# Patuakhali-2

Patuakhali-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by ASM Feroz of the Awami League.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Bauphal Upazila.

## 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.
Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission reduced the boundaries of the constituency by removing two union parishads of Patuakhali Sadar Upazila: Kamalapur and Lohalia.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1973 | Shahjada Abdul Malek Khan | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Siddiqur Rahman | Awami League |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | ASM Feroz | Independent |
| | 1988 | Md. Ruhul Amin | Jatiya Party |
| | 1991 | ASM Feroz | Awami League |
| | Feb 1996 | Yaqub Ali Sharif | BNP |
| | Jun 1996 | ASM Feroz | Awami League |
| | 2001 | Shahidul Alam Talukder | BNP |
| | 2008 | ASM Feroz | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

ASM Feroz was re-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: Patuakhali-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | ASM Feroz | 98,303 | 54.8 | +19.0 |
| | BNP | A.K.M. Faruque Ahmed Talukder | 58,258 | 32.5 | −14.8 |
| | Independent | A.S.M. Firoz Alam | 12,122 | 6.8 | N/A |
| | IAB | Abu Zafor Ahamdullah | 10,287 | 5.7 | N/A |
| | BTF | Mohammad Rafiqul Islam | 439 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40,045 | 22.3 | +15.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 179,409 | 83.6 | +18.5 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Patuakhali-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Md. Shahidul Alam Talukder | 69,735 | 47.3 | +0.9 |
| | AL | ASM Feroz | 52,804 | 35.8 | −10.6 |
| | IJOF | Faruque Talukder | 24,720 | 16.8 | N/A |
| | CPB | Md. Shahabuddin Ahmmed | 175 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Shah Alam Mridha | 107 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,931 | 6.9 | +6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 147,541 | 65.1 | −4.3 |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Patuakhali-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | ASM Feroz | 45,937 | 46.4 | +1.0 |
| | BNP | Shahidul Alam Talukder | 45,913 | 46.4 | +38.4 |
| | IOJ | Akther Faruk | 4,180 | 4.2 | −4.5 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Fokruddin Khan Razi | 1,680 | 1.7 | −0.3 |
| | JP(E) | Md. Ruhul Amin | 393 | 0.4 | −1.6 |
| | FP | Shahadat Hossoin Khan | 247 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| | Zaker Party | Kazi Abdul Khaleq | 208 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Begum Tahmina | 204 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Moslem Uddin | 145 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | 0.0 | −22.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 98,907 | 69.4 | +27.7 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
General Election 1991: Patuakhali-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | ASM Feroz | 40,202 | 45.4 | |
| | Independent | Abu Zafar Khan | 20,221 | 22.8 | |
| | IOJ | Akter Farooq | 7,713 | 8.7 | |
| | NAP (Muzaffar) | Syed Ashraf Hossain | 7,431 | 8.4 | |
| | BNP | Syed Ahmad Miah | 7,050 | 8.0 | |
| | Bangladesh Janata Party | Kuddus Rahman | 2,012 | 2.3 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. A. Gani | 1,799 | 2.0 | |
| | JP(E) | Md. Ruhul Amin | 1,743 | 2.0 | |
| | FP | Nurul Islam Miah | 218 | 0.2 | |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) | Miah Md. Lutfor Rahman Ansari | 127 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,981 | 22.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88,516 | 41.7 | |
| | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) |