Manoranjan Shill Gopal (Bengali: মনোরঞ্জন শীল গোপাল; born 1 January 1964), also known as Gopal, is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as member of parliament for Dinajpur-1 since 2005.[2]
Manoranjan Shill Gopal | |
|---|---|
মনোরঞ্জন শীল গোপাল | |
| Member of Parliament for Dinajpur-1 | |
| Assumed office 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Abdullah Al Kafi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1964 Dinajpur, East Pakistan |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Education | B.A[1] |
| Profession | Business & Agriculture[1] |
Career
editGopal unsuccessfully contested Jatiyo Sangshad (National Parliament) constituency Dinajpur-1 in 1991 under the National Democratic Party banner, in June 1996 as the Jatiya Party candidate, and in 2001 as the Islami Oikya Jote candidate.[3]
He ran as an independent in the December 2005 by-election for Dinajpur-1, and was elected member of parliament with a majority of 62,401 votes.[4] Representing the Bangladesh Awami League, he was re-elected to the seat in the 2008 and 2014 general elections.[5][6]
In September 2017, Gopal was sued by an Awami League activists for renaming Sheikh Mujibur Rahman College to MS Gopal Model College.[7]
In September 2018, Awami League activists declared Gopal unwanted in Dinajpur District in a rally.[8] He was re-elected from Dinajpur-1 as an Awami League candidate in December 2018.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Constituency 06 Dinajpur-1". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Manoranjan Shill Gopal, MP, as chief guest, distributing". The Daily Observer. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Manoranjan Shil Gopal (Ind) unofficially elected in Dinajpur-1 by poll". bdnews24. 4 December 2005. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ "List of 9th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali).
- ^ "List of 10th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.
- ^ "Dinajpur MP sued for renaming Sheikh Mujibur Rahman College to his own". Dhaka Tribune. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Dinajpur AL MP Gopal declared unwelcome in his locality". Dhaka Tribune. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "List of 11th Parliament Members Bangla". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 9 July 2021.