Lakshmipur-2
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
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Lakshmipur-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.
| Lakshmipur-2 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| |
| District | Lakshmipur District |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| Electorate | 451,426 (2024) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
| Parliamentary Party | BNP |
| Member of Parliament | Abul Khair Bhuiyan |
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 integrating these areas under a single administrative and electoral boundary.[1][2]
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
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Chowdhury Khurshid Alam | Jatiya Party[3][4] | |
| 1991 | Mohammad Mohammadullah | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| February 1996 | Abul Khair Bhuiyan | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| Sep 1996 by-election | Harunur Rashid | Awami League | |
| Nov 2001 by-election | Abul Khair Bhuiyan | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| 2014 | Mohammad Noman | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | |
| 2018 | Mohammad Shahid Islam | Independent[5] | |
| Jun 2021 by-election | Nuruddin Chowdhury Noyon | Awami League[6] | |
| 2026 | Abul Khair Bhuiyan | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
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.[7]
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Abul Khair Bhuiyan | 129,995 | 57.1 | −15.1 | |
| AL | Harunur Rashid | 51,732 | 39.6 | +13.3 | |
| Independent | Mohammad Ali Khokon | 37,717 | 1.3 | N/A | |
| IAB | Shajahan Patowary | 1,813 | 1.2 | N/A | |
| BDB | Shah Ahmed Badal | 672 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| BKA | Altaf Hossain Molla | 620 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| National People's Party | AHM Zaheer Hossain Hakim | 256 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 78,263 | 17.5 | −28.4 | ||
| Turnout | 222,815 | 83.7 | +21.0 | ||
| BNP hold | |||||
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.[citation needed]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Begum Khaleda Zia | 123,526 | 72.2 | +20.6 | |
| AL | Harunur Rashid | 44,974 | 26.3 | +2.7 | |
| IJOF | Abul Kashem Choyal | 1,251 | 0.7 | N/A | |
| Gano Forum | Ruhul Amin Patwari | 438 | 0.3 | +0.1 | |
| Independent | Md. Jasim Uddin | 175 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| JSD | Rafiqul Haider Chowdhury | 165 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Independent | Md. Ruhul Amin | 159 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Independent | Md. Shahid Ulla | 141 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Jatiya Party (M) | Kazi Jamsed Kabir Bakki Billah | 126 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Independent | AHM Zaheer Hossain Hakim | 55 | 0.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 78,552 | 45.9 | |||
| Turnout | 171,010 | 62.7 | |||
| BNP hold | |||||
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.[11] Harunur Rashid of the Awami League was elected in a September 1996 by-election.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Begum Khaleda Zia | 59,054 | 51.6 | −1.9 | |
| AL | Tozmmel Hossain Chowdhury | 26,937 | 23.6 | −9.6 | |
| Jamaat | M. A. Jabbar | 19,677 | 17.2 | +12.9 | |
| JP(E) | Chowdhury Khurshid Alam | 6,294 | 5.5 | N/A | |
| IOJ | Sams Uddin | 1,289 | 1.1 | N/A | |
| Zaker Party | Gazi Amin Ullah | 322 | 0.3 | −0.3 | |
| Gano Forum | Ruhul Amin Patwari | 240 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula) | Md. Mamunur Rashid | 195 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Rafiqul Haider | 191 | 0.2 | −3.8 | |
| FP | Aziz Ullah Bhuiyan | 128 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 32,117 | 28.1 | +7.8 | ||
| Turnout | 114,327 | 62.2 | +32.8 | ||
| BNP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Mohammad Mohammadullah | 38,599 | 53.5 | |||
| AL | Khaled Md. Ali | 23,929 | 33.2 | |||
| Jamaat | M. A. Jabbar | 3,097 | 4.3 | |||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Rafiqul Haider Chowdhury | 2,862 | 4.0 | |||
| WPB | Abul Bashar | 2,784 | 3.9 | |||
| Zaker Party | Main Uddin | 459 | 0.6 | |||
| Independent | Md. Dhanu Miah | 235 | 0.3 | |||
| JSD (S) | Humayun Kabir | 111 | 0.2 | |||
| NAP (Muzaffar) | Md. Nurul Islam Chowdhury | 77 | 0.1 | |||
| Majority | 14.670 | 20.3 | ||||
| Turnout | 72,147 | 29.4 | ||||
| BNP gain from JP(E) | ||||||
