{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Other uses|Cox's Bazar (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox constituency |name = Cox's Bazar-2 |type = |constituency_link = |parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] |map1 = |map_size = |image = কক্সবাজার-২.svg |map_entity = |map_year = |caption = |map2 = |image2 = |caption2 = |district_label = |district = [[Cox's Bazar District]] |region_label = Division |region = [[Chittagong Division]] |population = |electorate = 383,657 (2026) | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | members = [[Alamgir Mohammad Mahfuzullah Farid]] | local_council_label = | local_council = |towns = |future = |year = 1984 |abolished_label = |abolished = | module = {{align|left|← [[Cox's Bazar-1|294 Cox's Bazar-1]]}}{{align|right|[[Cox's Bazar-3|296 Cox's Bazar-3]] →}} }} '''Cox's Bazar-2''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Kutubdia Upazila|Kutubdia]] and [[Maheshkhali Upazila|Maheshkhali]], integrating both upazilas under a single administrative and electoral boundary.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />Before the constituency was part of the Undivided Chittagong-17(cox'sbazar sadar-moheshkhali)The boundaries were changed prior to the 1986 election
== History == The constituency was created in 1984 from a Chittagong constituency when the former Chittagong District was split into two districts: [[Chittagong District|Chittagong]] and [[Cox's Bazar District|Cox's Bazar]].<ref name="district-stats" />
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="2" | Election ! Member ! Party |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Independent politician}};" | | 1937 | rowspan="2" | Khan Bahadur Jalal Uddin Ahmad | Independent |- | style="background-color:{{party color|All-India Muslim League}};" | | 1946 | [[All-India Muslim League]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Nizam-e-Islam Party}};" | | 1954 | Siddik Ahmad | rowspan="4" | [[Nizam-e-Islam Party]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Nizam-e-Islam Party}};" | | 1955 | rowspan="3" | Farid Ahmad |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Nizam-e-Islam Party}};" | | 1962 | |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Nizam-e-Islam Party}};" | | 1965 | |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}};" | | 1970 | rowspan="2" | Mostak Ahmad Chowdhury | rowspan="2" | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}};" | | 1973 | |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}};" | | 1979 | Md Rashid BA | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- ! colspan="4" | Major Boundary Changes |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}};" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Jahirul Islam]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]]<ref name="1986results" /><ref name="1988results" /> |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League}};" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Md. Ishak]] | [[Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (1983–1991)|Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}};" | | [[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Feb 1996]] | [[ATM Nurul Bashar Chowdhury]] | rowspan="3" | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}};" | | [[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Jun 1996]] | rowspan="2" | [[Alamgir Mohammad Mahfuzullah Farid]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}};" | | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] | |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami}};" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[A. H. M. Hamidur Rahman Azad]] | [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}};" | | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] | rowspan="3" | [[Asheq Ullah Rafiq]] | rowspan="3" | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}};" | | [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] | |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}};" | | [[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] | |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}};" | | [[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] | [[Alamgir Mohammad Mahfuzullah Farid]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |}
== Elections == === Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2026]]: Cox's Bazar-2}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate=[[Alamgir Mohammad Mahfuzullah Farid]] |votes=125,262 |percentage=57.80 |change=+52.99 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate=[[A. H. M. Hamidur Rahman Azad]] |votes=89,634 |percentage=41.36 |change=+33.78 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate=Ziaul Haque |votes=3,538 |percentage=1.63 |change=+0.96 }} {{Election box majority |votes=35,628 |percentage=16.44 |change=−62.92 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=225,784 |percentage=60.10 |change=−22.65 }} {{Election box Registered electors |reg. electors = 375,688 }} {{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]]: Cox’s Bazar-2}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Asheq Ullah Rafiq]] |votes = 213,091 |percentage = 86.94% |change = +41.94 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = [[A. H. M. Hamidur Rahman Azad]] |votes = 18,587 |percentage = 7.58% |change = −46.32 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Alamgir Mohammad Mahfuzullah Farid]] |votes = 11,789 |percentage = 4.81% |change = −62.79 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Jashim Uddin |votes = 1,630 |percentage = 0.67% |change = New }} {{Election box majority |votes = 194,504 |percentage = 79.36% |change = +43.86 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 245,097 |percentage = 82.75% |change = {{increase}}11.05[[Percentage point|pp]] }} {{Election box Registered electors |reg. electors = 296,177 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
