Madaripur-2

Madaripur-2
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Madaripur District
Division	Dhaka Division
Electorate	347,230 (2018) [1]
Current constituency
Created	1984
Party	Awami League
Member(s)	Shajahan Khan

Madaripur-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 1986 by Shajahan Khan of the Awami League.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Rajoir Upazila, Madaripur Municipality, and ten union parishads of Madaripur Sadar Upazila: Bahadurpur, Chilar Char, Dhurail, Dudkhali, Kalikapur, Kunia, Panchokhola, Pearpur, Rasti, and Sirkhara. ^{[2] [3]}

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Faridpur constituency when the former Faridpur District was split into five districts: Rajbari, Faridpur, Gopalganj, Madaripur, and Shariatpur. ^[4]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1986	Shajahan Khan	Jatiya Party [5]
	1988	Sirajul Islam Bhuiyan	Awami League
	Sep 1991 by-election	Shajahan Khan	Awami League
	Feb 1996	Qazi Mahabub Ahmed	Bangladesh Nationalist Party [6]
	Jun 1996	Shajahan Khan	Awami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Shajahan Khan was re-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: Madaripur-2 ^{[2] [8] [9]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Shajahan Khan	179,883	83.3	+9.4
	BNP	Helen Jerin Khan	28,594	13.2	−11.4
	IAB	Md. Abdul Malek	7,496	3.5	N/A
Majority			151,289	70.0	+20.7
Turnout			215,973	80.8	+13.1
	AL hold

General Election 2001: Madaripur-2 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Shajahan Khan	139,096	73.9	+10.4
	BNP	Sirajul Islam Bhuiyan	46,234	24.6	+7.2
	IJOF	Md. Atikur Rahman Hawlader	2,424	1.3	N/A
	JSD	A. Rashid Khan Badal	323	0.2	+0.1
	Independent	Helen Jerin Khan	120	0.1	N/A
Majority			92,862	49.3	+3.2
Turnout			188,197	67.7	−5.1
	AL hold

Elections in the 1990s

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Shajahan Khan	92,492	63.5
	BNP	Qazi Mahabub Ahmed	25,397	17.4
	JP(E)	Golam Moula	17,031	11.7
	IOJ	Md. Azahar Uddin	3,165	2.2
	Independent	Syed Nawbab Chand	2,831	1.9
	Jamaat-e-Islami	Md. Sobahan Khan	2,803	1.9
	Zaker Party	A. Rab Hawladar	1,404	1.0
	JSD	Md. Abdul Hye Hawladar	200	0.1
	Social Democratic Pafiy	Md. Mizanur Rahman Mridha	199	0.1
	Independent	A. Sattar Sipai	155	0.1
Majority			67,095	46.1
Turnout			145,677	72.8
	AL hold

Abdur Razzaq stood for two seats in the 1991 general election: Madaripur-2 and Shariatpur-3. ^[11] After winning both, he chose to represent Shariatpur-3 and quit Madaripur-2, triggering a by-election in it. ^[12] Shajahan Khan of the Awami League was elected in a September 1991 by-election. ^[13]

General Election 1991: Madaripur-2 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BAKSAL	Abdur Razzaq	61,532	46.4
	JSD	Shajahan Khan	30,156	22.8
	Bangladesh National Congress	Abdul Mannan Shikdar	15,436	11.6
	JP(E)	Sirajul Islam Bhuiyan	9,869	7.4
	Jamaat-e-Islami	Samsul Haq	6,355	4.8
	Zaker Party	Md. Enamul Haq	4,744	3.6
	BKA	H. Anwarul Haq	2,973	2.2
	Independent	Nurul Amin	1,278	1.0
	Independent	Ferdaus Jomadar	183	0.1
Majority			31,376	23.7
Turnout			132,526	50.9
	BAKSAL gain from JP(E)

References

1. "Madaripur-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. জেলা প্রশাসনের পটভূমি [Background of District Administration]. Faridpur District (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
5. "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
6. "List of 6th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 October 2015.
7. Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age (Bangladesh) . 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. "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.
12. "List of 5th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 April 2018.
13. Akhter, Muhammad Yeahia (2001). Electoral Corruption in Bangladesh. Ashgate Publishing. p. 243. ISBN   0-7546-1628-2.

External links

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

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