{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency |name = Gopalganj-2 |type = |constituency_link = |parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] |map1 = |map_size = |image = গোপালগঞ্জ-২.svg |map_entity = |map_year = |caption = |map2 = |image2 = |caption2 = |district_label = |district = [[Gopalganj District, Bangladesh|Gopalganj District]] |region_label = Division |region = [[Dhaka Division]] |population = |electorate = 311,822 (2018)<ref name="2018results" /> |towns = |future = |year = 1984 |abolished_label = |abolished = |members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] |members = [[K M Babar]] |party_label = Parliamentary Party |party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | local_council_label = [[Upazila|Council area]] | local_council = {{ubl|[[Gopalganj Sadar Upazila]]|[[Kashiani Upazila]]}} |next = |previous = |blank1_name=Prev. Constituency|blank1_info=[[Gopalganj-1]] (Constituency 215) |blank2_name=Next Constituency|blank2_info=[[Gopalganj-3]] (Constituency 217) }} '''Gopalganj-2''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Gopalganj Sadar Upazila]] and seven [[Union Parishad|union parishads]] of [[Kashiani Upazila]]: Bethuri, Fukura, Hatiara, Nijamkandi, Oraandi, Puisur, and Singa.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created in 1984 from a Faridpur constituency when the former Faridpur District was split into five districts: [[Rajbari District|Rajbari]], [[Faridpur District|Faridpur]], [[Gopalganj District, Bangladesh|Gopalganj]], [[Madaripur District|Madaripur]], and [[Shariatpur District|Shariatpur]].<ref name="faridpur" />
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Sheikh Fazlul Karim (politician)|Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]]<ref name="1986results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"| | [[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] | [[Sheikh Selim|Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim]] | [[Awami League|Bangladesh Awami League]]<ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Sheikh Fazlul Karim (politician)|Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- | | [[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Feb 1996]] | [[Sheikh Selim|Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim]] | [[Awami League|Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Jun 1996]] |[[Sheikh Fazlul Karim (politician)|Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim]] |[[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] |[[K M Babar]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |}
== Elections ==
=== Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin |title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General election 2026]]: Gopalganj-2<ref>{{cite web |title=VoteDB candidates |url=https://www.votebd.org/candidates/?seat=695b672124f34914b4e55e2b|website=VoteBD}}</ref> }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Independent |candidate=Utpal Biswas |votes= |percentage= |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate=K M Babar |votes= |percentage= |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis |candidate=Shuaib Ibrahim |votes= |percentage= |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate=Taslim Sikder |votes= |percentage= |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate=Riyaj Sarwar Molla |votes= |percentage= |change= }} {{Election box majority||votes=|percentage=|change=}} {{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2010s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2014]]: Gopalganj-2<ref name="2014results" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Sheikh Fazlul Karim (politician)|Sheikh Fazlul Karim]] |votes = 237,591 |percentage = 98.3 |change = +2.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Kazi Shaheen |votes = 4,084 |percentage = 1.7 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 233,507 |percentage = 96.6 |change = +4.5 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 241,675 |percentage = 89.8 |change = +8.7 }} {{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]]: Gopalganj-2<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Sheikh Fazlul Karim (politician)|Sheikh Fazlul Karim]] |votes = 186,574 |percentage = 96.1 |change = +2.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Md. Shirajul Islam Shiraj |votes = 7,643 |percentage = 3.9 |change = -0.2 }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 178,931 |percentage = 92.1 |change = +2.2 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 194,217 |percentage = 81.1 |change = +0.9 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Gopalganj-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Sheikh Fazlul Karim (politician)|Sheikh Fazlul Karim]] |votes = 185,821 |percentage = 94.0 |change = +7.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Sheikh Saifur Rahman Nantu |votes = 8,164 |percentage = 4.1 |change = -1.8 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Communist Kendra |candidate = Asit Baran Ray |votes = 1,042 |percentage = 0.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = Sheikh Alamgir Hossain |votes = 915 |percentage = 0.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = Sahidul Huq |votes = 741 |percentage = 0.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Gano Forum |candidate = Kazi Mezbah Uddin |votes = 678 |percentage = 0.3 |change = 0.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = Md. Monirul Islam |votes = 50 |percentage = 0.0 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = S. M. Nuru Mia |votes = 44 |percentage = 0.0 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = S. M. Faruk Ahmed |votes = 29 |percentage = 0.0 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 177,657 |percentage = 89.9 |change = +9.5 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 197,579 |percentage = 80.2 |change = +5.1 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Gopalganj-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Sheikh Fazlul Karim (politician)|Sheikh Fazlul Karim]] |votes = 115,032 |percentage = 86.3 |change = +10.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Sharufzzaman Jahangir |votes = 7,825 |percentage = 5.9 |change = -2.