Gopalganj-2
Gopalganj-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 1991 by Sheikh Fazlul Karim of the Awami League.
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Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
District | Gopalganj District |
Division | Dhaka Division |
Electorate | 311,822 (2018)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1984 |
Party | Awami League |
Member(s) | Sheikh Fazlul Karim |
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 | |
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1986 | Sheikh Fazlul Karim | Awami League[5] | |
1988 | Farid Ahmed | [6] | |
1991 | Sheikh Fazlul Karim | Awami League | |
Feb 1996 | vacant | [7] | |
Jun 1996 | Sheikh Fazlul Karim | Awami League | |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Awami League | 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 | ||
Awami League hold | |||||
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Awami League | 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 | ||
Awami League hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Awami League | 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 Haq | 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 | ||
Awami League hold | |||||
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Awami League | 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 | |
Workers Party | 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 | ||
Awami League hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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Awami League | 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 | |||
Workers Party | 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 | ||||
Awami League gain from [[|N/A]] | ||||||
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