Kuwait's Second Constituency

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Constituency Two
Multi-member constituency
for the National Assembly of Kuwait
Electorate90,478
Current constituency
Created2008
Seats10

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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Areas in Constituency Two

  1. Murgab
  2. Abdullah Al-Salem
  3. Qibla
  4. Shuwaikh
  5. Shamiya
  6. Qadsiya
  7. Mansūriya
  8. Faiha'
  9. Nuzha
  10. Sulaibikhat
  11. Doha
  12. Granada (Kuwait)
  13. Qairawān
  14. Shuwaikh
  15. Shuwaikh Industrial Area
  16. Nahdha
  17. North West Sulaibikhat
  18. Jaber Al-Ahmad City

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    1. 2022: Amending the road map (PDF). Kuwait: Ministry of Information (State of Kuwait). 2022.
    2. "كل ما تجب معرفته عن انتخابات مجلس الأمة الكويتي: 8 أسئلة وأجوبة" [All you need to know about the Kuwaiti National Assembly elections: 8 questions and answers]. The New Arab (in Arabic). 2 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.