Narail-2 is a constituency in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh

Narail-2
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictNarail District
DivisionKhulna Division
Electorate3,17,844 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created1984

Boundaries

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The constituency encompasses Lohagara Upazila and all but five union parishads of Narail Sadar Upazila: Bhadrabila, Bichhali, Kalora, Shaikhati, and Singasolpur.[2][3]

History

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The constituency was created in 1984 from a Jessore constituency when the former Jessore District was split into four districts: Jhenaidah, Jessore, Magura, and Narail.[4]

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
1986 Saif Hafizur Rahman Jatiya Party[5][6]
1991 Sharif Khasruzzaman Awami League
Feb 1996 Abdul Quader Sikder Independent
Jun 1996 Sharif Khasruzzaman Awami League
Jan 2002 by-election Shahidul Islam BNP
2008 SK Abu Bakr Awami League
2014 Hafizur Rahman Workers Party
2018 Mashrafe Bin Mortaza Awami League[1]

Elections

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Elections in the 2010s

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General Election 2018: Narail-2[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Mashrafe Mortaza 271,210 96.06 N/A
BNP AZM Fariduzzaman 7,883 2.79 N/A
IAB SM Nassir Uddin 3,125 1.11 N/A
JP(E) Khandker Fayek Uzzaman 121 0.04 N/A
Majority 263,327 93.27
Turnout 282,339 88.83
Registered electors 317,844
AL gain from WPB
General Election 2014: Narail-2[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
WPB Hafizur Rahman 95,117 81.0 N/A
Independent Sohrab Hossain Biswas 22,320 19.0 N/A
Majority 72,797 62.0 +35.4
Turnout 117,437 43.1 −44.3
WPB gain from AL

Elections in the 2000s

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General Election 2008: Narail-2[2][8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL SK Abu Bakr 125,458 59.8 +58.0
BNP Sharif Khasruzzaman 69,657 33.2 −63.4
Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish Imarnuzzaman 11,253 5.4 N/A
IAB S. M. Nasir Uddin 2,408 1.1 N/A
LDP Delip Kumar Adhikari 575 0.3 N/A
National People's Party A. Z. M. Fariduzzaman 292 0.1 N/A
Majority 55,801 26.6 −68.4
Turnout 209,643 87.4 +29.5
AL gain from BNP

Sheikh Hasina stood for five seats in the October 2001 general election: Rangpur-6, Narail-1, Narail-2, Barguna-3, and Gopalganj-3. After winning all but Rangpur-6, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other three, triggering by-elections in them.[10] Shahidul Islam of the BNP was elected in a January 2002 by-election.[11]

Narail-2 by-election, January 2002[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Shahidul Islam 137,695 96.6 +48.4
AL Sohrab Hossain Biswas 2,508 1.8 −48.5
Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) Sheikh Md. Asaduzzaman 1,162 0.8 +0.7
JP(E) Sharif Munir Hossain 473 0.3 N/A
Jatiya Party (M) Sathi Talukdar 363 0.3 +0.2
Independent Mahabubul Alam Tuku 321 0.2 N/A
Majority 135,187 94.9 +92.8
Turnout 142,522 57.9 −20.1
BNP gain from AL
General Election 2001: Narail-2[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Sheikh Hasina 97,195 50.3 +5.4
BNP Shahidul Islam 93,081 48.2 +18.2
IJOF Md. Tozammel Sheikh 1,337 0.7 N/A
WPB Hafizur Rahman 1,186 0.6 −1.2
Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) Sheikh Md. Asaduzzaman 148 0.1 −0.1
Independent Ashok Kundu 74 0.0 N/A
Ganatantri Party Shamuel Subash Bose 52 0.0 N/A
Jatiya Party (M) Md. Emdadul Haq Nanu 50 0.0 N/A
Majority 4,114 2.1 −12.8
Turnout 193,123 78.0 −0.2
AL hold

Elections in the 1990s

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General Election June 1996: Narail-2[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Sharif Khasruzzaman 63,913 44.9 −0.1
BNP A. Kader Sikdar 42,718 30.0 +5.4
Jamaat-e-Islami Nuru Nabi Jihadi 22,093 15.5 −8.1
JP(E) Saif Hafizur Rahman 7,474 5.3 +5.0
WPB Bimal Biswas 2,519 1.8 N/A
IOJ Md. Abdur Rahman Mollah 2,432 1.7 N/A
Independent S. M. Sarwar Hossain 566 0.4 N/A
Zaker Party Shubhashish Bagchi 241 0.2 −0.1
Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) Sheikh Md. Asaduzzaman 238 0.2 −0.1
Majority 21,195 14.9 −5.5
Turnout 142,194 78.2 +18.2
AL hold
General Election 1991: Narail-2[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Sharif Khashruzzaman 59,506 45.0
BNP Mokbul Hossain 32,516 24.6
Jamaat-e-Islami Nurun Nabi Mollah 31,174 23.6
UCL Bimal Biswas 7,222 5.5
JP(E) Saif Hafizur Rahman 457 0.3
Zaker Party Mominuddin Munshi 439 0.3
Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) Sheikh Md. Asaduzzaman 410 0.3
FP Md. Asasduzzaman 276 0.2
Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) Motaleb Shikder 120 0.1
Majority 26,990 20.4
Turnout 132,120 60.0
AL gain from JP(E)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Narail-2". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  4. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Jhenaidah" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  5. ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Narail-2". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election – Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Statistical Report: 8th Parliament Election" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. pp. 24–25, 38. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Statistical Report: 8th Parliament Election" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. pp. 358, 367. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  12. ^ 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.
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