{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency |name = Bhola-2 |type = |constituency_link = |parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] |map1 = |map_size = |image = ভোলা-২.svg |map_entity = |map_year = |caption = |map2 = |image2 = |caption2 = |district_label = |district = [[Bhola District]] |region_label = Division |region = [[Barisal Division]] |population = |electorate = 395,546 (2026) |members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] |members = [[Hafiz Ibrahim (politician)|Hafiz Ibrahim]] |party_label = Parliamentary Party |party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |towns = |future = |year = 1984 |abolished_label = |abolished = |next = |previous = | module = {{align|left|← [[Bhola-1|115 Bhola-1]]}}{{align|right|[[Bhola-3|117 Bhola-3]] →}} }} '''Bhola-2''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]].

== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Burhanuddin Upazila|Burhanuddin]] and [[Daulatkhan Upazila|Daulatkhan]] upazilas.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />

== History == The constituency was created in 1984 from a Bakerganj constituency when the former [[Backergunge District|Bakerganj District]] was split into four districts: [[Bhola District|Bhola]], [[Barisal District|Bakerganj]], [[Jhalokati District|Jhalokati]], and [[Pirojpur District|Pirojpur]].

== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Tofail Ahmed (politician)|Tofail Ahmed]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]]<ref name="1986results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] | [[Siddiqur Rahman (politician, born 1944)|Siddiqur Rahman]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]]<ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | Sep 1991 by-election | [[Mosharraf Hossain Shahjahan]] | rowspan="2" | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Feb 1996]] |[[Nizam Uddin Ahmed (Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician)|Nizam Uddin Ahmed]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Jun 1996]] | [[Tofail Ahmed (politician)|Tofail Ahmed]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] | [[Hafiz Ibrahim (politician)|Hafiz Ibrahim]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[Tofail Ahmed (politician)|Tofail Ahmed]] | rowspan="4" | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] | rowspan="3" | [[Ali Azam (Barisal politician)|Ali Azam]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] |- |style="Background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2026 Bangladeshi general election |2026]] | [[Hafiz Ibrahim (politician)|Hafiz Ibrahim]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |}

== Elections == === Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin |title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General election 2026]]: Bhola-2}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate=[[Hafiz Ibrahim (politician)|Hafiz Ibrahim]] |votes=119,085 |percentage=54.50 |change=-40.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate=Mohammad Fazlul Karim |votes=93,703 |percentage=42.89 |change=+37.7 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 25,382 |percentage = 11.61 |change = -78.0 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 218,496 |percentage = 55.24 |change = -9.9 }} {{Election box Registered electors| |reg. electors = 395,546 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}

=== Elections in the 2010s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2014]]: Bhola-2<ref name="2014results" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Ali Azam (politician, born 1972)|Ali Azam]] |votes = 156,697 |percentage = 94.8 |change = +38.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = Md. Salah Uddin |votes = 8,561 |percentage = 5.2 |change = ''N/A'' }}

{{Election box majority| |votes = 148,136 |percentage = 89.6 |change = +76.2 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 165,258 |percentage = 65.2 |change = -18.1 }} {{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]]: Bhola-2<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Tofail Ahmed (politician)|Tofail Ahmed]] |votes = 103,282 |percentage = 56.2 |change = +17.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jatiya Party |candidate = Dr. Ashikur Rahman |votes = 78,730 |percentage = 42.9 |change = -16.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan |candidate = Abu Jafor Kasemi |votes = 679 |percentage = 0.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Yousuf |votes = 645 |percentage = 0.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Gano Front |candidate = Krisok Md. Sadak |votes = 319 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }}

{{Election box majority| |votes = 24,552 |percentage = 13.4 |change = -7.1 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 183,655 |percentage = 83.3 |change = +32.3 }} {{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]]: Bhola-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Hafiz Ibrahim (politician)|Hafiz Ibrahim]] |votes = 82,927 |percentage = 59.7 |change = +17.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Tofail Ahmed (politician)|Tofail Ahmed]] |votes = 54,437 |percentage = 39.2 |change = -11.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = Md. Jahangir Alam Shikder |votes = 513 |percentage = 0.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Morshed Alam |votes = 301 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Mostafizur Rahman |votes = 263 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Shah Md. Mosleh Uddin |votes = 212 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Mir Md. Shahabuddin |votes = 203 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }}

{{Election box majority| |votes = 28,490 |percentage = 20.5 |change = +11.9 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 138,856 |percentage = 51.0 |change = -11.2 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}} === Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Bhola-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Tofail Ahmed (politician)|Tofail Ahmed]] |votes = 48,924 |percentage = 50.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Hafiz Ibrahim (politician)|Hafiz Ibrahim]] |votes = 40,643 |percentage = 42.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Mohammad Faziul Karim |votes = 4,562 |percentage = 4.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Mohammad Kaikobad Mian |votes = 583 |percentage = 0.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Md. Abdul Karim |votes = 551 |percentage = 0.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Islamic Sashantantrik Andolan |candidate = Kari Golam Mostofa |votes = 495 |percentage = 0.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Democratic Republican Party |candidate = Md. Salam Uddin |votes = 362 |percentage = 0.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Freedom Party |candidate = Mohammad Salah Uddin Talukdar |votes = 208 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Mir Mohammad Gias Uddin |votes = 149 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 8,281 |percentage = 8.6 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 96,477 |percentage = 62.2 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}} Tofael Ahmed stood for two seats in the 1991 general election: [[Bhola-1]] and Bhola-2. After winning both, he chose to represent the former and quit the latter, triggering a by-election.<ref name="amardesh" /><ref name="1991results" /> [[Mosharraf Hossain Shahjahan]] of the BNP was elected in a September 1991 by-election.<ref name="Akhter2001" /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Bhola-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Tofail Ahmed (politician)|Tofail Ahmed]] |votes = 38,626 |percentage = 48.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Naziur Rahman Manzur]] |votes = 23,445 |percentage = 29.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Md. Shahidul Haq Chowdhury |votes = 8,670 |percentage = 10.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Syed Jamal Uddin Zafri |votes = 6,546 |percentage = 8.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Siddiq Miah |votes = 1,427 |percentage = 1.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = Sk. Farid |votes = 366 |percentage = 0.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Freedom Party |candidate = Yusuf Manager |votes = 236 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Mahbub Miah |votes = 208 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Selim |votes = 176 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Mohabbat Jan Chowdhury |votes = 107 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 15,181 |percentage = 19.0 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 79,807 |percentage = 30.2 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = }} {{Election box end}} Wikipedia Wikimedia Foundation Powered by MediaWiki Privacy policy Contact Wikipedia Legal & safety contacts Code of Conduct Developers Statistics Cookie statement Terms of Use Desktop view

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