Pirojpur-2

Coordinates: 22°29′N 90°04′E / 22.49°N 90.06°E / 22.49; 90.06
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Pirojpur-2
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictPirojpur District
DivisionBarisal Division
Electorate220,535 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created1984
Party  Jatiya Party (M)
Member(s)Anwar Hossain Manju

Pirojpur-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Anwar Hossain Manju of the Jatiya Party (Manju).

Boundaries[edit]

The constituency encompasses Bhandaria, Kawkhali, and Zianagar upazilas.[2]

History[edit]

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Bakerganj constituency when the former Bakerganj District was split into four districts: Bhola, Bakerganj, Jhalokati, and Pirojpur.

Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census.[3] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.[4]

Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission swapped Zianagar Upazila from Pirojpur-1 to Pirojpur-2, and Nesarabad Upazila from Pirojpur-2 to Pirojpur-1.[2][5]

Members of Parliament[edit]

Election Member Party
1986 Mohammad Monirul Islam Monir Jatiya Party[6]
1988 Anwar Hossain Manju Jatiya Party[7]
February 1996 Nurul Islam Manzur Bangladesh Nationalist Party
June 1996 Anwar Hossain Manju Jatiya Party
Sep 1996 by-election Tasmima Hossain Jatiya Party (Ershad)
2001 Anwar Hossain Manju Jatiya Party (Manju)
2008 Shah Alam Awami League
2014 Anwar Hossain Manju Jatiya Party (Manju)

Elections[edit]

Elections in the 2010s[edit]

Anwar Hossain Manju was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[8]

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

General Election 2008: Pirojpur-2[9][10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Shah Alam 128,544 65.4 +47.8
BNP Nurul Islam Manjur 59,428 30.2 +3.3
IAB Md. Abul Kalam Azad 8,209 4.2 N/A
Independent Syed Shahidul Haque Jamal 276 0.1 N/A
Majority 69,116 35.2 +13.3
Turnout 196,457 84.4 +30.7
AL gain from Jatiya Party (M)
General Election 2001: Pirojpur-2[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Jatiya Party (M) Anwar Hossain Manju 37,350 48.8 N/A
BNP Nurul Islam Manjur 20,594 26.9 +25.1
AL A. Hakim 13,453 17.6 -17.8
IJOF Md. Shahjahan Hawlader 4,915 6.4 N/A
Independent Syed Khalilur Rahman 154 0.2 N/A
Bangladesh People's Congress Shah Syed Md. Nurul Huda Jamader 56 0.1 N/A
Majority 16,756 21.9 -5.5
Turnout 76,522 53.7 +0.7
Jatiya Party (M) gain from JP(E)

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

Anwar Hossain Manju stood for two seats in the 1996 general election: Jhalokati-1 and Pirojpur-2. After winning both, he chose to represent Jhalokati-1 and quit Pirojpur-2, triggering a by-election in Pirojpur-2.[13] Tasmima Hossain, his wife, was elected in a September 1996 by-election.[14]

Pirojpur-2 by-election, September 1996[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP(E) Tasmima Hossain 33,332 62.8 +10.8
AL M. Matiur Rahman 18,801 35.4 +14.0
BNP Abdul Wahab Howlader 930 1.8 -9.6
Majority 14,531 27.4 -3.2
Turnout 53,063 53.0 -1.5
JP(E) hold
General Election June 1996: Pirojpur-2[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP(E) Anwar Hossain Manju 33,519 52.0 -4.0
AL Altaf Hossain 13,811 21.4 -2.4
BNP Nurul Islam Manjur 7,385 11.4 +2.0
Jamaat-e-Islami A. B. M. Khairul Islam 6,346 9.8 +2.7
Islamic Sashantantrik Andolan Nurul Huda 2,395 3.7 N/A
WPB Khan Md. Rustom Ali 318 0.5 +0.1
Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali) Md. Abdur Satter Hang 203 0.3 N/A
Zaker Party Md. Zakir Hossain 192 0.3 -0.1
Independent Monjur Hassan Mahmud Salim 126 0.2 N/A
FP S. M. Mozibur Rahman 76 0.1 0.0
Independent Shahadat Hossain 71 0.1 N/A
Jana Dal Shah Alam 65 0.1 N/A
Majority 19,708 30.6 -1.6
Turnout 64,507 64.5 +19.2
JP(E) hold
General Election 1991: Pirojpur-2[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP(E) Anwar Hossain Manju 36,651 56.0
AL A. Hakim 15,560 23.8
BNP Bazlul Haq Harun 6,140 9.4
Jamaat-e-Islami Abul Bashar 4,659 7.1
IOJ A. Matin 1,148 1.8
UCL Nimai Karishna Mondol 449 0.7
WPB Firoz 291 0.4
Zaker Party Mahbubur Rahman 266 0.4
Ganatantri Party Amalendu Bepari 202 0.3
FP S. M. Mozibur Rahman 58 0.1
Independent Khan Enayet Karim 45 0.1
Majority 21,091 32.2
Turnout 65,469 45.3
JP(E) hold

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pirojpur-2". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  3. ^ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
  4. ^ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
  5. ^ "53 constituencies get new boundaries". The Daily Star. 4 July 2013.
  6. ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. ^ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  10. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  12. ^ a b c "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  13. ^ "List of 7th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  14. ^ Akhter, Muhammad Yeahia (2001). Electoral Corruption in Bangladesh. Ashgate. pp. 167, 177. ISBN 0-7546-1628-2.
  15. ^ "Statistical Report: 7th Jatiya Shangshad Election" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. pp. 306, 310. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2018.

External links[edit]

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