Madaripur-2 Explained

Madaripur-2
Parl Name:Jatiya Sangsad
District:Madaripur District
Region Label:Division
Region:Dhaka Division
Electorate:347,230 (2018)
Year:1984
Members:Shajahan Khan
Party:Awami League

Madaripur-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 1986 by Shajahan Khan of the Awami League.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Rajoir Upazila, Madaripur Municipality, and ten union parishads of Madaripur Sadar Upazila: Bahadurpur, Chilar Char, Dhurail, Dudkhali, Kalikapur, Kunia, Panchokhola, Pearpur, Rasti, and Sirkhara.

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Faridpur constituency when the former Faridpur District was split into five districts: Rajbari, Faridpur, Gopalganj, Madaripur, and Shariatpur.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1986Shajahan KhanJatiya Party
1988Sirajul Islam BhuiyanAwami League
Sep 1991 by-electionShajahan KhanAwami League
Feb 1996Qazi Mahabub AhmedBangladesh Nationalist Party
Jun 1996Shajahan KhanAwami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Shajahan Khan was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.

Elections in the 1990s

Abdur Razzaq stood for two seats in the 1991 general election: Madaripur-2 and Shariatpur-3. After winning both, he chose to represent Shariatpur-3 and quit Madaripur-2, triggering a by-election in it. Shajahan Khan of the Awami League was elected in a September 1991 by-election.

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