Asheq Ullah Rafiq was elected unopposed in the [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014 general election]] after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.<ref name="2014results" />
=== Elections in the 2000s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Cox's Bazar-2}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = [[A. H. M. Hamidur Rahman Azad]] |votes = 104,835 |percentage = 53.90% |change = −13.70 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Ansarul Karim |votes = 87,010 |percentage = 45.00% |change = +12.90 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Mohammad Solaiman |votes = 1,335 |percentage = 0.70% |change = −0.60 }} {{Election box candidate |party = Gano Front |candidate = Golam Mowla |votes = 467 |percentage = 0.20% |change = −0.10 }} {{Election box candidate |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Mohammad Elias |votes = 340 |percentage = 0.20% |change = −0.10 }} {{Election box majority |votes = 17,327 |percentage = 9.00% |change = −26.50 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 193,357 |percentage = 85.60% |change = {{increase}}13.9[[Percentage point|pp]] }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing |winner = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Cox's Bazar-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Alamgir Mohammad Mahfuzullah Farid]] |votes = 44,445 |percentage = 40.8 |change = +15.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Sirajul Mostafa |votes = 32,443 |percentage = 29.8 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Master Shafiullah Kutubi |votes = 21,859 |percentage = 20.0 |change = -8.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Jahirul Islam]] |votes = 5,793 |percentage = 5.3 |change = -0.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Moulana Amjad Ali |votes = 3,683 |percentage = 3.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Samridhya Bangladesh Andolan |candidate = Shamim Ara Dulan |votes = 604 |percentage = 0.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Gano Forum |candidate = A. K. M. Faijul Karim |votes = 198 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 12,002 |percentage = 11.0 |change = +8.1 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 109,025 |percentage = 69.9 |change = +21.7 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Cox's Bazar-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League |candidate = [[Md. Ishak B A]] |votes = 25,727 |percentage = 31.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Shafi Ullah |votes = 23,345 |percentage = 28.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Md. Rashid |votes = 20,563 |percentage = 25.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Islami Front |candidate = Md. Shafiqul Alam |votes = 5,747 |percentage = 7.0 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Shaker Ullah |votes = 4,461 |percentage = 5.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = NDP |candidate = Mostak Ahmed Chowdhury |votes = 1,862 |percentage = 2.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Sirajul Mostafa |votes = 101 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Nur Boks |votes = 100 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 2,382 |percentage = 2.9 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 81,906 |percentage = 48.2 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League |loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
== References == {{Reflist|refs= <ref name="maps">{{cite web |url=http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf |title=Constituency Maps of Bangladesh |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2010 |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |format=PDF |access-date=13 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814131945/http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf |archive-date=14 August 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> <ref name="ecs">{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF |title=Delimitation of Constituencies |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2013 |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |format=PDF |language=bn |access-date=23 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727220238/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF |archive-date=27 July 2014}}</ref> <ref name="district-stats">{{cite web |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Chittagong.pdf |title=District Statistics 2011: Chittagong |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |format=PDF |access-date=15 February 2018}}</ref> <ref name="1986results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf |title=List of 3rd Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014 |archive-date=18 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918080059/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref> <ref name="1988results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf |title=List of 4th Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014 |archive-date=8 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708101931/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref> <ref name="2014results">{{cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Taib |date=15 December 2013 |title=AL closer to majority before voting |url=http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/ |newspaper=New Age |location=Dhaka |access-date=12 August 2014 |archive-date=3 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503164909/http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> <ref name="votemonitor">{{cite web |url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=295 |title=Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Vote Monitor Networks |access-date=11 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229002919/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=295 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> }}
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