12. "Statistical Report: 7th Jatiya Shangshad Election" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. pp. 306, 310. 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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