K M Babar

MP K M Babar is focused on integrating former political opponents into the BNP to consolidate power in the historically Awami League-aligned constituency of Gopalganj-2.

Constituency number 216 confirmed by Wikipedia (Gopalganj-2 article) and BSS. Boundary redrawn 2024: EC gazette September 4, 2024 split Kashiani upazila between constituencies; only 7 of Kashiani's unions (Bethuri, Fukura, Hatiara, Nijamkandi, Oraandi, Puisur, Singa) fall within Gopalganj-2; Gopalganj Sadar is fully included (Wikipedia + Prothom Alo pre-election piece, cross-checked). Kashiani upazila is one of 22 upazilas nationwide that remain split across two seats post-2024 delimitation (Dhaka Tribune). Registered voters: 384,324 (194,062 male, 190,258 female, 4 third gender), 151 polling centres (BSS). Winner votes 40,048 and runner-up MH Khan Manju 33,039 confirmed by BSS and Wikipedia. Total valid votes and vote share percentages are not confirmed by any accessible primary source; set to null rather than imputed. Runner-up MH Khan Manju is a former Gopalganj district BNP member who failed to secure party nomination and ran as independent (Prothom Alo). 13 candidates total contested (BSS). K M Babar confirmed first-term MP (BSS first-timers article, all three Gopalganj MPs were newly elected). He is a physician affiliated with DAB (Doctors Association of Bangladesh, pro-BNP), serving as the organization's IT Affairs Secretary and a member of the Gopalganj district BNP convening committee (BSS, Prothom Alo). Full MBBS specialty and age not found in any accessible source; set to null. wealth_disclosed_bdt and criminal_cases: EC affidavit PDFs not publicly accessible online at time of verification; set to null/empty per EC-only rule -- do not impute from press. activity_score 3: two documented constituency-level public events in 90-day window, no confirmed parliamentary floor speeches or bills reported.