Gopalganj-3

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Gopalganj-3
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
District Gopalganj District
Division Dhaka Division
Electorate246,685 (2018) [1]
Current constituency
Created1984
PartyTBD
Member of Parliament Vacant
Council area Kotalipara Upazila & Tungipara Upazila
Prev. Constituency Gopalganj-2 (Constituency 216)
Next Constituency Madaripur-1 (Constituency 218)

Gopalganj-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. As of August 2024, the seat of this constituency is vacant, and was last held by Sheikh Hasina who served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 2009 to 2024.

Contents

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Kotalipara and Tungipara upazilas. [2] [3]

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Faridpur constituency when the former Faridpur District was split into five districts: Rajbari, Faridpur, Gopalganj, Madaripur, and Shariatpur. [4]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1986 Kazi Firoz Rashid Jatiya Party [5] [6]
1991 Sheikh Hasina Awami League
Feb 1996 Mujibur Rahman Howlader Independent [7]
Jun 1996 Sheikh Hasina Awami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2018: Gopalganj-3 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AL Sheikh Hasina 229,53999.9+1.2
BNP SM Jilani1230.05+0.05
IAB Maruf Sheikh710.03+0.03
Majority 229,41699.9+2.5
Turnout 229,74793.2+3.7
AL hold
General Election 2014: Gopalganj-3 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AL Sheikh Hasina 187,18598.7+1.6
JP(E) A. Z. Sheikh Apu2,4301.3N/A
Majority 184,75597.4+3.0
Turnout 189,61589.5+2.7
AL hold

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Gopalganj-3 [2] [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AL Sheikh Hasina 158,95897.1+2.4
BNP S. M. Jilane4,4512.7N/A
Bangladesh Kalyan PartySM Afzal Hossain2210.1N/A
Majority 154,50794.4+4.1
Turnout 163,63086.8−0.5
AL hold
General Election 2001: Gopalganj-3 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AL Sheikh Hasina 154,13094.7+2.5
IOJ Omar Ahmad Saheb7,2234.4N/A
Bangladesh Hindu LeagueBirendra Nath Moitra9220.6N/A
IJOF Shishir Chowdhury4100.3N/A
Majority 146,90790.3+0.4
Turnout 162,68587.3+17.5
AL hold

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Gopalganj-3 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AL Sheikh Hasina 102,68992.2+20.0
BNP Bishnu Pad Halder2,5682.30.0
JI Abdul Mannan Sheikh2,5122.3N/A
BKA Md. Shahidul Alam Chowdhury2,2772.0−16.3
Zaker PartyBiswas Fazlul Haque5240.5N/A
JP(E) Kazi Firoz Rashid 4530.4N/A
Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula)Sheikh Showkat Hossain Nilu3740.3−1.3
Majority 100,12189.9+36.0
Turnout 111,39779.8+23.8
AL hold
General Election 1991: Gopalganj-3 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AL Sheikh Hasina 67,94572.2
BKA Hafez Omar Ahmed17,25618.3
Bangladesh Hindu LeagueBirendra Nath Moitra4,2464.5
BNP Omelendro Bishwas2,1162.3
Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula) Sheikh Shawkat Hossein Nilu 1,5271.6
Sramik Krishak Samajbadi DalNirmal Sen1,0191.1
Majority 50,68953.9
Turnout 94,10956.0
AL gain from JP(E)

References

  1. "Gopalganj-3". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  4. জেলা প্রশাসনের পটভূমি [Background of District Administration]. Faridpur District (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  5. "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. "List of 6th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  8. "Hasina wins Gopalganj-3 as EC releases first full constituency results". Bdnews24.com . 2018-12-30. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  9. "Gopalganj-3". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  10. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  11. "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  12. 1 2 3 "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

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