Constituency Two | |
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Multi-member constituency for the National Assembly of Kuwait | |
Electorate | 90,478 |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2008 |
Seats | 10 |
The second constituency of Kuwait is a legislative constituency in Kuwait. Like the other four constituencies in Kuwait, it elects exactly 10 members to the National Assembly via plurality vote. As of 2022, it currently represents eighteen residential areas and has an electorate of 90,478 (the smallest). [1] The Hawalli and Capital governates are divided between the first, second and third constituencies. [2] The former Speaker of National Assembly, Marzouq Al Ghanim is a member of this district.
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Official English | Arabic | Gulf Arabic Transliteration | Year Established | Blocks | Population | Notes |
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Abdulla Al-Salem | ضاحية عبد الله السالم | Ð̣āḥyat Abdalla is-Sālim | 1963 [3] [4] | 4 | 13,098 | Often referred to simply as ið̣-Ð̣āḥya 'the suburb'. |
Adailiya | العديلية | li-ʿDēlīya | 1963 [3] | 4 | 11,006 | |
Al-Sour Gardens | حدائق السور | Hādiqat il-sūr | 1963 [3] | 4 | ||
Bnaid Al-Qar | بنيد القار | Bnēd il-Gār | 1 | 13,171 | ||
Daiya | الدعية | id-Diʿīya | 1957 [3] | 5 | 11,289 | |
Dasma | الدسمة | id-Dasma | 1954 [3] | 6 | 12,455 | |
Doha | الدوحة | id-Dōḥa | 5 | 22,047 | ||
Doha Port | ميناء الدوحة | Mina id-Dōḥa | 573 | |||
Faiha | الفيحاء | il-Fēḥa | 1956 [3] | 9 | 12,333 | |
Failaka Island | فيلكا | Fēliča | 147 | A historic island. Its name comes from Greek φυλάκιο(ν) - fylakio(n) 'outpost'. Used to be inhabited until the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Birthplace of Fēliča (sub)dialect of Kuwaiti Arabic. | ||
Granada | غرناطة | Ġirnāṭa | 3 | 8,752 | It was named after the city of Granada in Spain. Appears officially in variant forms, including Granda and Ghornata. | |
Jibla | جِبْلَة | 15 | 4,772 | |||
Kaifan | كيفان | Kēfān | 1955 [3] | 7 | 17,300 | |
Khaldiya | الخالدية | il-Xāldīya | 1961 [3] | 4 | 9,820 | |
Mansouriya | المنصورية | il-Manṣūrīya | 1965 [3] | 2 | 5,589 | Location of Al-Arabi SC, one of the oldest sports clubs in Kuwait. |
Mirqab | المرقاب | il-Mirqab | 3 | 3,699 | ||
Nahdha | النهضة | in-Nahð̣a | 3 | Formerly East Sulaibikhat | ||
North West Sulaibikhat | شمال غرب الصليبيخات | Šamāl Ġarb li-Ṣlēbixāt | 3 | 7,941 | ||
Nuzha | النزهة | in-Nizha | 1963 [3] | 3 | 8,372 | |
Qadsiya | القادسية | il-Qādsīya | 1958 [3] | 9 | 14,389 | |
Qortuba | قرطبة | Qurṭuba | 5 | 28,736 | Named after Cordoba in Spain | |
Rawda | الروضة | ir-Rōð̣a | 1965 [3] | 5 | 21,535 | |
Shamiya | الشامية | iš-Šāmīya | 1955 [3] | 10 | 14,708 | |
Sharq | شرق | Šarq | 8 | 3,699 | ||
Shuwaikh | الشويخ | li-Šwēx | 1954 [3] | 8 | 3,012 | |
Shuwaikh Industrial Area | الشويخ الصناعية | li-Šwēx iṣ-Ṣināʿīya | 3 | 2,518 | ||
Shuwaikh Port | ميناء الشويخ | Mina li-Šwēx | - | 185 | ||
Sulaibikhat | الصليبخات | li-Ṣlēbixāt | 5 | 23,686 | ||
Qairawan | القيروان | li-Qayrāwan | 15,200 | |||
Surra | السرة | is-Sirra | 6 | 30,264 | ||
Ouha Island | جزيرة أوها | Jazīrat Ouha | 0 | |||
Mischan Island | جزيرة ميشان | Jazīrat Mīschan | 0 | |||
Umm an Namil Island | جزيرة ام النمل | Jazīrat Umm in-Namil | 0 | |||
Yarmouk | اليرموك | il-Yarmūk | 4 | 15,385 | ||
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