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Gazi Abdus Salam |votes = 3,975 |percentage = 3.0 |change = +2.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Md. Azmal Hussain |votes = 2,445 |percentage = 1.8 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan |candidate = Md. Shahidul Alam Chowdhury |votes = 1,925 |percentage = 1.4 |change = -4.6 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bhasani Front |candidate = Asit Baran Roy Khokon |votes = 539 |percentage = 0.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Gano Forum |candidate = Abul Kashem |votes = 449 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Workers Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Sheikh Mohammad Ilias |votes = 375 |percentage = 0.3 |change = 0.0 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Md. Shahid Khan |votes = 338 |percentage = 0.3 |change = -2.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Hinandra Nath Biswas |votes = 164 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula) |candidate = Sheikh Alamgir Hossain |votes = 138 |percentage = 0.1 |change = -0.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Moktar Hossain |votes = 70 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 107,207 |percentage = 80.4 |change = +12.5 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 133,275 |percentage = 75.1 |change = +26.9 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Gopalganj-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Sheikh Fazlul Karim (politician)|Sheikh Fazlul Karim]] |votes = 93,015 |percentage = 75.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Fazle Elahi Suruzzaman Miah |votes = 9,661 |percentage = 7.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan |candidate = Md. Nazrul Islam |votes = 7,342 |percentage = 6.0 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Hindu League |candidate = Shishir Bishwas |votes = 5,341 |percentage = 4.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Dhirendra Kumar Bakchi |votes = 3,927 |percentage = 3.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Abul Kashem |votes = 1,425 |percentage = 1.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula) |candidate = Sheikh Alamgir Hossain |votes = 651 |percentage = 0.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Farooq |votes = 589 |percentage = 0.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Workers Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Sheikh Mohammad Ilias |votes = 408 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh National Hindu Party |candidate = Sandip Kumar Bishwas |votes = 372 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 83,354 |percentage = 67.9 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 122,731 |percentage = 48.2 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = }} {{Election box end}}
== References == <references> <ref name="2018results">{{cite news |title=Gopalganj-2 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Gopalganj-2&d=dhaka |work=The Daily Star |access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref> <ref name="maps">{{cite web |url=http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf |title=Constituency Maps of Bangladesh |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2010 |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |format=PDF |access-date=13 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814131945/http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf |archive-date=14 August 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="ecs">{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF |title=Delimitation of Constituencies |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2013 |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |format=PDF |language=bn |access-date=23 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727220238/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF |archive-date=27 July 2014}}</ref> <ref name="faridpur">{{cite web |url=http://www.faridpur.gov.bd/site/page/3911aad7-2013-11e7-8f57-286ed488c766 |script-title=bn:জেলা প্রশাসনের পটভূমি |trans-title=Background of District Administration |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |language=bn |website=Faridpur District |access-date=13 August 2014 |archive-date=3 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603191102/http://www.faridpur.gov.bd/site/page/3911aad7-2013-11e7-8f57-286ed488c766 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="1986results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf |title=List of 3rd Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> <ref name="1988results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf |title=List of 4th Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> <ref name="2014results">{{cite news |title=Gopalganj-2 |url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=216 |work=Bangladesh Election Result 2014 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204005710/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates?constituency_id=216 |archive-date=4 December 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=211&Year=2008 |title=Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Amar Desh |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-date=17 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417105809/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=211&Year=2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="2008nomination">{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1 |title=Nomination submission List |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |language=bn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211190041/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1 |archive-date=11 February 2018 |access-date=9 February 2018}}</ref> <ref name="votemonitor">{{cite web |url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=215 |title=Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= |website=Vote Monitor Networks |access-date=11 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228235259/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=215 |archive-date=28 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </references>
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