Magura-2
| Magura-2 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| District | Magura District |
| Division | Khulna Division |
| Electorate | 3,87,435 (2024) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
Magura-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses the entirety of Mohammadpur and Shalikha upazilas, as well as four union parishads of Magura Sadar Upazila: Birail Palita, Gopalgram, Kuchiamora, and Satrujitpur integrating these areas under a single administrative and electoral boundary.[1][2]
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from the Jessore-11 constituency when the former Jessore District was split into four districts: Jhenaidah, Jessore, Magura, and Narail.[3]
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Nitai Roy Chowdhury | ||||
| Jamaat | Md Mustarshed Billah | ||||
| IAB | Mostafa Kamal | ||||
| JP(E) | Mashiar Rahman | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Biren Sikder | 71,857 | 68.5 | +19.6 | |
| Independent | Md. Abdul Mannan | 32,571 | 31.0 | N/A | |
| BNF | Firoza | 504 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 39,286 | 37.4 | +35.1 | ||
| Turnout | 104,932 | 35.9 | −55.3 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Biren Sikder | 115,275 | 48.9 | +3.4 | ||
| BNP | Nitai Roy Chowdhury | 109,808 | 46.6 | −3.8 | ||
| IAB | Mostafa Kamal | 10,665 | 4.5 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 5,467 | 2.3 | −2.6 | |||
| Turnout | 235,748 | 91.2 | +5.6 | |||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Quazi Kamal | 106,741 | 50.4 | +16.1 | ||
| AL | Shafiquzzaman Bacchu | 96,314 | 45.5 | +5.6 | ||
| IJOF | Md. Rokunuzzaman Khan | 8,239 | 3.9 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Md. Akkas Hossain Molla | 313 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Mosa. Selina Khatum | 160 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 10,427 | 4.9 | −0.7 | |||
| Turnout | 211,767 | 85.6 | +1.3 | |||
| BNP gain from AL | ||||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Biren Sikder | 64,218 | 39.9 | |||
| BNP | Quazi Kamal | 55,204 | 34.3 | |||
| JP(E) | Nitai Roy Chowdhury | 26,878 | 16.7 | |||
| Jamaat | Golam Akbar | 10,575 | 6.6 | |||
| IOJ | Md. Mahabubur Rahman | 2,689 | 1.7 | |||
| Zaker Party | Sheikh Nur Ahmed | 678 | 0.4 | |||
| Saat Dalya Jote (Mirpur) | Khandakar Monir Ali | 287 | 0.2 | |||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Atiar Rahman | 183 | 0.1 | |||
| Independent | Abul Kasem Mridha | 125 | 0.1 | |||
| Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) | Md. Akkas Hossain | 94 | 0.1 | |||
| Independent | Md. Khaer Ali | 82 | 0.1 | |||
| Majority | 9,014 | 5.6 | ||||
| Turnout | 161,013 | 84.3 | ||||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
Mohammad Asaduzzaman died in office. Quazi Kamal of the BNP was elected in a March 1994 by-election.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Mohammad Asaduzzaman | 61,067 | 43.6 | |||
| BNP | Majid-ul-Haq | 32,266 | 23.1 | |||
| Jamaat | Golam Akbar | 20,274 | 14.5 | |||
| JP(E) | Nitai Roy Chowdhury | 18,301 | 13.1 | |||
| IOJ | Golam Rahman | 4,359 | 3.1 | |||
| Zaker Party | Kawsar Uddin Biswas | 3,021 | 2.2 | |||
| FP | Abul Kasem Mridha | 360 | 0.3 | |||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Hafizur Rahman | 310 | 0.2 | |||
| Majority | 28,801 | 20.6 | ||||
| Turnout | 139,958 | 68.1 | ||||
| AL gain from JP(E) | ||||||
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Jhenaidah" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-13. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "VoteDB candidates". VoteBD.
- ^ "Magura-2". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Electoral Area Result Statistics: Magura-2". AmarMP. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 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.
- ^ "BNP Wins Magura Parliamentary Byelection". IDSA News Review on South Asia/Indian Ocean. 27. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses: 156–157. 1994.
External links
- "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.
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