Faridpur-2

Faridpur-2
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Faridpur District
Division	Dhaka Division
Electorate	287,370 (2018) [1]
Current constituency
Created	1984
Party	Awami League
Member(s)	Sahdad Akbar Chowdhury

Faridpur-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh .

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Nagarkanda and Saltha upazilas, and one union parishad of Sadarpur Upazila: Krishnapur. ^{[2] [3]}

History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. ^[4] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency. ^[5]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1973	Khandaker Nurul Islam	Awami League [6]
	1979	Md. Abdul Matin Mia	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal [7]
Major Boundary Changes
	1986	Mohammad AAM Khairuzzaman Mia	Jatiya Party [8]
	1988	Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Jewel	Jatiya Party [9]
	1991	Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury	Awami League
	February 1996	Abul Hossain Mia	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
	June 1996	KM Obaidur Rahman	Bangladesh Awami League
	2001	KM Obaidur Rahman	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
	2008	Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury	Awami League
	2022 by-election	Shahdab Akbar Chowdhury	Awami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election. ^[10]

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Faridpur-2 ^{[2] [11] [12]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury	116,498	60.5	+14.6
	BNP	Shama Obaid Islam	75,726	39.3	−14.0
	CPB	Md. Rafiquzzaman Mia	377	0.2	N/A
Majority			40,772	21.2	+13.8
Turnout			192,601	89.0	+10.0
	AL gain from BNP

General Election 2001: Faridpur-2 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	KM Obaidur Rahman	86,450	53.3	+7.1
	AL	Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury	74,474	45.9	+0.2
	IJOF	Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Jewel	959	0.6	N/A
	Jatiya Party (M)	Md. Joinal Abedin	194	0.1	N/A
	Independent	Syed Tanvir Hossain	170	0.1	N/A
Majority			11,976	7.4	+6.9
Turnout			162,247	79.0	+2.2
	BNP hold

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Faridpur-2 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	KM Obaidur Rahman	55,118	46.2	+38.3
	AL	Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury	54,572	45.7	+7.4
	Zaker Party	Md. Atiar Rahman	4,425	3.7	−8.1
	JP(E)	Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Jewel	2,323	1.9	+1.5
	Jamaat-e-Islami	Md. Golam Rasul Miah	1,909	1.6	N/A
	BKA	Abdul Mannan	458	0.4	N/A
	CPB	Mir Abu Bakar Siddique	283	0.2	N/A
	Jatiya Janata Party (Nurul Islam)	Azam Amir Ali	278	0.2	N/A
Majority			546	0.5	−2.6
Turnout			119,366	76.8	+20.2
	BNP gain from AL

General Election 1991: Faridpur-2 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury	37,229	38.3
	Bangladesh Janata Party	KM Obaidur Rahman	34,210	35.2
	Zaker Party	A. K. M. Khairuzzaman	11,450	11.8
	BNP	Abul Hossein Miah	7,630	7.9
	BKA	Abdul Hai Azad	4,779	4.9
	JSD	Abu Sayeed Khan	873	0.9
	Jatiya Ganatantrik Party	Shah Md. Kazi Kobirul Islam Kanchan	589	0.6
	JP(E)	Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Jewel	355	0.4
Majority			3,019	3.1
Turnout			97,115	56.6
	AL gain from JP(E)

References

1. "Faridpur-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. Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN   978-0-8108-7453-4.
5. Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
6. "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 February 2018.
7. "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
8. "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
9. "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
10. 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.
11. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
12. "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
13. "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

• "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.

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