Cumilla-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Md. Salim Bhuiyan is the incumbent member of Parliament from this constituency.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Homna and Titas upazilas.

History

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

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

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1973Taher Uddin ThakurAwami League
1979Md. Faridul HudaBNP
Major Boundary Changes
1986Abdur RashidJatiya Party
1991Khandokar Mosharraf HossainBNP
June 1996
2001
2008M. K. Anwar
2014Mohammed Amir HossainJatiya Party
2018Selima AhmadAwami League
2024Abdul MajidIndependent

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Mohammed Amir Hossain was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Comilla-2
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNPM. K. Anwar94,10553.7−7.1
ALMd. Abdul Majid76,66643.8+18.0
IABRafiqul Islam1,8071.0N/A
IndependentMd. Monowar Hossain1,8021.0N/A
PDPMd. Golam Mostafa8110.5N/A
Majority17,43910.0−25.0
Turnout175,19183.4+21.2
BNP hold
General Election 2001: Comilla-2
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNPKhandokar Mosharraf Hossain128,68060.8+16.8
ALHasan Jamil Sattar54,65125.8+15.2
IndependentMohammad Shubid Ali Bhuiyan25,01211.8N/A
IJOFJahed Al Mahmud2,3361.1N/A
IndependentMd. Shahid Ullah Sarkar4620.2N/A
Gano ForumAyesha Begum3410.2N/A
Jatiya Party (M)Sohel Sarkar2480.1N/A
Majority74,02935.0+32.0
Turnout211,73062.2−5.4
BNP hold

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Comilla-2
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNPKhandokar Mosharraf Hossain69,17544.0−13.7
JP(E)Hasan Jamil Sattar64,46141.0+39.5
ALAbdur Rashid16,71210.6−2.1
JamaatA.B.M.A. Momin Sarkar4,4612.8−2.6
IOJRafiqul Islam1,6051.0N/A
IndependentS. A. Hashem4300.3N/A
IndependentMd. Mohsin Bhuiyan3930.2N/A
Majority4,7143.0−42.0
Turnout157,23767.6+26.6
BNP hold
General Election 1991: Comilla-2
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNPKhandokar Mosharraf Hossain57,70657.7
ALBadal Kumar Roy12,69912.7
IndependentAbdur Rashid12,07612.1
Zaker PartyMd. Tofazzal Hossain6,0376.0
JamaatMd. A. Latif5,4135.4
IndependentKh. Mohiuddin3,0763.1
JP(E)Matiur Rahman1,5241.5
Bangladesh Janata PartyMilan8760.9
FPA. Latif Shikder5430.5
Majority45,00745.0
Turnout99,95041.0
BNP gain from JP(E)

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