Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
Gazipur-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2004 by Zahid Ahsan Russell of the Awami League .
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Gazipur City Corporation wards 19 through 39 and 43 through 57, and Gazipur Cantonment .[ 2]
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from a Dhaka constituency when the former Dhaka District was split into six districts: Manikganj , Munshiganj , Dhaka , Gazipur , Narsingdi , and Narayanganj .
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 added a fifth seat to Gazipur District and altered the boundaries of Gazipur-2.[ 4]
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Zahid Ahsan Russell was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[ 7]
Elections in the 2000s
Ahsanullah Master was assassinated on 7 May 2004.[ 11] Zahid Ahsan Russell, his eldest son, was elected in an August by-election.[ 12]
Elections in the 1990s
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