{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Update|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox constituency |name = Barisal-2 |type = |constituency_link = |parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] |map1 = |map_size = |image = বরিশাল-২.svg |map_entity = |map_year = |caption = |map2 = |image2 = |caption2 = |district_label = |district = [[Barisal District]] |region_label = Division |region = [[Barisal Division]] |population = |electorate = 385,807 (2026) |towns = |future = |year = 1973 |abolished_label = |abolished = | members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | members = [[Sardar Sarfuddin Ahmed]] | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | next = | previous = | module = {{align|left|← [[Barisal-1|119 Barisal-1]]}}{{align|right|[[Barisal-3|121 Barisal-3]] →}} }} '''Barisal-2''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]]. [[Sardar Sarfuddin Ahmed]] is currently the [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|member of parliament]] for Barisal-2.
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Banaripara Upazila|Banaripara]] and [[Wazirpur Upazila|Wazirpur]] upazilas.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008 general election]], the [[Bangladesh Election Commission|Election Commission]] redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the [[2001 Bangladesh census]].<ref name="Rahman2010" /> The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.<ref name="ds11Jul2008" />
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1973 Bangladeshi general election|1973]] | [[Nazrul Islam (Bhola politician)|Nazrul Islam]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]]<ref name="1973results" /> |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979]] |[[Abdul Wadud Sardar]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]<ref name="1979results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Syed Azizul Haque]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]]<ref name="1986results" /><ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Workers Party of Bangladesh}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Rashed Khan Menon]] | [[Workers Party of Bangladesh]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Feb 1996]] |[[Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | |[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Jun 1996]] | [[Golam Faruque Ovi]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] | [[Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[Manirul Islam (Bangladeshi politician)|Manirul Islam]] | rowspan="3" | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] | [[Talukder Yunus]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] | [[Shah-e-Alam (politician)|Shah-e-Alam]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Workers Party of Bangladesh}}" | | [[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] | [[Rashed Khan Menon]] | [[Workers Party of Bangladesh]] |- |Style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] |[[Sardar Sarfuddin Ahmed]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |}
== Elections ==
=== Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin |title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General election 2026]]: Barisal-2}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate=[[Sardar Sarfuddin Ahmed]] |votes=141,622 |percentage=62.38 |change=+17.28 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate=Abdul Mannan |votes=74,082 |percentage=32.63 |change=+28.23 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 67,540 |percentage = 29.75 |change = +23.55 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 227,024 |percentage = 58.84 |change = +3.24 }} {{Election box Registered electors| |reg. electors = 385,807 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Workers Party of Bangladesh }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2010s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2014]]: Barisal-2<ref name="2014results" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Talukder Yunus]] |votes = 134,878 |percentage = 93.8 |change = +42.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Md. Nasiruddin Nasim Hawlader |votes = 5,088 |percentage = 3.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Sabina Aktar |votes = 3,879 |percentage = 2.7 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 129,790 |percentage = 90.2 |change = +84.0 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 143,845 |percentage = 55.6 |change = -30.8 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2000s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Barisal-2<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Manirul Islam (Bangladeshi politician)|Manirul Islam]] |votes = 100,002 |percentage = 51.3 |change = +22.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Sardar Sarfuddin Ahmed |votes = 87,976 |percentage = 45.1 |change = +7.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Sayed Shahidul Hoque Jamal |votes = 3,362 |percentage = 1.7 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Nur Mohammad Howlader |votes = 1,988 |percentage = 1.0 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh |candidate = Sayma Jalil |votes = 620 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Ranzit Kumar Baray |votes = 516 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Albart Baray |votes = 378 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Kalyan Party |candidate = Abdul Haque |votes = 127 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 12,026 |percentage = 6.2 |change = -3.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 194,969 |percentage = 86.4 |change = -21.6 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Barisal-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal]] |votes = 60,164 |percentage = 38.0 |change = +11.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Abul Hasanat Abdullah]] |votes = 44,919 |percentage = 28.4 |change = +7.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = [[Golam Faruque Ovi]] |votes = 30,511 |percentage = 19.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = [[Golam Kibria Tipu]] |votes = 14,491 |percentage = 9.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Workers Party of Bangladesh |candidate = [[Rashed Khan Menon]] |votes = 8,353 |percentage = 5.3 |change = -6.5 }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 15,245 |percentage = 9.6 |change = +8.2 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 158,438 |percentage = 64.8 |change = -4.6 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Barisal-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Golam Faruque Ovi]] |votes = 33,556 |percentage = 28.0 |change = +9.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal]] |votes = 31,844 |percentage = 26.5 |change = +14.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Syed Moinul Haque |votes = 25,403 |percentage = 21.2 |change = -4.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Workers Party of Bangladesh |candidate = [[Rashed Khan Menon]] |votes = 14,124 |percentage = 11.8 |change = -21.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Bazlur Rashid |votes = 5,268 |percentage = 4.4 |change = -5.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Sarder Sarfuddin Ahamed |votes = 3,359 |percentage = 2.8 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Abdul Malek Sarder |votes = 2,418 |percentage = 2.0 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Shah Kashruzzaman |votes = 2,135 |percentage = 1.8 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = [[Golam Kibria Tipu]] |votes = 1,733 |percentage = 1.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Abdul Alim Khan |votes = 195 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 1,712 |percentage = 1.4 |change = -6.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 120,035 |percentage = 69.4 |change = +23.6 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |loser = Workers Party of Bangladesh }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Barisal-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Workers Party of Bangladesh |candidate = [[Rashed Khan Menon]] |votes = 36,311 |percentage = 33.0 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Haranath Bain |votes = 27,697 |percentage = 25.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Golam Kibria |votes = 19,876 |percentage = 18.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = M. A. Rahman Mallik |votes = 13,465 |percentage = 12.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Bazlur Rashid |votes = 10,577 |percentage = 9.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Khairul Alam Hang. |votes = 1,499 |percentage = 1.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = NDP |candidate = Md. Delwar Hossain |votes = 408 |percentage = 0.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = Mujibur Rahman Kabiraz |votes = 148 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 8,614 |percentage = 7.8 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 109,981 |percentage = 45.8 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Workers Party of Bangladesh |loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
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