Barisal-2 Explained

Barisal-2
Parl Name:Jatiya Sangsad
District:Barisal District
Region Label:Division
Region:Barisal Division
Electorate:302,644 (2018)
Year:1973

Barisal-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. 6 August since 2024 the constituency is Vacant.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Banaripara and Wazirpur upazilas.

History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1973Nazrul IslamAwami League
1979Abdul Wadud SardarBNP
1986Syed Azizul HaqueJatiya Party
1991Rashed Khan MenonWorkers Party
Feb 1996Syed Moazzem Hossain AlalBNP
Jun 1996Golam Faruque OviJatiya Party
2001Syed Moazzem Hossain AlalBNP
2008Manirul IslamAwami League
2014Talukder Yunus
2018Shah-e-Alam
2024Rashed Khan MenonWorkers Party

Elections

Elections in the 1990s

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