Chittagong-2

{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox constituency |name = Chittagong-2 |type = |constituency_link = |parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] |map1 = |map_size = |image = চট্টগ্রাম-২.svg |map_entity = |map_year = |caption = |map2 = |image2 = |caption2 = |district_label = |district = [[Chittagong District]] |region_label = Division |region = [[Chittagong Division]] |population = |electorate = 480,857 (2026) |towns = |future = |year = 1973 |abolished_label = |abolished = |members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] |members = ''Vacant''{{efn|[[Election Commission (Bangladesh)|Election Commission]] has postponed the results.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/election/403229/ec-postpones-results-of-3-constituencies|title=EC postpones results of 3 constituencies|author=[[Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha|BSS]]|date=13 February 2026|website=[[Dhaka Tribune]]|access-date=18 February 2026}}</ref>}} |party_label = Parliamentary Party |party = | local_council_label = [[Upazila|Council area]] | local_council = |next = |module = {{align|left|←[[Chittagong-1|278 Chittagong-1]]}}{{align|right|[[Chittagong-3|280 Chittagong-3]]→}} }}

'''Chittagong-2''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]]. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.

== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses the entirety of [[Fatikchhari Upazila]], including its main towns, villages, and surrounding rural areas, forming a single administrative and electoral unit.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />

== History == The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

Ahead of the [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008 general election]], the [[Bangladesh Election Commission|Election Commission]] redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the [[2001 Bangladesh census]].<ref name="Rahman2010" /> The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.<ref name="ds11Jul2008" />

== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1973 Bangladeshi general election|1973]] | [[Mustafizur Rahman Siddiqi]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]]<ref name="1973results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979]] | [[L. K. Siddiqi]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]<ref name="1979results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Ainul Kamal]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]]<ref name="1986results" /><ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[L. K. Siddiqi]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|1996]] | [[ABM Abul Kashem]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] | [[L. K. Siddiqi]] | rowspan="2" |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Tarikat Federation}}" | | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] | rowspan="2" |[[Syed Nazibul Bashar Maizvandary]] | rowspan="2" |[[Bangladesh Tarikat Federation]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Tarikat Federation}}" | | [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] |[[Khadizatul Anwar]] |[[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |}

== Elections ==

=== Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2026]]: Chittagong-2}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Sarwar Alamgir]] |votes = 138,545 |percentage = 64.01 |change = +46.76 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Mohammad Nurul Amin |votes = 62,160 |percentage = 28.72 |change = +28.72 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Supreme Party |candidate = Syed Saifuddin Ahmed Maizbhandari |votes = 12,415 |percentage = 5.74 |change = +5.74 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Julfiker Ali Mannan |votes = 2,169 |percentage = 1.00 |change = +1.00 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 76,385 |percentage = 35.29 |change = -30.11 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 216,452 |percentage = 45.01 |change = -31.64 }} {{Election box Registered electors| |reg. electors = 480,857 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}

=== Elections in the 2010s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2018 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2018]]: Chittagong-2<ref name="2018results">{{cite news |title=Chattogram-2 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Chattogram-2&d=chattogram |work=The Daily Star |access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Bangladesh Tarikat Federation |candidate = [[Syed Nazibul Bashar Maizvandary]] |votes = 238,430 |percentage = 82.65 |change = -7.85 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Md. Azimullah Bahar |votes = 49,753 |percentage = 17.25 |change = +17.25 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Johrul Islam Reza |votes = 340 |percentage = 0.12 |change = +0.12 }} {{Election box majority |votes = 188,677 |percentage = 65.40 |change = -16.10 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 288,523 |percentage = 76.65 |change = +34.15 }} {{Election box Registered electors |reg. electors = 376,485 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Tarikat Federation }} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2014]]: Chittagong-2<ref name="2014results" /><ref name="amarmp" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Tarikat Federation |candidate = [[Syed Nazibul Bashar Maizvandary]] |votes = 125,351 |percentage = 90.5 |change = +90.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Mahmud Hasan |votes = 12,433 |percentage = 9.0 |change = +9.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Nazim Uddin |votes = 731 |percentage = 0.5 |change = +0.5 }}

{{Election box majority| |votes = 112,918 |percentage = 81.5 |change = +72.2 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 138,515 |percentage = 42.5 |change = -42.6 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Tarikat Federation |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}

=== Elections in the 2000s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Chittagong-2<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury]] |votes = 129,333 |percentage = 58.1 |change = +8.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = ATM Pearul Islam |votes = 92,266 |percentage = 41.4 |change = +7.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Gano Forum |candidate = Md. Liakat Ali Chowdhury |votes = 1,098 |percentage = 0.5 |change = ''N/A'' }}

{{Election box majority| |votes = 37,067 |percentage = 9.3 |change = -6.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 222,697 |percentage = 85.1 |change = +8.7 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Chittagong-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[L. K. Siddiqi]] |votes = 67,512 |percentage = 49.3 |change = +8.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[ABM Abul Kashem]] |votes = 46,045 |percentage = 33.6 |change = -9.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Nurul Mostafa Kamal Chowdhury |votes = 16,424 |percentage = 12.0 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = Md. Didarul Kabir |votes = 4,971 |percentage = 3.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Islami Front |candidate = Abul Asad Mohammad Jobair |votes = 1,505 |percentage = 1.1 |change = +0.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Masiuddowla |votes = 231 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = Mir Md. Nowshad Uddin |votes = 126 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = Saiful Akter |votes = 105 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}

{{Election box majority| |votes = 21,467 |percentage = 15.7 |change = +13.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 136,919 |percentage = 76.4 |change = -0.2 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}

=== Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Chittagong-2<ref name="votemonitor" /><ref name="stat1999" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[ABM Abul Kashem]] |votes = 45,478 |percentage = 43.5 |change = +7.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[L. K. Siddiqi]] |votes = 43,121 |percentage = 41.2 |change = -4.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Md. Didarul Kabir |votes = 7,602 |percentage = 7.3 |change = +3.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Md. Shafiqul Moulah |votes = 7,488 |percentage = 7.2 |change = -3.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Islami Front |candidate = Md. Musa Al Kaderi |votes = 574 |percentage = 0.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Md. Khairul Islam Chowdhury |votes = 159 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Fakhrul Uddin Chowhury |votes = 121 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Md. Nurul Alam Chowdhury |votes = 92 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}

{{Election box majority| |votes = 2,357 |percentage = 2.3 |change = -7.6 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 104,635 |percentage = 76.6 |change = +18.4 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Chittagong-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[L. K. Siddiqi]] |votes = 36,855 |percentage = 45.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[ABM Abul Kashem]] |votes = 28,928 |percentage = 36.0 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Md. Shafiqul Moulah |votes = 8,549 |percentage = 10.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Fazlul Kader |votes = 3,396 |percentage = 4.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Kazi Khairul Alam |votes = 2,289 |percentage = 2.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League |candidate = Nur Ahmed |votes = 168 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = Gazi Md. Sekandar |votes = 130 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Jatiya Biplobi Front |candidate = Fazlul Kader |votes = 79 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }}

{{Election box majority| |votes = 7,927 |percentage = 9.9 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 80,394  |percentage = 58.2 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }}

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==External links== * {{Cite web |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/bangladesh/ |title=People's Republic of Bangladesh |website=Psephos}}

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