# Cox's Bazar-2

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Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad

For other uses, see [Cox's Bazar (disambiguation)](/source/Cox's_Bazar_(disambiguation)).

Cox's Bazar-2 Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad District Cox's Bazar District Division Chittagong Division Electorate 383,657 (2026) Current constituency Created 1984 Parliamentary Party Bangladesh Nationalist Party Member of Parliament Alamgir Mohammad Mahfuzullah Farid ← 294 Cox's Bazar-1 296 Cox's Bazar-3 →

**Cox's Bazar-2** is a constituency represented in the [Jatiya Sangsad](/source/Jatiya_Sangsad) (National Parliament) of [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh).

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses [Kutubdia](/source/Kutubdia_Upazila) and [Maheshkhali](/source/Maheshkhali_Upazila), integrating both upazilas under a single administrative and electoral boundary.[1][2]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](/source/Chittagong_District) and [Cox's Bazar](/source/Cox's_Bazar_District).[3]

## Members of Parliament

Election Member Party 1937 Khan Bahadur Jalal Uddin Ahmad Independent 1946 All-India Muslim League 1954 Siddik Ahmad Nizam-e-Islam Party 1955 Farid Ahmad 1962 1965 1970 Mostak Ahmad Chowdhury Bangladesh Awami League 1973 1979 Md Rashid BA Bangladesh Nationalist Party Major Boundary Changes 1986 Jahirul Islam Jatiya Party (Ershad)[4][5] 1991 Md. Ishak Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League Feb 1996 ATM Nurul Bashar Chowdhury Bangladesh Nationalist Party Jun 1996 Alamgir Mohammad Mahfuzullah Farid 2001 2008 A. H. M. Hamidur Rahman Azad Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami 2014 Asheq Ullah Rafiq Bangladesh Awami League 2018 2024 2026 Alamgir Mohammad Mahfuzullah Farid Bangladesh Nationalist Party

## Elections

### Elections in the 2020s

General Election 2026: Cox's Bazar-2 Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Alamgir Mohammad Mahfuzullah Farid 125,262 57.80 +52.99 Jamaat A. H. M. Hamidur Rahman Azad 89,634 41.36 +33.78 IAB Ziaul Haque 3,538 1.63 +0.96 Majority 35,628 16.44 −62.92 Turnout 225,784 60.10 −22.65 Registered electors 375,688 BNP gain from AL

### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2018: Cox’s Bazar-2 Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Asheq Ullah Rafiq 213,091 86.94% +41.94 Independent A. H. M. Hamidur Rahman Azad 18,587 7.58% −46.32 BNP Alamgir Mohammad Mahfuzullah Farid 11,789 4.81% −62.79 IAB Jashim Uddin 1,630 0.67% New Majority 194,504 79.36% +43.86 Turnout 245,097 82.75% 11.05pp Registered electors 296,177 AL hold

Asheq Ullah Rafiq was elected unopposed in the [2014 general election](/source/2014_Bangladeshi_general_election) after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[6]

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Cox's Bazar-2 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Jamaat A. H. M. Hamidur Rahman Azad 104,835 53.90% −13.70 AL Ansarul Karim 87,010 45.00% +12.90 IOJ Mohammad Solaiman 1,335 0.70% −0.60 Gano Front Golam Mowla 467 0.20% −0.10 Zaker Party Mohammad Elias 340 0.20% −0.10 Majority 17,327 9.00% −26.50 Turnout 193,357 85.60% 13.9pp Jamaat gain from BNP

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Cox's Bazar-2[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Alamgir Mohammad Mahfuzullah Farid 44,445 40.8 +15.7 AL Sirajul Mostafa 32,443 29.8 N/A Jamaat Master Shafiullah Kutubi 21,859 20.0 −8.5 JP(E) Jahirul Islam 5,793 5.3 −0.1 IOJ Moulana Amjad Ali 3,683 3.4 N/A Samridhya Bangladesh Andolan Shamim Ara Dulan 604 0.6 N/A Gano Forum A. K. M. Faijul Karim 198 0.2 N/A Majority 12,002 11.0 +8.1 Turnout 109,025 69.9 +21.7 BNP gain from BAKSAL

General Election 1991: Cox's Bazar-2[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BAKSAL Md. Ishak B A 25,727 31.4 Jamaat Shafi Ullah 23,345 28.5 BNP Md. Rashid 20,563 25.1 BIF Md. Shafiqul Alam 5,747 7.0 JP(E) Shaker Ullah 4,461 5.4 NDP Mostak Ahmed Chowdhury 1,862 2.3 Independent Sirajul Mostafa 101 0.1 Independent Md. Nur Boks 100 0.1 Majority 2,382 2.9 Turnout 81,906 48.2 BAKSAL gain from JP(E)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-maps_1-0)** ["Constituency Maps of Bangladesh"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140814131945/http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Election Commission*. 2010. Archived from [the original](http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf) (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ecs_2-0)** ["Delimitation of Constituencies"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140727220238/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF) (PDF). *Bangladesh Election Commission* (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from [the original](http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF) (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-district-stats_3-0)** ["District Statistics 2011: Chittagong"](http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Chittagong.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics*. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1986results_4-0)** ["List of 3rd Parliament Members"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180918080059/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Archived from [the original](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf) (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1988results_5-0)** ["List of 4th Parliament Members"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190708101931/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Archived from [the original](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf) (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2014results_6-0)** Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). ["AL closer to majority before voting"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210503164909/http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/). *New Age*. Dhaka. Archived from [the original](http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/) on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2014.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_7-1) ["Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081229002919/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=295). *Vote Monitor Networks*. Archived from [the original](http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=295) on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

## External links

- ["People's Republic of Bangladesh"](http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/bangladesh/). *Psephos*.

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