Tangail-2

{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}}

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| parl_name = Jatiya Sangsad

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| district = Tangail District

| region_label = Division

| region = Dhaka Division

| population =

| electorate = 348,670 (2018)

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| year = 1973

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Tangail-2 is a constituency represented in Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Bhuapur and Gopalpur upazilas.

History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

Members of Parliament

class="wikitable"
colspan="2"\|Election	Member	Party
style="background-color:{{party color\|Bangladesh Awami League}}" \| \| 1973 \| Hatem Ali Talukdar \| Awami League
style="background-color:{{party color\|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" \| \| 1979 \| Afazuddin Fakir \| BNP
colspan="4" \|Major Boundary Changes
style="background-color:{{party color\|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" \| \| 1986 \| Shamsul Haque Talukder \| Jatiya Party
style="background-color:{{party color\|Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Siraj)}}" \| \| 1988 \| Abdul Matin Mia \| JaSaD (Siraj)
style="background-color:{{party color\|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" \| \| 1991 \| Abdus Salam Pintu \| BNP
style="background-color:{{party color\|Bangladesh Awami League}}" \| \| 1996 \| Khandaker Asaduzzaman \| Awami League
style="background-color:{{party color\|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" \| \| 2001 \| Abdus Salam Pintu \| BNP
style="background-color:{{party color\|Bangladesh Awami League}}" \| \| 2008 \| Khandaker Asaduzzaman \| rowspan="2" \| Awami League
style="background-color:{{party color\|Bangladesh Awami League}}" \| \| 2018 \| Tanvir Hasan Soto Monir

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colspan="2"|Election

Member

Party

style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |

| 1973

| Hatem Ali Talukdar

| Awami League

style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |

| 1979

| Afazuddin Fakir

| BNP

colspan="4" |Major Boundary Changes

style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" |

| 1986

| Shamsul Haque Talukder

| Jatiya Party

style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Siraj)}}" |

| 1988

| Abdul Matin Mia

| JaSaD (Siraj)

style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |

| 1991

| Abdus Salam Pintu

| BNP

style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |

| 1996

| Khandaker Asaduzzaman

| Awami League

style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |

| 2001

| Abdus Salam Pintu

| BNP

style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |

| 2008

| Khandaker Asaduzzaman

| rowspan="2" | Awami League

style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |

| 2018

| Tanvir Hasan Soto Monir

Elections

= Elections in the 2010s =

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Awami League

|candidate = Khandaker Asaduzzaman

|votes = 140,759

|percentage = 94.6

|change = +37.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)

|candidate = Azizur Rahman Tarafdar

|votes = 8,017

|percentage = 5.4

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 132,742

|percentage = 89.2

|change = +72.8

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 148,776

|percentage = 47.7

|change = −41.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing|

|winner = Bangladesh Awami League

}}

= Elections in the 2000s =

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Awami League

|candidate = Khandaker Asaduzzaman

|votes = 144,710

|percentage = 57.6

|change = +10.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|candidate = Sultan Salahuddin Tuku

|votes = 103,509

|percentage = 41.2

|change = −7.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Krishak Sramik Janata League

|candidate = Khaleda Habib

|votes = 2,033

|percentage = 0.8

|change = −0.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh

|candidate = Munirul Islam

|votes = 552

|percentage = 0.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Zaker Party

|candidate = Anamul Haque Manju

|votes = 410

|percentage = 0.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 41,201

|percentage = 16.4

|change = +15.3

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 251,214

|percentage = 88.7

|change = +12.8

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing|

|winner = Bangladesh Awami League

|loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|candidate = Abdus Salam Pintu

|votes = 105,273

|percentage = 48.7

|change = +7.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Awami League

|candidate = Khandaker Asaduzzaman

|votes = 102,999

|percentage = 47.6

|change = +1.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front

|candidate = Md. Shamsul Haq Talukder

|votes = 4,296

|percentage = 2.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Krishak Sramik Janata League

|candidate = Abdul Kader Siddique

|votes = 3,519

|percentage = 1.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jatiya Party (Manju)

|candidate = Aziz Bangal

|votes = 236

|percentage = 0.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,274

|percentage = 1.1

|change = −4.1

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 216,323

|percentage = 75.9

|change = +0.3

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing|

|winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|loser = Bangladesh Awami League

}}

= Elections in the 1990s =

{{Election box begin | title=General Election June 1996: Tangail-2}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Awami League

|candidate = Khandaker Asaduzzaman

|votes = 77,086

|percentage = 46.1

|change = +7.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|candidate = Abdus Salam Pintu

|votes = 68,406

|percentage = 40.9

|change = −10.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)

|candidate = Md. Shamim Al Mamun

|votes = 15,188

|percentage = 9.1

|change = +0.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

|candidate = Md. Abdus Salam Khan

|votes = 5,801

|percentage = 3.5

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Gano Forum

|candidate = Faridul Alam Talukdar

|votes = 371

|percentage = 0.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Democratic Republican Party

|candidate = Md. Helal Uddin Khan

|votes = 237

|percentage = 0.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 8,680

|percentage = 5.2

|change = −7.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 167,089

|percentage = 75.6

|change = +18.4

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing|

|winner = Bangladesh Awami League

|loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|candidate = Abdus Salam Pintu

|votes = 75,603

|percentage = 51.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Awami League

|candidate = Hatem Ali Talukdar

|votes = 56,852

|percentage = 38.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)

|candidate = Shamsul Haq Talukdar

|votes = 12,016

|percentage = 8.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = United Communist League of Bangladesh

|candidate = K. Jahangir

|votes = 530

|percentage = 0.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Zaker Party

|candidate = Md. Ali

|votes = 512

|percentage = 0.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Md. Rafiqul Islam

|votes = 452

|percentage = 0.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Sham Shankar Dutta

|votes = 217

|percentage = 0.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 18,751

|percentage = 12.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 146,182

|percentage = 57.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing|

|winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|loser = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Siraj)

}}

References

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{{cite news |title=Tangail-2 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Tangail-2&d=dhaka |work=The Daily Star (Bangladesh) |access-date=31 December 2018}}

{{cite web |url=http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf |title=Constituency Maps of Bangladesh |author= |date=2010 |publisher=Bangladesh Election Commission |format=PDF |access-date=13 August 2014}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF |title=Delimitation of Constituencies |author= |date=2013 |publisher=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}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/1st.pdf |title=List of 1st Parliament Members |author= |publisher=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 February 2018}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/2nd.pdf |title=List of 2nd Parliament Members |author= |publisher=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf |title=List of 3rd Parliament Members |author= |publisher=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf |title=List of 4th Parliament Members |author= |publisher=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014}}

{{cite news |title=Tangail-2 |url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=131 |website=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615004805/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=131 |archive-date=15 June 2018 |url-status=dead}}

{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=131&Year=2008 |title=Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results |author= |website=Amar Desh |access-date=8 February 2018}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1 |title=Nomination submission List |author= |publisher=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}}

{{cite web |url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=134 |title=Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics |author= |publisher=Vote Monitor Networks |access-date=11 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229001849/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=134 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}

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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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