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Barisal-2
Barisal-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Shah-e-Alam of the Awami League.
| Barisal-2 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| District | Barisal District |
| Division | Barisal Division |
| Electorate | 302,644 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Party | Awami League |
| Member(s) | Shah-e-Alam |
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Banaripara and Wazirpur upazilas.[2][3]
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.[4] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.[5]
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Awami League | Talukder Yunus | 134,878 | 93.8 | +42.5 | |
| JP(E) | Md. Nasiruddin Nasim Hawlader | 5,088 | 3.5 | N/A | |
| Independent | Sabina Aktar | 3,879 | 2.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 129,790 | 90.2 | +84.0 | ||
| Turnout | 143,845 | 55.6 | -30.8 | ||
| Bangladesh Awami League hold | |||||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Awami League | Manirul Islam | 100,002 | 51.3 | +22.9 | ||
| BNP | Sardar Sarfuddin Ahmed | 87,976 | 45.1 | +7.1 | ||
| Independent | Sayed Shahidul Hoque Jamal | 3,362 | 1.7 | N/A | ||
| Zaker Party | Nur Mohammad Howlader | 1,988 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
| BDB | Sayma Jalil | 620 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Ranzit Kumar Baray | 516 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Albart Baray | 378 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Bangladesh Kalyan Party | Abdul Haque | 127 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 12,026 | 6.2 | -3.4 | |||
| Turnout | 194,969 | 86.4 | -21.6 | |||
| Bangladesh Awami League gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal | 60,164 | 38.0 | +11.5 | ||
| Bangladesh Awami League | Abul Hasanat Abdullah | 44,919 | 28.4 | +7.2 | ||
| Jatiya Party (M) | Golam Faruque Ovi | 30,511 | 19.3 | N/A | ||
| IJOF | Golam Kibria Tipu | 14,491 | 9.1 | N/A | ||
| Workers Party | Rashed Khan Menon | 8,353 | 5.3 | -6.5 | ||
| Majority | 15,245 | 9.6 | +8.2 | |||
| Turnout | 158,438 | 64.8 | -4.6 | |||
| BNP gain from JP(E) | ||||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(E) | Golam Faruque Ovi | 33,556 | 28.0 | +9.9 | ||
| BNP | Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal | 31,844 | 26.5 | +14.3 | ||
| Bangladesh Awami League | Syed Moinul Haque | 25,403 | 21.2 | -4.0 | ||
| Workers Party | Rashed Khan Menon | 14,124 | 11.8 | -21.2 | ||
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Bazlur Rashid | 5,268 | 4.4 | -5.2 | ||
| Independent | Sarder Sarfuddin Ahamed | 3,359 | 2.8 | N/A | ||
| IOJ | Abdul Malek Sarder | 2,418 | 2.0 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Shah Kashruzzaman | 2,135 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Golam Kibria Tipu | 1,733 | 1.4 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Abdul Alim Khan | 195 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 1,712 | 1.4 | -6.4 | |||
| Turnout | 120,035 | 69.4 | +23.6 | |||
| JP(E) gain from Workers Party | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workers Party | Rashed Khan Menon | 36,311 | 33.0 | |||
| Bangladesh Awami League | Haranath Bain | 27,697 | 25.2 | |||
| JP(E) | Golam Kibria | 19,876 | 18.1 | |||
| BNP | M. A. Rahman Mallik | 13,465 | 12.2 | |||
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Bazlur Rashid | 10,577 | 9.6 | |||
| Independent | Khairul Alam Hang. | 1,499 | 1.4 | |||
| NDP | Md. Delwar Hossain | 408 | 0.4 | |||
| JSD (R) | Mujibur Rahman Kabiraz | 148 | 0.1 | |||
| Majority | 8,614 | 7.8 | ||||
| Turnout | 109,981 | 45.8 | ||||
| Workers Party gain from JP(E) | ||||||
References
- ^ a b "Barishal-2". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
- ^ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
- ^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (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.
- ^ . Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ . Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b c . Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
External links
- "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.
Coordinates: 22°49′N 90°15′E / 22.82°N 90.25°E