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:Current MP
Members:Nuruddin Chowdhury Noyon

Lakshmipur-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2021 by Awami League politician Nuruddin Chowdhury Noyon.

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 . jagonews24.com . bn.