Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
Narail-2 |
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Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad |
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District | Narail District |
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Division | Khulna Division |
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Electorate | 3,17,844 (2018)[1] |
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Current constituency |
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Created | 1984 |
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Parliamentary Party | Bangladesh Awami League |
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Member of Parliament | Mashrafe Mortaza |
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Prev. Constituency | Narail-1 (Constituency 93) |
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Next Constituency | Bagerhat-1 (Constituency 95) |
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Narail-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Mashrafe Mortaza of the Awami League.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Lohagara Upazila and all but five union parishads of Narail Sadar Upazila: Bhadrabila, Bichhali, Kalora, Shaikhati, and Singasolpur.[2][3]
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from a Jessore constituency when the former Jessore District was split into four districts: Jhenaidah, Jessore, Magura, and Narail.[4]
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
General Election 2014: Narail-2[7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| WPB | Hafizur Rahman | 95,117 | 81.0 | N/A |
| Independent | Sohrab Hossain Biswas | 22,320 | 19.0 | N/A |
Majority | 72,797 | 62.0 | +35.4 |
Turnout | 117,437 | 43.1 | -44.3 |
| WPB gain from AL |
Elections in the 2000s
Sheikh Hasina stood for five seats in the October 2001 general election: Rangpur-6, Narail-1, Narail-2, Barguna-3, and Gopalganj-3. After winning all but Rangpur-6, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other three, triggering by-elections in them.[10] Shahidul Islam of the BNP was elected in a January 2002 by-election.[11]
Narail-2 by-election, January 2002[11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| BNP | Shahidul Islam | 137,695 | 96.6 | +48.4 |
| AL | Sohrab Hossain Biswas | 2,508 | 1.8 | -48.5 |
| Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) | Sheikh Md. Asaduzzaman | 1,162 | 0.8 | +0.7 |
| JP(E) | Sharif Munir Hossain | 473 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Jatiya Party (M) | Sathi Talukdar | 363 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Independent | Mahabubul Alam Tuku | 321 | 0.2 | N/A |
Majority | 135,187 | 94.9 | +92.8 |
Turnout | 142,522 | 57.9 | -20.1 |
| BNP gain from AL |
General Election 2001: Narail-2[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| AL | Sheikh Hasina | 97,195 | 50.3 | +5.4 |
| BNP | Shahidul Islam | 93,081 | 48.2 | +18.2 |
| IJOF | Md. Tozammel Sheikh | 1,337 | 0.7 | N/A |
| WPB | Hafizur Rahman | 1,186 | 0.6 | -1.2 |
| Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) | Sheikh Md. Asaduzzaman | 148 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Independent | Ashok Kundu | 74 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Ganatantri Party | Shamuel Subash Bose | 52 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Emdadul Haq Nanu | 50 | 0.0 | N/A |
Majority | 4,114 | 2.1 | -12.8 |
Turnout | 193,123 | 78.0 | -0.2 |
| AL hold |
Elections in the 1990s
General Election June 1996: Narail-2[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| AL | Sharif Khasruzzaman | 63,913 | 44.9 | -0.1 |
| BNP | A. Kader Sikdar | 42,718 | 30.0 | +5.4 |
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Nuru Nabi Jihadi | 22,093 | 15.5 | -8.1 |
| JP(E) | Saif Hafizur Rahman | 7,474 | 5.3 | +5.0 |
| WPB | Bimal Biswas | 2,519 | 1.8 | N/A |
| IOJ | Md. Abdur Rahman Mollah | 2,432 | 1.7 | N/A |
| Independent | S. M. Sarwar Hossain | 566 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Zaker Party | Shubhashish Bagchi | 241 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) | Sheikh Md. Asaduzzaman | 238 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
Majority | 21,195 | 14.9 | -5.5 |
Turnout | 142,194 | 78.2 | +18.2 |
| AL hold |
References
- ^ a b c "Narail-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.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Jhenaidah" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 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.
- ^ "Narail-2". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 18 November 2017. 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.
- ^ "Statistical Report: 8th Parliament Election" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. pp. 24–25, 38. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Statistical Report: 8th Parliament Election" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. pp. 358, 367. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 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
- "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.
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