Manoranjan Shill Gopal ( bn, 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.

Career

Gopal unsuccessfully contested Jatiyo Sangshad (National Parliament) constituency Dinajpur-1 in

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under the National Democratic Party banner, in June 1996 as the Jatiya Party candidate, and in

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as the

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candidate. 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. Representing the Bangladesh Awami League, he was re-elected to the seat in the

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and

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general elections. In September 2017, Gopal was sued by an Awami League activists for renaming Sheikh Mujibur Rahman College to MS Gopal Model College. In September 2018, Awami League activists declared Gopal unwanted in Dinajpur District in a rally. He was re-elected from Dinajpur-1 as an Awami League candidate in December 2018.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gopal, Manoranjan Shill Kodaikanal International School alumni 1964 births Awami League politicians 9th Jatiya Sangsad members Living people 10th Jatiya Sangsad members 11th Jatiya Sangsad members 5th Jatiya Sangsad members 7th Jatiya Sangsad members 8th Jatiya Sangsad members People from Dinajpur District, Bangladesh Bangladeshi Hindus