Laxmipur-2
Lakshmipur-2
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
Lakshmipur-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2021 by Awami League politician Nuruddin Chowdhury Noyon.
| Lakshmipur-2 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| District | Lakshmipur District |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| Electorate | 372,592 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
| Party | AL |
| Current MP | Nuruddin Chowdhury Noyon |
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.[2][3]
The constituency was created in 1984 from a Noakhali constituency when the former Noakhali District was split into three districts: Feni, Noakhali, and Lakshmipur.
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Chowdhury Khurshid Alam | Jatiya Party[4][5] | |
| 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[1] | |
| Jun 2021 by-election | Nuruddin Chowdhury Noyon | Awami League[6] | |
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-e-Islami | 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-e-Islami | 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) | ||||||
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