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Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
Tangail-2
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictTangail District
DivisionDhaka Division
Electorate348,670 (2018)
Current constituency
Created1973
← 130 Tangail-1132 Tangail-3 →

Tangail-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Soto Monir of the Awami League.

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

Election Member Party
1973 Hatem Ali Talukdar Awami League
1979 Afazuddin Fakir BNP
Major Boundary Changes
1986 Shamsul Haque Talukder Jatiya Party
1988 Abdul Matin Mia JaSaD (Siraj)
1991 Abdus Salam Pintu BNP
1996 Khandaker Asaduzzaman Awami League
2001 Abdus Salam Pintu BNP
2008 Khandaker Asaduzzaman Awami League
2018 Tanvir Hasan Soto Monir

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Tangail-2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Khandaker Asaduzzaman 140,759 94.6 +37.0
JP(E) Azizur Rahman Tarafdar 8,017 5.4 N/A
Majority 132,742 89.2 +72.8
Turnout 148,776 47.7 −41.0
AL hold

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Tangail-2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Khandaker Asaduzzaman 144,710 57.6 +10.0
BNP Sultan Salahuddin Tuku 103,509 41.2 −7.5
KSJL Khaleda Habib 2,033 0.8 −0.8
BDB Munirul Islam 552 0.2 N/A
Zaker Party Anamul Haque Manju 410 0.2 N/A
Majority 41,201 16.4 +15.3
Turnout 251,214 88.7 +12.8
AL gain from BNP
General Election 2001: Tangail-2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Abdus Salam Pintu 105,273 48.7 +7.8
AL Khandaker Asaduzzaman 102,999 47.6 +1.5
IJOF Md. Shamsul Haq Talukder 4,296 2.0 N/A
KSJL Abdul Kader Siddique 3,519 1.6 N/A
Jatiya Party (M) Aziz Bangal 236 0.1 N/A
Majority 2,274 1.1 −4.1
Turnout 216,323 75.9 +0.3
BNP gain from AL

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Tangail-2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Khandaker Asaduzzaman 77,086 46.1 +7.2
BNP Abdus Salam Pintu 68,406 40.9 −10.8
JP(E) Md. Shamim Al Mamun 15,188 9.1 +0.9
Jamaat-e-Islami Md. Abdus Salam Khan 5,801 3.5 N/A
Gano Forum Faridul Alam Talukdar 371 0.2 N/A
Democratic Republican Party Md. Helal Uddin Khan 237 0.1 N/A
Majority 8,680 5.2 −7.6
Turnout 167,089 75.6 +18.4
AL gain from BNP
General Election 1991: Tangail-2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Abdus Salam Pintu 75,603 51.7
AL Hatem Ali Talukdar 56,852 38.9
JP(E) Shamsul Haq Talukdar 12,016 8.2
UCL K. Jahangir 530 0.4
Zaker Party Md. Ali 512 0.4
Independent Md. Rafiqul Islam 452 0.3
Independent Sham Shankar Dutta 217 0.1
Majority 18,751 12.8
Turnout 146,182 57.2
BNP gain from JSD (S)

References

  1. ^ "Tangail-2". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF) (in Bengali). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  4. "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF) (in Bengali). Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  5. "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF) (in Bengali). Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF) (in Bengali). Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF) (in Bengali). Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. "Tangail-2". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  9. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  10. "Nomination submission List" (in Bengali). Bangladesh Election Commission. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  11. ^ "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.

External links

Bangladesh Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh
Jatiya Sangsad ("National Parliament")
Rangpur Division (Seat:1– 33)
Rajshahi Division (Seat:34– 72)
  • Joypurhat District:
    • Khulna Division (Seat:73– 108)
  • Meherpur District:
    • Barisal Division (Seat:109– 129)
  • Barguna District:
    • Mymensingh Division (Seat:130– 167)
  • Tangail District:
    • Dhaka Division (Seat:168– 223)
  • Manikganj District:
    • Sylhet Division (Seat:224– 242)
  • Sunamganj District:
    • Chittagong Division (Seat:243– 300)
  • Brahmanbaria District:
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  • Comilla-12
  • Faridpur-5
  • Kishoreganj-7
  • Manikganj-4
  • Munshiganj-4
  • Pirojpur-4
  • Satkhira-5
  • Sirajganj-7

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