Jessore-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Md Towhiduzzaman of the Awami League.
| Jessore-2 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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| District | Jessore District |
| Division | Khulna Division |
| Electorate | 405,871 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Party | Awami League |
| Member(s) | Md Towhiduzzaman |
Boundaries edit
The constituency encompasses Chaugachha and Jhikargachha upazilas.[2][3]
History edit
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Members of Parliament edit
Elections edit
Elections in the 2010s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Mohammad Monirul Islam | 91,912 | 64.7 | +11.6 | |
| Independent | Rafiqul Islam | 49,339 | 34.7 | N/A | |
| Jatiya Party (M) | BM Selim Reza | 883 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 42,573 | 30.0 | +22.6 | ||
| Turnout | 142,134 | 39.5 | -54.2 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
Elections in the 2000s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Mostafa Faruk Mohammad | 154,875 | 53.1 | +7.2 | ||
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Abu Sayeed Md. Shahadat Hussain | 133,244 | 45.7 | N/A | ||
| IAB | Md. Asaduzzaman | 2,519 | 0.9 | N/A | ||
| NAP | A. T. M. Enamul Haque | 763 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
| BDB | BM Selim Reza | 292 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 21,631 | 7.4 | +1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 291,693 | 93.7 | +4.0 | |||
| AL gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Abu Syed Md. Shahadat Hussain | 137,717 | 52.3 | +28.5 | ||
| AL | Rafiqul Islam | 120,899 | 45.9 | +3.2 | ||
| Independent | Atiur Rahman | 2,102 | 0.8 | N/A | ||
| IJOF | BM Selim Reza | 2,095 | 0.8 | N/A | ||
| CPB | Abul Hossain | 469 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Rezaul Islam | 229 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Md. Jahidul Islam | 48 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 16,818 | 6.4 | -7.6 | |||
| Turnout | 263,559 | 89.7 | +1.7 | |||
| Jamaat-e-Islami gain from AL | ||||||
Elections in the 1990s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Rafiqul Islam | 86,752 | 42.7 | +4.9 | |
| BNP | Md. Ishaq | 58,405 | 28.7 | +4.0 | |
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Abu Saeed Md. Shahadat Hossain | 48,393 | 23.8 | -4.6 | |
| JP(E) | BM Selim Reza | 4,774 | 2.3 | +1.3 | |
| IOJ | Saiful Islam | 3,352 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| Zaker Party | Abul Hossain | 844 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman) | Hasinur Rahman | 333 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Gono Oikkya Front (Gull) | Md. Shamsul Haque | 186 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) | Aysha Akhtar | 120 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 28,347 | 14.0 | +4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 203,159 | 88.0 | +15.8 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Rafiqul Islam | 62,373 | 37.8 | |||
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Mokbul Hossain | 46,854 | 28.4 | |||
| BNP | Md. Ishaq | 40,854 | 24.7 | |||
| Independent | Md. Shamsul Haq | 7,867 | 4.8 | |||
| NAP (Muzaffar) | Enamul Haq | 2,712 | 1.6 | |||
| IOJ | Shamsul Haq | 1,661 | 1.0 | |||
| JP(E) | Abu Taleb Mohammad Musa | 1,641 | 1.0 | |||
| Zaker Party | Mizanur Rahman Mizan | 1,106 | 0.7 | |||
| Majority | 15,519 | 9.4 | ||||
| Turnout | 165,068 | 72.2 | ||||
| AL gain from | ||||||
References edit
- ^ a b "Jashore-2". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 6th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Jessore-2". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "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 edit
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