# Barisal-2

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1973 | Nazrul Islam | Awami League |
| 1979 | Abdul Wadud Sardar | BNP |
| 1986 | Syed Azizul Haque | Jatiya Party |
| 1991 | Rashed Khan Menon | Workers Party |
| Feb 1996 | Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal | BNP |
| Jun 1996 | Golam Faruque Ovi | Jatiya Party |
| 2001 | Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal | BNP |
| 2008 | Manirul Islam | Awami League |
| 2014 | Talukder Yunus | Awami League |
| 2018 | Shah-e-Alam | Awami League |
| 2024 | Rashed Khan Menon | Workers Party |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Barisal-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Talukder Yunus | 134,878 | 93.8 | +42.5 |
| | JP(E) | Md. Nasiruddin Nasim Hawlader | 5,088 | 3.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Sabina Aktar | 3,879 | 2.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 129,790 | 90.2 | +84.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 143,845 | 55.6 | −30.8 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Barisal-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Manirul Islam | 100,002 | 51.3 | +22.9 |
| | BNP | Sardar Sarfuddin Ahmed | 87,976 | 45.1 | +7.1 |
| | Independent | Sayed Shahidul Hoque Jamal | 3,362 | 1.7 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Nur Mohammad Howlader | 1,988 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | BDB | Sayma Jalil | 620 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Ranzit Kumar Baray | 516 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Albart Baray | 378 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Kalyan Party | Abdul Haque | 127 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,026 | 6.2 | −3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 194,969 | 86.4 | −21.6 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Barisal-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal | 60,164 | 38.0 | +11.5 |
| | AL | Abul Hasanat Abdullah | 44,919 | 28.4 | +7.2 |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Golam Faruque Ovi | 30,511 | 19.3 | N/A |
| | IJOF | Golam Kibria Tipu | 14,491 | 9.1 | N/A |
| | WPB | Rashed Khan Menon | 8,353 | 5.3 | −6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,245 | 9.6 | +8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 158,438 | 64.8 | −4.6 |
| | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Barisal-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | Golam Faruque Ovi | 33,556 | 28.0 | +9.9 |
| | BNP | Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal | 31,844 | 26.5 | +14.3 |
| | AL | Syed Moinul Haque | 25,403 | 21.2 | −4.0 |
| | WPB | Rashed Khan Menon | 14,124 | 11.8 | −21.2 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Bazlur Rashid | 5,268 | 4.4 | −5.2 |
| | Independent | Sarder Sarfuddin Ahamed | 3,359 | 2.8 | N/A |
| | IOJ | Abdul Malek Sarder | 2,418 | 2.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Shah Kashruzzaman | 2,135 | 1.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | Golam Kibria Tipu | 1,733 | 1.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Abdul Alim Khan | 195 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,712 | 1.4 | −6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 120,035 | 69.4 | +23.6 |
| | JP(E) gain from WPB | JP(E) gain from WPB | JP(E) gain from WPB | JP(E) gain from WPB | JP(E) gain from WPB |
General Election 1991: Barisal-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | WPB | Rashed Khan Menon | 36,311 | 33.0 | |
| | AL | Haranath Bain | 27,697 | 25.2 | |
| | JP(E) | Golam Kibria | 19,876 | 18.1 | |
| | BNP | M. A. Rahman Mallik | 13,465 | 12.2 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Bazlur Rashid | 10,577 | 9.6 | |
| | Independent | Khairul Alam Hang. | 1,499 | 1.4 | |
| | NDP | Md. Delwar Hossain | 408 | 0.4 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Mujibur Rahman Kabiraz | 148 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,614 | 7.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 109,981 | 45.8 | |
| | WPB gain from JP(E) | WPB gain from JP(E) | WPB gain from JP(E) | WPB gain from JP(E) | WPB gain from JP(E) |