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.
| Gopalganj-3 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| District | Gopalganj District |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| Electorate | 246,685 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
| Party | TBD |
| Member of Parliament | Vacant |
| Council area | Kotalipara Upazila |
| Prev. Constituency | Gopalganj-2 (Constituency 216) |
| Next Constituency | Madaripur-1 (Constituency 218) |
Boundaries
editThe constituency encompasses Kotalipara upazilas.[2][3]
History
editThe 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
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editElections in the 2010s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Sheikh Hasina | 229,539 | 99.9 | +1.2 | |
| BNP | SM Jilani | 123 | 0.05 | +0.05 | |
| IAB | Maruf Sheikh | 71 | 0.03 | +0.03 | |
| Majority | 229,416 | 99.9 | +2.5 | ||
| Turnout | 229,747 | 93.2 | +3.7 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Sheikh Hasina | 187,185 | 98.7 | +1.6 | |
| JP(E) | A. Z. Sheikh Apu | 2,430 | 1.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 184,755 | 97.4 | +3.0 | ||
| Turnout | 189,615 | 89.5 | +2.7 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
Elections in the 2000s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Sheikh Hasina | 158,958 | 97.1 | +2.4 | |
| BNP | S. M. Jilane | 4,451 | 2.7 | N/A | |
| Bangladesh Kalyan Party | SM Afzal Hossain | 221 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 154,507 | 94.4 | +4.1 | ||
| Turnout | 163,630 | 86.8 | −0.5 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Sheikh Hasina | 154,130 | 94.7 | +2.5 | |
| IOJ | Omar Ahmad Saheb | 7,223 | 4.4 | N/A | |
| Bangladesh Hindu League | Birendra Nath Moitra | 922 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| IJOF | Shishir Chowdhury | 410 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 146,907 | 90.3 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 162,685 | 87.3 | +17.5 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
Elections in the 1990s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Sheikh Hasina | 102,689 | 92.2 | +20.0 | |
| BNP | Bishnu Pad Halder | 2,568 | 2.3 | 0.0 | |
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Abdul Mannan Sheikh | 2,512 | 2.3 | N/A | |
| BKA | Md. Shahidul Alam Chowdhury | 2,277 | 2.0 | −16.3 | |
| Zaker Party | Biswas Fazlul Haque | 524 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| JP(E) | Kazi Firoz Rashid | 453 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula) | Sheikh Showkat Hossain Nilu | 374 | 0.3 | −1.3 | |
| Majority | 100,121 | 89.9 | +36.0 | ||
| Turnout | 111,397 | 79.8 | +23.8 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Sheikh Hasina | 67,945 | 72.2 | |||
| BKA | Hafez Omar Ahmed | 17,256 | 18.3 | |||
| Bangladesh Hindu League | Birendra Nath Moitra | 4,246 | 4.5 | |||
| BNP | Omelendro Bishwas | 2,116 | 2.3 | |||
| Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula) | Sheikh Shawkat Hossein Nilu | 1,527 | 1.6 | |||
| Sramik Krishak Samajbadi Dal | Nirmal Sen | 1,019 | 1.1 | |||
| Majority | 50,689 | 53.9 | ||||
| Turnout | 94,109 | 56.0 | ||||
| AL gain from JP(E) | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "Gopalganj-3". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. 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.
- ^ জেলা প্রশাসনের পটভূমি [Background of District Administration]. Faridpur District (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 6th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "Hasina wins Gopalganj-3 as EC releases first full constituency results". Bdnews24.com. 2018-12-30. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
- ^ "Gopalganj-3". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "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.
External links
edit- "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.
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