Gopalganj-2

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

Boundaries

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

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.

Members of Parliament

Member	Party
1986	Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim	Bangladesh Awami League
1988	Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim	Bangladesh Awami League
1991	Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim	Bangladesh Awami League
Feb 1996	Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim	Bangladesh Awami League
Jun 1996	Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim	Bangladesh Awami League
2026	K M Babar	Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2026: Gopalganj-2
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Utpal Biswas
	BNP	K M Babar
	BKM	Shuaib Ibrahim
	IAB	Taslim Sikder
	JP(E)	Riyaj Sarwar Molla
Majority
Turnout

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Gopalganj-2
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
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
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
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
	Jamaat	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
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

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