# Cox's Bazar-2

Cox's Bazar-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is Vacant.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Kutubdia and Maheshkhali upazilas.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Chittagong constituency when the former Chittagong District was split into two districts: Chittagong and Cox's Bazar.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Jahirul Islam | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| 1991 | Md. Ishak | Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League |
| Feb 1996 | ATM Nurul Bashar Chowdhury | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Jun 1996 | Alamgir Mohammad Mahfuzullah Farid | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 2001 | Alamgir Mohammad Mahfuzullah Farid | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 2008 | A. H. M. Hamidur Rahman Azad | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |
| 2014 | Asheq Ullah Rafiq | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 2018 | Asheq Ullah Rafiq | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 2024 | Asheq Ullah Rafiq | Bangladesh Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Asheq Ullah Rafiq 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: Cox's Bazar-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | A. H. M. Hamidur Rahman Azad | 87,899 | 53.9 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh nationalalist party | Ansarul Karim | 86,944 | 45.0 | +12.9 |
| | IOJ | Mohammad Solaiman | 1,335 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Gano Front | Golam Mowla | 467 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Mohammad Elias | 340 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,327 | 9.0 | −26.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 193,357 | 85.6 | +13.9 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from BNP | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from BNP | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from BNP | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from BNP | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Cox's Bazar-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Bangladesh awami League | Alamgir Mohammad Mahfuzullah Farid | 103,503 | 67.6 | +26.8 |
| | AL | kudisullah khan | 100000 | 32.1 | +2.3 |
| | Independent | A. N. M. Shahid Uddin | 42098 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54,313 | 35.5 | +24.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 153,119 | 71.7 | +1.8 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Cox's Bazar-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Alamgir Mohammad Mahfuzullah Farid | 44,445 | 40.8 | +15.7 |
| | AL | Sirajul Mostafa | 32,443 | 29.8 | N/A |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | 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 | Majority | Majority | 12,002 | 11.0 | +8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 109,025 | 69.9 | +21.7 |
| | BNP gain from BAKSAL | BNP gain from BAKSAL | BNP gain from BAKSAL | BNP gain from BAKSAL | BNP gain from BAKSAL |
General Election 1991: Cox's Bazar-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BAKSAL | Md. Ishak B A | 25,727 | 31.4 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,382 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81,906 | 48.2 | |
| | BAKSAL gain from JP(E) | BAKSAL gain from JP(E) | BAKSAL gain from JP(E) | BAKSAL gain from JP(E) | BAKSAL gain from JP(E) |