Constituency in Kuwait
Constituency Two Electorate 90,478 Created 2008 Seats 10
The second constituency of Kuwait is a legislative constituency in Kuwait . Like the other four constituencies in Kuwait , it elects exactly 10 members to the National Assembly via plurality vote . As of 2022, it currently represents eighteen residential areas and has an electorate of 90,478 (the smallest).[ 1] The Hawalli and Capital governates are divided between the first , second and third constituencies.[ 2] The former Speaker of National Assembly , Marzouq Al Ghanim is a member of this district.
Areas in Constituency Two
Constituency-2
Official English
Arabic
Gulf Arabic Transliteration
Year Established
Blocks
Population
Notes
Abdulla Al-Salem
ضاحية عبد الله السالم
Ð̣āḥyat Abdalla is-Sālim
1963[ 3] [ 4]
4
13,098
Often referred to simply as ið̣-Ð̣āḥya 'the suburb'.
Adailiya
العديلية
li-ʿDēlīya
1963[ 3]
4
11,006
Al-Sour Gardens
حدائق السور
Hādiqat il-sūr
1963[ 3]
4
Bnaid Al-Qar
بنيد القار
Bnēd il-Gār
1
13,171
Daiya
الدعية
id-Diʿīya
1957[ 3]
5
11,289
Dasma
الدسمة
id-Dasma
1954[ 3]
6
12,455
Doha
الدوحة
id-Dōḥa
5
22,047
Doha Port
ميناء الدوحة
Mina id-Dōḥa
573
Faiha
الفيحاء
il-Fēḥa
1956[ 3]
9
12,333
Failaka Island
فيلكا
Fēliča
147
A historic island. Its name comes from Greek φυλάκιο(ν) - fylakio(n) 'outpost'. Used to be inhabited until the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait . Birthplace of Fēliča (sub)dialect of Kuwaiti Arabic .
Granada
غرناطة
Ġirnāṭa
3
8,752
It was named after the city of Granada in Spain . Appears officially in variant forms, including Granda and Ghornata .
Jibla
جِبْلَة
15
4,772
Kaifan
كيفان
Kēfān
1955[ 3]
7
17,300
Khaldiya
الخالدية
il-Xāldīya
1961[ 3]
4
9,820
Mansouriya
المنصورية
il-Manṣūrīya
1965[ 3]
2
5,589
Location of Al-Arabi SC , one of the oldest sports clubs in Kuwait.
Mirqab
المرقاب
il-Mirqab
3
3,699
Nahdha
النهضة
in-Nahð̣a
3
Formerly East Sulaibikhat
North West Sulaibikhat
شمال غرب الصليبيخات
Šamāl Ġarb li-Ṣlēbixāt
3
7,941
Nuzha
النزهة
in-Nizha
1963[ 3]
3
8,372
Qadsiya
القادسية
il-Qādsīya
1958[ 3]
9
14,389
Qortuba
قرطبة
Qurṭuba
5
28,736
Named after Cordoba in Spain
Rawda
الروضة
ir-Rōð̣a
1965[ 3]
5
21,535
Shamiya
الشامية
iš-Šāmīya
1955[ 3]
10
14,708
Sharq
شرق
Šarq
8
3,699
Shuwaikh
الشويخ
li-Šwēx
1954[ 3]
8
3,012
Shuwaikh Industrial Area
الشويخ الصناعية
li-Šwēx iṣ-Ṣināʿīya
3
2,518
Shuwaikh Port
ميناء الشويخ
Mina li-Šwēx
-
185
Sulaibikhat
الصليبخات
li-Ṣlēbixāt
5
23,686
Qairawan
القيروان
li-Qayrāwan
15,200
Surra
السرة
is-Sirra
6
30,264
Ouha Island
جزيرة أوها
Jazīrat Ouha
0
Mischan Island
جزيرة ميشان
Jazīrat Mīschan
0
Umm an Namil Island
جزيرة ام النمل
Jazīrat Umm in-Namil
0
Yarmouk
اليرموك
il-Yarmūk
4
15,385
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