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S. M. Zilany

S. M. Zilany

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Current member, 13th Parliament

Government posts last checked: 24 October 2026, Cabinet

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S. M. Zilany is a member of the 13th Parliament elected from Gopalganj-3 and President, Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.

S. M. Zilany is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) member of parliament elected from Gopalganj-3 (Tungipara and Kotalipara). This is his first term, in the 13th Parliament.

S. M. Zilany was born on 2 June 1969 in Tungipara upazila, Gopalganj district. His father is Sheikh Abdur Rashid and his mother Mst. Nurun Nahar.

In party politics he is president of Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal, an associate organisation of the BNP. In the 13th parliamentary election held on 12 February 2026, he was elected MP for the first time, with 60,991 votes under the sheaf of paddy symbol. In this election the sheaf of paddy candidates won all three seats in Gopalganj district.

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Sources: Wikipedia (Bangla), ittefaq.com.bd, tbsnews.net. If you see a mistake, let us know.

Born2 June 1969 (aged 57)
BirthplaceTungipara, Gopalganj
GenderMale
FatherSheikh Abdur Rashid
MotherMost: Nurun Nahar
Current term17 February 2026 to 16 February 2031
Elected an MPOnce

Constituency

Gopalganj-3

Boundaries from the Election Commission's description of the seats, drawn on the maps of OpenStreetMap (upazilas), OCHA (city corporations) and geoBoundaries (city wards; BBS, 2015); approximate. Background map from OpenStreetMap.

Terms in Parliament

13th Parliament, 2026Gopalganj-3Current termBNP

According to the Parliament Secretariat, he has been elected an MP once. Parliament’s database holds the records of the 4th, 5th and 7th to 12th Parliaments; it has no lists for the 1st to 3rd and the 6th, so an earlier term in those, if any, does not appear here.

Votes won in the 2026 election

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13th Parliament, 2026Candidates' total: 127,748 votes
  1. S. M. ZilanyBNPWinner60,99147.7%
  2. Gobinda Chandra PramanikIndependent34,33926.9%
  3. Abdul AzizBangladesh Khelafat Majlis25,15319.7%
  4. Md. Habibur RahmanIndependent3,8053.0%
  5. Abul BasharGono Odhikar Parishad2,6002.0%
  6. Sheikh SalauddinNPP5910.5%
  7. Dulal Chandra BiswasGano Forum2690.2%
Source: The Business Standard. Not checked against the Election Commission's gazette. The source has no vote count for 1 candidate.Original page

Parliament Secretariat notifications(2)

Mr. S M Zilany, 217 Gopalganj-3 (To visit Malaysia)21 August 2026, No-objection certificatePDF
Mr. S M Zilany (To visit United States of America)1 July 2026, No-objection certificatePDF

Seat: Gopalganj-3

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Area

(a) Tungipara and (b) Kotalipara upazilas

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