Bhola-2
Appearance
Bhola-2 | |
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Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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District | Bhola District |
Division | Barisal Division |
Electorate | 297,221 (2018)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1984 |
Party | None |
Member(s) | Vacant |
Bhola-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh].
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency encompasses Burhanuddin and Daulatkhan upazilas.[2][3]
History
[edit]The constituency was created in 1984 from a Bakerganj constituency when the former Bakerganj District was split into four districts: Bhola, Bakerganj, Jhalokati, and Pirojpur.
Members of Parliament
[edit]Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2010s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Ali Azam | 156,697 | 94.8 | +38.6 | |
Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Salah Uddin | 8,561 | 5.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 148,136 | 89.6 | +76.2 | ||
Turnout | 165,258 | 65.2 | −18.1 | ||
AL hold |
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Tofail Ahmed | 103,282 | 56.2 | +17.0 | ||
BJP | Ashikur Rahman | 78,730 | 42.9 | −16.8 | ||
BKA | Abu Jafor Kasemi | 679 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
IAB | Md. Yousuf | 645 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
Gano Front | Krisok Md. Sadak | 319 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Majority | 24,552 | 13.4 | −7.1 | |||
Turnout | 183,655 | 83.3 | +32.3 | |||
AL gain from BNP |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Hafiz Ibrahim | 82,927 | 59.7 | +17.6 | |
AL | Tofail Ahmed | 54,437 | 39.2 | −11.5 | |
IJOF | Md. Jahangir Alam Shikder | 513 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Independent | Md. Morshed Alam | 301 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Independent | Md. Mostafizur Rahman | 263 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Independent | Shah Md. Mosleh Uddin | 212 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Independent | Mir Md. Shahabuddin | 203 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 28,490 | 20.5 | +11.9 | ||
Turnout | 138,856 | 51.0 | −11.2 | ||
BNP hold |
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Tofail Ahmed | 48,924 | 50.7 | |||
BNP | Hafiz Ibrahim | 40,643 | 42.1 | |||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Mohammad Faziul Karim | 4,562 | 4.7 | |||
JP(E) | Mohammad Kaikobad Mian | 583 | 0.6 | |||
IOJ | Md. Abdul Karim | 551 | 0.6 | |||
Islamic Sashantantrik Andolan | Kari Golam Mostofa | 495 | 0.5 | |||
Democratic Republican Party | Md. Salam Uddin | 362 | 0.4 | |||
FP | Mohammad Salah Uddin Talukdar | 208 | 0.2 | |||
Independent | Mir Mohammad Gias Uddin | 149 | 0.2 | |||
Majority | 8,281 | 8.6 | ||||
Turnout | 96,477 | 62.2 | ||||
AL gain from BNP |
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.[10][11] Mosharraf Hossain Shahjahan of the BNP was elected in a September 1991 by-election.[12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Tofail Ahmed | 38,626 | 48.4 | |||
JP(E) | Naziur Rahman Manzur | 23,445 | 29.4 | |||
BNP | Md. Shahidul Haq Chowdhury | 8,670 | 10.9 | |||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Syed Jamal Uddin Zafri | 6,546 | 8.2 | |||
Independent | Md. Siddiq Miah | 1,427 | 1.8 | |||
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Sk. Farid | 366 | 0.5 | |||
FP | Yusuf Manager | 236 | 0.3 | |||
Zaker Party | Mahbub Miah | 208 | 0.3 | |||
Independent | Selim | 176 | 0.2 | |||
Independent | Mohabbat Jan Chowdhury | 107 | 0.1 | |||
Majority | 15,181 | 19.0 | ||||
Turnout | 79,807 | 30.2 | ||||
AL gain from |
References
[edit]- ^ "Bhola-2". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Bhola-2". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Results Comparison". Amar Desh. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "List of 5th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ Akhter, Muhammad Yeahia (2001). Electoral Corruption in Bangladesh. Ashgate. p. 243. ISBN 0-7546-1628-2.
External links
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