Kushtia-3

Kushtia-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Mahbubul Alam Hanif of the Awami League.

Kushtia-3
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictKushtia District
DivisionKhulna Division
Electorate372,848 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created1973
PartyAwami League
Member(s)Mahbubul Alam Hanif

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Kushtia Sadar Upazila.[2][3]

History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

Members of Parliament
ElectionMemberParty
1973 M Amir-ul Islam Awami League[4]
1979 Shah Azizur Rahman Bangladesh Nationalist Party[5]
Major Boundary Changes
1986 Syed Altaf Hossain NAP[6]
1988 Mohammad Badruddoza [7]
1991 Abdul Khaleq Chantu Bangladesh Nationalist Party
February 1996 Sohrab Uddin Bangladesh Nationalist Party
June 1996 Abdul Khaleq Chantu Bangladesh Nationalist Party
2001 Sohrab Uddin Bangladesh Nationalist Party
2008 Khandaker Rashiduzzaman Dudu Awami League
2014 Mahbubul Alam Hanif Awami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s
General Election 2014: Kushtia-3[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Awami League Mahbubul Alam Hanif 105,577 94.3 +43.9
BNF Rokib Ur Rahman Khan Chowdhury 6,411 5.7 N/A
Majority 99,166 88.6 +85.4
Turnout 111,988 33.6 -54.9
Awami League hold

Elections in the 2000s
General Election 2008: Kushtia-3[2][10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Awami League Khandaker Rashiduzzaman Dudu 135,125 50.4 +13.3
BNP Sohrab Uddin 126,554 47.2 -13.9
IAB Md. Rahat Ali Bishwas 4,245 1.6 N/A
BSD Shafiur Rahman Shafi 840 0.3 N/A
National People's Party Md. Abu Ahad Al Mamun 509 0.2 N/A
BDB Abu Muzaffar Ahmad 423 0.2 N/A
FP Sheikh Motiar Rahman 319 0.1 N/A
Majority 8,571 3.2 -20.8
Turnout 268,015 88.5 +5.7
Awami League gain from BNP
General Election 2001: Kushtia-3[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Sohrab Uddin 138,747 61.1 +21.7
Awami League M Amir-ul Islam 84,289 37.1 +6.6
IJOF Nafiz Ahmmed Khan Tito 3,298 1.5 N/A
Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) Abdullah Al Mamun 392 0.2 N/A
Jatiya Party (M) Md. Jahangir Hossain 281 0.1 N/A
Independent Wasim Uddin Master 224 0.1 N/A
Independent Md. Jahurul Islam 26 0.0 N/A
Majority 54,458 24.0 +15.1
Turnout 227,257 82.8 -1.5
BNP hold

Elections in the 1990s
General Election June 1996: Kushtia-3[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Abdul Khaleq Chantu 72,260 39.4 -2.7
Awami League Anwar Ali 55,889 30.5 +7.5
Jamaat-e-Islami Md. Anisur Rahman 30,983 16.9 -1.8
JP(E) Jafar Ullah Khan Chowdhury 20,512 11.2 +8.7
IOJ Dewan Abdul Khaleq 2,604 1.4 +0.5
Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman) Abdullah Al Mamun 551 0.3 N/A
FP Liakot Ali 233 0.1 N/A
Independent M Amir-ul Islam 230 0.1 -8.0
Majority 16,371 8.9 -10.3
Turnout 183,262 84.3 +15.7
BNP hold
General Election 1991: Kushtia-3[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Abdul Khaleq Chantu 62,180 42.1
Awami League Anwar Ali 33,862 23.0
Jamaat-e-Islami Anisur Rahman 27,653 18.7
Independent M Amir-ul Islam 11,929 8.1
UCL Md. Nur Ahmed Bokul 5,668 3.8
JP(E) S. M. Aziaul Haq 3,637 2.5
IOJ Md. Sirajul Haq 1,265 0.9
Zaker Party Md. Rafiq Khan Khokon 533 0.4
NDP A. K. M. Masud 407 0.3
Independent Wasim Uddin Master 231 0.2
JSD (S) Saidur Rahman 213 0.1
Majority 28,318 19.2
Turnout 147,578 68.6
BNP gain from [[|N/A]]

References
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  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. "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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  6. "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. "Kushtia-3". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  9. "Electoral Area Result Statistics: Kushtia-3". AmarMP. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  10. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. 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. "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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