Shariatpur-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by AKM Enamul Haque Shamim of the Awami League.

Shariatpur-2
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictShariatpur District
DivisionDhaka Division
Electorate310,343 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created1984
Party  AL
Member(s)AKM Enamul Haque Shamim

Boundaries edit

The constituency encompasses Naria Upazila and the Sakhipur Thana portion of Bhedarganj Upazila. Sakhipur Thana consists of Arshi Nagar, Char Bhaga, Char Kumaria, Char Census, Dhakhin Tarabunia, Digar Mahishkhali, Kachikata, Sakhipur, and Tarabunia union parishads.[2][3]

History edit

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Faridpur-15 constituency when the former Faridpur District was split into five districts: Rajbari, Faridpur, Gopalganj, Madaripur, and Shariatpur.[4]

Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census.[5] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.[6]

Members of Parliament edit

Election Member Party
1986 TM Giasuddin Ahmed Jatiya Party[7][8]
1991 Shawkat Ali Awami League
Feb 1996 Khandaker Abdul Jalil Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Jun 1996 Shawkat Ali Awami League
2018 AKM Enamul Haque Shamim Awami League[1]

Elections edit

Elections in the 2010s edit

Shawkat Ali was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[9]

Elections in the 2000s edit

General Election 2008: Shariatpur-2[2][10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Shawkat Ali (politician) 114,808 58.9 +10.8
BNP Md. Shofiqur Rahaman 80,096 41.1 +22.4
Majority 34,712 17.8 +0.1
Turnout 194,904 86.3 +18.2
AL hold
General Election 2001: Shariatpur-2[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Shawkat Ali (politician) 48,578 48.1 -11.1
Independent Md. Sultan Mahmud 30,712 30.4 N/A
BNP TM Giasuddin Ahmed 18,861 18.7 -6.4
Independent Abul Basar Dewan 2,123 2.1 N/A
Independent Sheikh Shabuddin 230 0.2 N/A
BKA Md. Azam Khan 222 0.2 -0.1
IJOF Munsi Zakir Hossain 191 0.2 N/A
Majority 17,866 17.7 -16.5
Turnout 100,917 68.1 -4.9
AL hold

Elections in the 1990s edit

General Election June 1996: Shariatpur-2[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Shawkat Ali (politician) 48,753 59.2 -2.9
BNP TM Giasuddin Ahmed 20,626 25.1 -6.3
JP(E) Zakir Hossain Munshi 8,191 9.9 N/A
Jamaat-e-Islami Syed Habibur Rahman 1,744 2.1 +1.8
IOJ Hafez Shawkat Ali 1,722 2.1 N/A
Zaker Party Mollah Gias Uddin Ahmmed 804 1.0 +1.0
Gano Forum Begum Julekha Hoque 273 0.3 N/A
BKA Mohammad Azam Khan 226 0.3 N/A
Majority 28,127 34.2 +3.5
Turnout 82,339 73.0 +29.7
AL hold
General Election 1991: Shariatpur-2[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Shawkat Ali (politician) 44,327 62.1
BNP Harun Or Rashid 22,408 31.4
Independent TM Giasuddin Ahmed 1,564 2.2
Zaker Party Ohed Bisi 1,441 2.0
Jatiya Oikkya Front Dewan Sultan Mahmud 832 1.2
BAKSAL Harun Rashid 593 0.8
Jamaat-e-Islami Syed Habibur Rahman 237 0.3
Majority 21,919 30.7
Turnout 71,402 43.3
AL gain from JP(E)

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Shariatpur-2". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. 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. ^ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
  6. ^ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
  7. ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  9. ^ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Retrieved 12 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. ^ 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 12 August 2014.

External links edit

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