# Bhola-2

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

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Burhanuddin and Daulatkhan upazilas.

## 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 |
| 1988 | Siddiqur Rahman | Jatiya Party |
| Sep 1991 by-election | Mosharraf Hossain Shahjahan | BNP |
| Feb 1996 | Nizam Uddin Ahmed | BNP |
| Jun 1996 | Tofail Ahmed | Awami League |
| 2001 | Hafiz Ibrahim | BNP |
| 2008 | Tofail Ahmed | Awami League |
| 2014 | Ali Azam | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Bhola-2 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 148,136 | 89.6 | +76.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 165,258 | 65.2 | −18.1 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Bhola-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Tofail Ahmed | 103,282 | 56.2 | +17.0 |
| | BJP | 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 | Majority | Majority | 24,552 | 13.4 | −7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 183,655 | 83.3 | +32.3 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Bhola-2 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 28,490 | 20.5 | +11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 138,856 | 51.0 | −11.2 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Bhola-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Tofail Ahmed | 48,924 | 50.7 | |
| | BNP | Hafiz Ibrahim | 40,643 | 42.1 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | 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 | Majority | Majority | 8,281 | 8.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 96,477 | 62.2 | |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | 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. Mosharraf Hossain Shahjahan of the BNP was elected in a September 1991 by-election.
General Election 1991: Bhola-2 :
| Party | 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-e-Islami | 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 | Majority | Majority | 15,181 | 19.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 79,807 | 30.2 | |
| | AL gain from | AL gain from | AL gain from | AL gain from | AL gain from |