Shariatpur-3 (Jatiyo Sangshad constituency)
| Shariatpur-3 | |
|---|---|
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Constituency for the Jatiyo Sangshad | |
| District | Shariatpur District |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| Electorate | 181,396 (2008)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
| Party | Awami League |
| Member(s) | Nahim Razzaq |
| Created from | Faridpur-16 |
Shariatpur-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiyo Sangshad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2012 by Nahim Razzaq of the Bangladesh Awami League.
Boundaries
The constituency covers Damudya and Gosairhat upazilas and the Bhedarganj Thana portion of Bhedarganj Upazila, all in Shariatpur District. Bhedarganj Thana consists of Bhedarganj Municipality and Chhaygaon, Mahisar, Naryanpur, and Rambhadrapur Union Parishads.[1][2]
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from the Faridpur-16 constituency when the former Faridpur District was split into five districts: Faridpur, Rajbari, Gopalganj, Madaripur, and Shariatpur.[3]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986[4] | Jatiya Party | ||
| 1988[5] | Jatiya Party | ||
| 1991 | Abdur Razzaq | Awami League | |
| 2012 by-election | Nahim Razzaq | Awami League | |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Nahim Razzaq was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 General Election after opposition parties withdraw their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[6]
Abdur Razzaq died in December 2011. Nahim Razzaq, his son, was elected unopposed in a 2012 by-election.[7]
Elections in the 2000s
| General Election 2008: Shariatpur-3[8] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Awami League | Md. Abdur Razzaq | 102,925 | 64.9 | +8.6 | |
| BNP | K.M. Hemayet Ullah Awrangajeb | 52,672 | 33.2 | -9.8 | |
| Islami Shasantantra Andolon | Mohammad Manik Mia | 2,884 | 1.8 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 50,253 | 31.7 | +18.4 | ||
| Turnout | 160,083 | 88.3 | +15.0 | ||
| Awami League hold | Swing | +9.2 | |||
| General Election 2001: Shariatpur-3[9] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Awami League | Md. Abdur Razzaq | 125,550 | 56.3 | +8.4 | |
| BNP | Md. Shafiqur Rahman Kiron | 95,961 | 43.0 | -1.9 | |
| Islami Shasantantra Andolon | Haji A. Sattar | 1,175 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Independent | Shahidul Haq Shikder Litu | 244 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 29,589 | 13.3 | +10.3 | ||
| Turnout | 224,586 | 73.3 | -5.4 | ||
| Awami League hold | Swing | +5.2 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
| General Election June 1996: Shariatpur-3[9] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Awami League | Md. Abdur Razzaq | 82,543 | 47.9 | +1.9 | |
| BNP | Md. Shafiqur Rahman Kiron | 77,339 | 44.9 | +2.6 | |
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Mostofa Sawar | 6,005 | 3.5 | -5.7 | |
| Islami Oikya Jote | Mou Abdus Salam | 3,052 | 1.8 | N/A | |
| Jatiya Party (E) | Md. A. Matin Mian | 1,650 | 1.0 | +0.2 | |
| Zaker Party | Md. Abdul Latif | 793 | 0.5 | -0.6 | |
| Democratic Republican Party | Kanchan Kumar Dey | 550 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Bangladesh Communist Party | Md. Moslem Khan Advocate | 500 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 5,204 | 3.0 | -0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 174,329 | 78.7 | +25.7 | ||
| Awami League hold | Swing | -0.4 | |||
| General Election 1991: Shariatpur-3[5][9] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Awami League | Md. Abdur Razzaq | 65,455 | 46.0 | ||
| BNP | Md. Shafiqur Rahman Kiron | 60,128 | 42.3 | ||
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Ali Hussein Madbor | 13,049 | 9.2 | ||
| Zaker Party | Gias Uddin Molla | 1,564 | 1.1 | ||
| Jatiya Party (E) | Obaedul Haq | 1,072 | 0.8 | ||
| Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) | Yasin Sarkar | 649 | 0.5 | ||
| Independent | Abidur Reza Khan | 380 | 0.3 | ||
| Majority | 5,327 | 3.7 | |||
| Turnout | 142,297 | 53.0 | |||
| Awami League gain from Jatiya Party (E) | Swing | ||||
References
- 1 2 "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ↑ "Faridpur District Administration Background". Faridpur District. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "List of 3rd Parliament Members (Bangla)" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 "List of 4th Parliament Members (Bangla)" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ↑ Ahmed, Taib (13 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age (Dhaka). Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ↑ "Nahim sworn in as MP". Daily Sun (Dhaka). 1 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ↑ "National Election Result 2008". Bangladesh Election Commission. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
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Coordinates: 23°09′N 90°27′E / 23.15°N 90.45°E
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