Bhola-2
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
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Bhola-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.
| Bhola-2 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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| District | Bhola District |
| Division | Barisal Division |
| Electorate | 391,310 (2026)[citation needed] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Burhanuddin and Daulatkhan upazilas.[1][2]
History
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
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Tofail Ahmed | Awami League[3] | |
| 1988 | Siddiqur Rahman | Jatiya Party[4] | |
| Sep 1991 by-election | Mosharraf Hossain Shahjahan | BNP | |
| Feb 1996 | Nizam Uddin Ahmed | ||
| Jun 1996 | Tofail Ahmed | Awami League | |
| 2001 | Hafiz Ibrahim | BNP | |
| 2008 | Tofail Ahmed | Awami League | |
| 2014 | Ali Azam | ||
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Tofail Ahmed | 103,282 | 56.2 | +17.0 | ||
| BJP | Dr. 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Tofail Ahmed | 48,924 | 50.7 | |||
| BNP | Hafiz Ibrahim | 40,643 | 42.1 | |||
| Jamaat | 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.[9][10] Mosharraf Hossain Shahjahan of the BNP was elected in a September 1991 by-election.[11]
| 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 | 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 | ||||||
