Gopalganj-2

Gopalganj-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant.

Gopalganj-2
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Gopalganj District
Division	Dhaka Division
Electorate	311,822 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1984
Parliamentary Party	None
Member of Parliament	Vacant
Council area	Gopalganj Sadar Upazila Kashiani Upazila
Prev. Constituency	Gopalganj-1 (Constituency 215)
Next Constituency	Gopalganj-3 (Constituency 217)

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Gopalganj Sadar Upazila and seven union parishads of Kashiani Upazila: Bethuri, Fukura, Hatiara, Nijamkandi, Oraandi, Puisur, and Singa.^[2][3]

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Faridpur constituency when the former Faridpur District was split into five districts: Rajbari, Faridpur, Gopalganj, Madaripur, and Shariatpur.^[4]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1986	Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim	Bangladesh Awami League[5]
	1988	Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim	Bangladesh Awami League[6]
	1991	Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim	Bangladesh Awami League
	Feb 1996	Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim	[7]
	Jun 1996	Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim	Bangladesh Awami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Gopalganj-2^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Sheikh Fazlul Karim	237,591	98.3	+2.2
	JP(E)	Kazi Shaheen	4,084	1.7	N/A
Majority			233,507	96.6	+4.5
Turnout			241,675	89.8	+8.7
	AL hold

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Gopalganj-2^[2][9][10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Sheikh Fazlul Karim	186,574	96.1	+2.1
	BNP	Md. Shirajul Islam Shiraj	7,643	3.9	−0.2
Majority			178,931	92.1	+2.2
Turnout			194,217	81.1	+0.9
	AL hold

General Election 2001: Gopalganj-2^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Sheikh Fazlul Karim	185,821	94.0	+7.7
	BNP	Sheikh Saifur Rahman Nantu	8,164	4.1	−1.8
	Communist Kendra	Asit Baran Ray	1,042	0.5	N/A
	IJOF	Sheikh Alamgir Hossain	915	0.5	N/A
	JSD	Sahidul Huq	741	0.4	N/A
	Gano Forum	Kazi Mezbah Uddin	678	0.3	0.0
	Jatiya Party (M)	Md. Monirul Islam	50	0.0	N/A
	Independent	S. M. Nuru Mia	44	0.0	N/A
	Independent	S. M. Faruk Ahmed	29	0.0	N/A
Majority			177,657	89.9	+9.5
Turnout			197,579	80.2	+5.1
	AL hold

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Gopalganj-2^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Sheikh Fazlul Karim	115,032	86.3	+10.5
	BNP	Sharufzzaman Jahangir	7,825	5.9	−2.0
	JP(E)	Gazi Abdus Salam	3,975	3.0	+2.5
	JI	Md. Azmal Hussain	2,445	1.8	N/A
	BKA	Md. Shahidul Alam Chowdhury	1,925	1.4	−4.6
	Bhasani Front	Asit Baran Roy Khokon	539	0.4	N/A
	Gano Forum	Abul Kashem	449	0.3	N/A
	WPB	Sheikh Mohammad Ilias	375	0.3	0.0
	Zaker Party	Md. Shahid Khan	338	0.3	−2.9
	Independent	Hinandra Nath Biswas	164	0.1	N/A
	Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula)	Sheikh Alamgir Hossain	138	0.1	−0.4
	Independent	Md. Moktar Hossain	70	0.1	N/A
Majority			107,207	80.4	+12.5
Turnout			133,275	75.1	+26.9
	AL hold

General Election 1991: Gopalganj-2^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Sheikh Fazlul Karim	93,015	75.8
	BNP	Fazle Elahi Suruzzaman Miah	9,661	7.9
	BKA	Md. Nazrul Islam	7,342	6.0
	Bangladesh Hindu League	Shishir Bishwas	5,341	4.4
	Zaker Party	Dhirendra Kumar Bakchi	3,927	3.2
	CPB	Md. Abul Kashem	1,425	1.2
	Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula)	Sheikh Alamgir Hossain	651	0.5
	JP(E)	Farooq	589	0.5
	WPB	Sheikh Mohammad Ilias	408	0.3
	Bangladesh National Hindu Party	Sandip Kumar Bishwas	372	0.3
Majority			83,354	67.9
Turnout			122,731	48.2
	AL gain from