Lakshmipur-2 Explained

Lakshmipur-2
Parl Name:Jatiya Sangsad
District:Lakshmipur District
Region Label:Division
Region:Chittagong Division
Electorate:372,592 (2018)
Year:1984
Members Label:Member of Parliament
Members:Vacant
Party Label:Parliamentary Party
Party:None
Blank1 Name:Previous Constituency
Blank1 Info:Lakshmipur-1 (Constituency 274)
Blank2 Name:Next Constituency
Blank2 Info:Lakshmipur-3 (Constituency 276)

Lakshmipur-2 is a constituency of the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Raipur Upazila and eight union parishads of Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila: Basikpur, Char Ruhita, Dakshin Hamchadi, Dalal Bazar, Parbati Nagar, Shak Char, Tum Char, and Uttar Hamchadi.

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Noakhali constituency when the former Noakhali District was split into three districts: Feni, Noakhali, and Lakshmipur.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1986Chowdhury Khurshid AlamJatiya Party
1991Mohammad MohammadullahBangladesh Nationalist Party
February 1996Abul Khair BhuiyanBangladesh Nationalist Party
Sep 1996 by-electionHarunur RashidAwami League
Nov 2001 by-electionAbul Khair BhuiyanBangladesh Nationalist Party
2014Mohammad NomanJatiya Party (Ershad)
2018Mohammad Shahid IslamIndependent
Jun 2021 by-electionNuruddin Chowdhury NoyonAwami League[1]

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Mohammad Noman was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.

Elections in the 2000s

Khaleda Zia stood for five seats in the 2001 general election: Bogra-6, Bogra-7, Feni-1, Khulna-2 and Lakshmipur-2. After winning all five, she chose to represent Bogra-6 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. Abul Khair Bhuiyan of the BNP was elected unopposed in the by-election scheduled for November.

Elections in the 1990s

Khaleda Zia stood for five seats in the June 1996 general election: Bogra-6, Bogra-7, Feni-1, Lakshmipur-2 and Chittagong-1. After winning all five, she chose to represent Feni-1 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. Harunur Rashid of the Awami League was elected in a September 1996 by-election.

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Notes and References

  1. News: bn:এমপি হিসেবে শপথ নিলেন নুর উদ্দিন চৌধুরী নয়ন. https://www.jagonews24.com/national/news/679455 . 28 June 2021 . . bn.