# Tangail-2

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

## 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 | 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 | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

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

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Tangail-2 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 41,201 | 16.4 | +15.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 251,214 | 88.7 | +12.8 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Tangail-2 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,274 | 1.1 | −4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 216,323 | 75.9 | +0.3 |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Tangail-2 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 8,680 | 5.2 | −7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 167,089 | 75.6 | +18.4 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 1991: Tangail-2 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 18,751 | 12.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 146,182 | 57.2 | |
| | BNP gain from JSD (S) | BNP gain from JSD (S) | BNP gain from JSD (S) | BNP gain from JSD (S) | BNP gain from JSD (S) |