Barguna-2
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
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Barguna-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.
| Barguna-2 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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| District | Barguna District |
| Division | Barisal Division |
| Electorate | 268,366 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Bamna, Betagi, and Patharghata upazilas.[2][3]
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from the Patuakhali-1 constituency when the former Patuakhali District was split into two districts: Barguna and Patuakhali.[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
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Showkat Hasanur Rahman | 117,382 | 86.2 | ||
| Independent | Abul Hossain Sikder | 16,129 | 11.8 | ||
| Gano Front | Md. Kamruzzaman Liton | 2,717 | 2.0 | ||
| Majority | 101,253 | 74.3 | |||
| Turnout | 136,228 | 58.8 | |||
| AL hold | |||||
Golam Sabur Tulu died in July 2013. Showkat Hasanur Rahman of the Awami League was elected in an October by-election.[11]
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Golam Sabur Tulu | 90,161 | 52.0 | +25.2 | ||
| BNP | Khondokar Mahbub Hossain | 66,433 | 38.3 | −9.4 | ||
| IAB | Sayed Ashak Md. Abul Khair | 16,138 | 9.3 | N/A | ||
| BDB | Abdur Rahman | 312 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Jamaat | Sultan Ahmad | 273 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 23,728 | 13.7 | −7.1 | |||
| Turnout | 173,317 | 85.5 | +16.4 | |||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Nurul Islam Moni | 44,014 | 47.7 | +22.2 | ||
| AL | Golam Sarwar Hiru | 24,772 | 26.8 | +4.2 | ||
| Jatiya Party (M) | Anwar Hossain Manju | 19,350 | 21.0 | N/A | ||
| IJOF | Md. Nurul Islam Khan | 2,934 | 3.2 | N/A | ||
| Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Mahbub) | Md. Altaf Hossain Badal | 1,175 | 1.3 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Sali Uddin | 58 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Md. Bellal Hossain | 57 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 19,242 | 20.8 | +19.1 | |||
| Turnout | 92,360 | 69.1 | −6.0 | |||
| BNP gain from IOJ | ||||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IOJ | Golam Sarwar Hiru | 21,848 | 27.1 | N/A | ||
| BNP | Nurul Islam Moni | 20,505 | 25.5 | +21.3 | ||
| AL | Golam Kabir | 18,185 | 22.6 | +2.7 | ||
| JP(E) | Khandoker Mahbub Hossain | 17,234 | 21.4 | +21.2 | ||
| Jamaat | Md. Tiabur Rahman | 1,583 | 2.0 | N/A | ||
| Zaker Party | Md. Mojibur Rahman | 504 | 0.6 | −0.2 | ||
| NAP | Md. Aminul Islam | 361 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
| BKA | Md. Bojilur Rahman | 315 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 1,343 | 1.7 | −6.8 | |||
| Turnout | 80,535 | 75.1 | +21.0 | |||
| IOJ gain from Independent | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Nurul Islam Moni | 19,616 | 28.4 | |||
| AL | Golam Kabir | 13,764 | 19.9 | |||
| Independent | Golam Sarwar | 11,001 | 15.9 | |||
| NDP | Syed Rahmatur Rob Irtiza Ahsan | 9,043 | 13.1 | |||
| Independent | Md. Golam Sarwar Kamal | 5,434 | 7.9 | |||
| Independent | Khandoker Mahbub Hossain | 4,750 | 6.9 | |||
| BNP | A. K. M. Aktaruzzaman Almgir | 2,870 | 4.2 | |||
| BAKSAL | A. Kader Molla | 1,216 | 1.8 | |||
| Zaker Party | A. T. M. Hannan | 517 | 0.7 | |||
| Independent | Shamsuddin Azad | 422 | 0.6 | |||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Nurul Islam | 163 | 0.2 | |||
| JP(E) | G. M. Sarwar | 152 | 0.2 | |||
| FP | Md. Sobhan Khan | 89 | 0.1 | |||
| Majority | 5,852 | 8.5 | ||||
| Turnout | 69,037 | 54.1 | ||||
| Independent gain from | ||||||
