Gopalganj-2
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
- Gopalganj Sadar Upazila
- Kashiani Upazila
Gopalganj-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 1991 by Sheikh Fazlul Karim of the Awami League.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Gopalganj Sadar Upazila and seven union parishads of Kashiani Upazila: Bethuri, Fukura, Hatiara, Nijamkandi, Oraandi, Puisur, and Singa.[2][3]
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from a Faridpur constituency when the former Faridpur District was split into five districts: Rajbari, Faridpur, Gopalganj, Madaripur, and Shariatpur.[4]
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1986 | Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim | Bangladesh Awami League[5] | |
1988 | Farid Ahmed | Independent[6] | |
1991 | Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim | Bangladesh Awami League | |
Feb 1996 | vacant | [7] | |
Jun 1996 | Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim | Bangladesh Awami League | |
2001 | |||
2008 | |||
2014 | |||
2018 |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Sheikh Fazlul Karim | 237,591 | 98.3 | +2.2 | |
JP(E) | Kazi Shaheen | 4,084 | 1.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 233,507 | 96.6 | +4.5 | ||
Turnout | 241,675 | 89.8 | +8.7 | ||
AL hold |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Sheikh Fazlul Karim | 186,574 | 96.1 | +2.1 | |
BNP | Md. Shirajul Islam Shiraj | 7,643 | 3.9 | -0.2 | |
Majority | 178,931 | 92.1 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 194,217 | 81.1 | +0.9 | ||
AL hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Sheikh Fazlul Karim | 185,821 | 94.0 | +7.7 | |
BNP | Sheikh Saifur Rahman Nantu | 8,164 | 4.1 | -1.8 | |
Communist Kendra | Asit Baran Ray | 1,042 | 0.5 | N/A | |
IJOF | Sheikh Alamgir Hossain | 915 | 0.5 | N/A | |
JSD | Sahidul Huq | 741 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Gano Forum | Kazi Mezbah Uddin | 678 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |
Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Monirul Islam | 50 | 0.0 | N/A | |
Independent | S. M. Nuru Mia | 44 | 0.0 | N/A | |
Independent | S. M. Faruk Ahmed | 29 | 0.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 177,657 | 89.9 | +9.5 | ||
Turnout | 197,579 | 80.2 | +5.1 | ||
AL hold |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Sheikh Fazlul Karim | 115,032 | 86.3 | +10.5 | |
BNP | Sharufzzaman Jahangir | 7,825 | 5.9 | -2.0 | |
JP(E) | Gazi Abdus Salam | 3,975 | 3.0 | +2.5 | |
Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Azmal Hussain | 2,445 | 1.8 | N/A | |
BKA | Md. Shahidul Alam Chowdhury | 1,925 | 1.4 | -4.6 | |
Bhasani Front | Asit Baran Roy Khokon | 539 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Gano Forum | Abul Kashem | 449 | 0.3 | N/A | |
WPB | Sheikh Mohammad Ilias | 375 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |
Zaker Party | Md. Shahid Khan | 338 | 0.3 | -2.9 | |
Independent | Hinandra Nath Biswas | 164 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula) | Sheikh Alamgir Hossain | 138 | 0.1 | -0.4 | |
Independent | Md. Moktar Hossain | 70 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 107,207 | 80.4 | +12.5 | ||
Turnout | 133,275 | 75.1 | +26.9 | ||
AL hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Sheikh Fazlul Karim | 93,015 | 75.8 | |||
BNP | Fazle Elahi Suruzzaman Miah | 9,661 | 7.9 | |||
BKA | Md. Nazrul Islam | 7,342 | 6.0 | |||
Bangladesh Hindu League | Shishir Bishwas | 5,341 | 4.4 | |||
Zaker Party | Dhirendra Kumar Bakchi | 3,927 | 3.2 | |||
CPB | Md. Abul Kashem | 1,425 | 1.2 | |||
Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula) | Sheikh Alamgir Hossain | 651 | 0.5 | |||
JP(E) | Farooq | 589 | 0.5 | |||
WPB | Sheikh Mohammad Ilias | 408 | 0.3 | |||
Bangladesh National Hindu Party | Sandip Kumar Bishwas | 372 | 0.3 | |||
Majority | 83,354 | 67.9 | ||||
Turnout | 122,731 | 48.2 | ||||
AL gain from |
References
- ^ "Gopalganj-2". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ জেলা প্রশাসনের পটভূমি [Background of District Administration]. Faridpur District (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 6th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "Gopalganj-2". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
External links
- "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.
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