Barisal-2
{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}}
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Barisal-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. 6 August since 2024 the constituency is Vacant.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Banaripara and Wazirpur upazilas.
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. The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 1973 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
|1979 |BNP | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" |
| 1986 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Workers Party of Bangladesh}}" |
| 1991 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
|BNP | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
| 2001 | BNP | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 2008 | rowspan="3" | Awami League | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 2014 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 2018 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Workers Party of Bangladesh}}" |
| 2024 |
Elections
= Elections in the 2010s =
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2014: Barisal-2}}
{{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=General Election 2008: Barisal-2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = 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=General Election 2001: Barisal-2}}
{{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=General Election June 1996: Barisal-2}}
{{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=General Election 1991: Barisal-2}}
{{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}}
References
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External links
- {{Cite web |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/bangladesh/ |title=People's Republic of Bangladesh |website=Psephos}}
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