| Dhaka-3 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
 | |
| District | Dhaka District |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| Electorate | 311,617 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Party | Awami League |
| Member(s) | Nasrul Hamid |
Dhaka-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Nasrul Hamid of the Awami League.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses five union parishads of Keraniganj Upazila: Aganagar, Konda, Subhadya, Tegharia, and Zinjira.[2][3]
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census.[4] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.[5]
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Nasrul Hamid was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[10]
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Nasrul Hamid | 112,623 | 58.5 | +24.8 | ||
| BNP | Gayeshwar Chandra Roy | 70,680 | 36.7 | -27.5 | ||
| IAB | Md. Sultan Ahamed Khan | 7,176 | 3.7 | N/A | ||
| Zaker Party | Kaisar Alam Topu | 1,637 | 0.9 | N/A | ||
| BKA | Md. Fokrul Islam | 394 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ||
| Majority | 41,943 | 21.8 | -8.7 | |||
| Turnout | 192,510 | 76.8 | +8.8 | |||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Amanullah Aman | 169,980 | 64.2 | +4.3 | |
| AL | Nasrul Hamid | 89,375 | 33.7 | +8.3 | |
| IJOF | Md. Saiful Islam | 4,108 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| BKA | Abu Zafar Quasemi | 922 | 0.3 | +0.1 | |
| Independent | Md. Moniruzzaman Rubel | 383 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| JSD | Habibur Rahman | 203 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 80,605 | 30.4 | -4.1 | ||
| Turnout | 264,971 | 68.0 | -7.3 | ||
| BNP hold | |||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Amanullah Aman | 124,096 | 59.9 | +2.6 | |
| AL | Md. Shah Jahan | 52,662 | 25.4 | -13.6 | |
| JP(E) | Md. Saifur Rahman | 22,093 | 10.7 | +9.9 | |
| Islamic Sashantantrik Andolan | Md. Nazrul Islam | 3,131 | 1.5 | N/A | |
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Abul Hasem | 1,859 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Zaker Party | Alamgir Hossain | 1,734 | 0.8 | -0.7 | |
| Independent | A. Samad | 461 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Democratic Republican Party | Sk. Salah Uddin Ahmed | 404 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| BKA | Jalal Uddin | 351 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Bangladesh Tafsil Jati Federation (S.K. Mandal) | Sri Sawpon Kumar Mandal | 187 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Bangladesh Tafsili Federation (Sudir) | Sudir Chandra Sarker | 150 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 71,434 | 34.5 | +16.2 | ||
| Turnout | 207,128 | 75.3 | +16.6 | ||
| BNP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Amanullah Aman | 97,299 | 57.3 | |||
| AL | Mostafa Mohsin Montu | 66,220 | 39.0 | |||
| Zaker Party | Alamgir Hossain | 2,580 | 1.5 | |||
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Abul Hasem | 1,676 | 1.0 | |||
| JP(E) | Obaidur Rahman | 1,372 | 0.8 | |||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Hafizur Rahman | 348 | 0.2 | |||
| NDP | Md. Abul Hossain | 304 | 0.2 | |||
| Majority | 31,079 | 18.3 | ||||
| Turnout | 169,799 | 58.7 | ||||
| BNP gain from JP(E) | ||||||
References
- ^ "Dhaka-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.
- ^ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
- ^ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
- ^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 17 February 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.
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