Pirojpur-2

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Pirojpur-2
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
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District Pirojpur District
Division Barisal Division
Electorate220,535 (2018) [1]
Current constituency
Created1984

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

Contents

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Bhandaria, Kawkhali, and Zianagar upazilas. [2]

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Bakerganj constituency when the former Bakerganj District was split into four districts: Bhola, Bakerganj, Jhalokati, and Pirojpur.

Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. [3] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency. [4]

Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission swapped Zianagar Upazila from Pirojpur-1 to Pirojpur-2, and Nesarabad Upazila from Pirojpur-2 to Pirojpur-1. [2] [5]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1986 Mohammad Monirul Islam Monir Jatiya Party [6] [7]
1988 Anwar Hossain Manju
Feb 1996 Nurul Islam Manzur BNP
Sep 1996 by-election Tasmima Hossain Jatiya Party
2001 Anwar Hossain Manju Jatiya Party (Manju)
2008 Shah Alam Awami League
2014 Anwar Hossain Manju Jatiya Party (Manju)
2024 Mohiuddin Maharaj Independent

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Anwar Hossain Manju was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election. [8]

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Pirojpur-2 [9] [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AL Shah Alam 128,54465.4+47.8
BNP Nurul Islam Manjur59,42830.2+3.3
IAB Md. Abul Kalam Azad8,2094.2N/A
Independent Syed Shahidul Haque Jamal 2760.1N/A
Majority69,11635.2+13.3
Turnout 196,45784.4+30.7
AL gain from Jatiya Party (M)
General Election 2001: Pirojpur-2 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Jatiya Party (M) Anwar Hossain Manju 37,35048.8N/A
BNP Nurul Islam Manjur20,59426.9+25.1
AL A. Hakim13,45317.6−17.8
IJOF Md. Shahjahan Hawlader4,9156.4N/A
Independent Syed Khalilur Rahman1540.2N/A
Bangladesh People's CongressShah Syed Md. Nurul Huda Jamader560.1N/A
Majority16,75621.9−5.5
Turnout 76,52253.7+0.7
Jatiya Party (M) gain from JP(E)

Elections in the 1990s

Anwar Hossain Manju stood for two seats in the 1996 general election: Jhalokati-1 and Pirojpur-2. After winning both, he chose to represent Jhalokati-1 and quit Pirojpur-2, triggering a by-election in Pirojpur-2. [13] Tasmima Hossain, his wife, was elected in a September 1996 by-election. [14]

Pirojpur-2 by-election, September 1996 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JP(E) Tasmima Hossain 33,33262.8+10.8
AL M. Matiur Rahman18,80135.4+14.0
BNP Abdul Wahab Howlader9301.8−9.6
Majority14,53127.4−3.2
Turnout 53,06353.0−1.5
JP(E) hold
General Election June 1996: Pirojpur-2 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JP(E) Anwar Hossain Manju 33,51952.0−4.0
AL Altaf Hossain13,81121.4−2.4
BNP Nurul Islam Manjur7,38511.4+2.0
JI A. B. M. Khairul Islam6,3469.8+2.7
Islamic Sashantantrik AndolanNurul Huda2,3953.7N/A
WPB Khan Md. Rustom Ali3180.5+0.1
Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali)Md. Abdur Satter Hang2030.3N/A
Zaker PartyMd. Zakir Hossain1920.3−0.1
Independent Monjur Hassan Mahmud Salim1260.2N/A
FP S. M. Mozibur Rahman760.10.0
Independent Shahadat Hossain710.1N/A
Jana Dal Shah Alam 650.1N/A
Majority19,70830.6−1.6
Turnout 64,50764.5+19.2
JP(E) hold
General Election 1991: Pirojpur-2 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JP(E) Anwar Hossain Manju 36,65156.0
AL A. Hakim15,56023.8
BNP Bazlul Haq Harun6,1409.4
JI Abul Bashar4,6597.1
IOJ A. Matin1,1481.8
UCL Nimai Karishna Mondol4490.7
WPB Firoz2910.4
Zaker PartyMahbubur Rahman2660.4
Ganatantri PartyAmalendu Bepari2020.3
FP S. M. Mozibur Rahman580.1
Independent Khan Enayet Karim450.1
Majority21,09132.2
Turnout 65,46945.3
JP(E) hold

References

  1. "Pirojpur-2". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  3. Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN   978-0-8108-7453-4.
  4. Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
  5. "53 constituencies get new boundaries". The Daily Star. 4 July 2013.
  6. "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  9. "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  10. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  11. "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  12. 1 2 3 "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.
  13. "List of 7th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  14. Akhter, Muhammad Yeahia (2001). Electoral Corruption in Bangladesh. Ashgate. pp. 167, 177. ISBN   0-7546-1628-2.
  15. "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.

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