Khulna-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Monnujan Sufian of the Awami League.

Khulna-3
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictKhulna District
DivisionKhulna Division
Electorate226,281 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created1973

Boundaries

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The constituency encompasses Khulna City Corporation wards 1 through 15, and two union parishads of Dighalia Upazila: Aronghata and Jogipole.[2]

History

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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.[3] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.[4]

Ahead of the 2018 general election, the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency by adding one union parishad of Dighalia Upazila: Ayongghata.[2][5][6]

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
1973 Mir Sakhawat Ali Awami League[7]
1979 Aftab Uddin Hawlader BNP[8]
Major Boundary Changes
1986 Hasina Banu Shirin Jatiya Party[9][10]
1988 Abdul Gaffar Biswas Independent[11]
1991 Ashraf Hossain BNP
1996 Kazi Sekandar Ali Awami League
2001 Ashraf Hossain BNP
2008 Monnujan Sufian Awami League
2024 SM Kamal Hossain

Elections

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Elections in the 2010s

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General Election 2014: Khulna-3[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Monnujan Sufian 45,950 86.9 +34.7
Independent Moniruzzaman Khan Khokon 6,424 12.1 N/A
Independent Shahida Begum 512 1.0 N/A
Majority 39,526 74.7 +63.2
Turnout 52,886 29.6 −48.7
AL hold

Elections in the 2000s

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General Election 2008: Khulna-3[5][14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Monnujan Sufian 74,678 52.2 +11.9
BNP Kazi Md. Shah Shakender Ali 58,177 40.6 −11.6
IAB Gaji Nur Ahmad 7,435 5.2 N/A
JP(E) Abdul Gaffar Biswas 2,648 1.8 N/A
BKA S. M. Zahangir Mia 135 0.1 N/A
BML Sheikh Jahedul Islam 107 0.1 N/A
Majority 16,501 11.5 −0.4
Turnout 143,180 78.3 +2.6
AL gain from BNP
General Election 2001: Khulna-3[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Ashraf Hossain 72,285 52.2 +20.3
AL Kazi Sekender Ali 55,797 40.3 +7.1
IJOF Md. Mokhter Husain 10,305 7.4 N/A
Jatiya Party (M) Sharif Shafiqul Hamid Chandan 99 0.1 N/A
Majority 16,488 11.9 +10.6
Turnout 138,486 75.7 −2.3
BNP gain from AL

Elections in the 1990s

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General Election June 1996: Khulna-3[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Kazi Sekandar Ali 39,332 33.2 +0.5
BNP Ashraf Hossain 37,780 31.9 −8.4
JP(E) S. M. A. Rob 28,693 24.2 +9.4
Jamaat-e-Islami Mia Golam Parwar 7,898 6.7 −2.7
IOJ Moktar Hossain 3,448 2.9 N/A
Independent Md. Delwar Hossain 440 0.4 N/A
Independent Munshi Shamim-Ur-Rahman 371 0.3 N/A
Independent Hasina Banu Shirin 365 0.3 N/A
Zaker Party Md. Julfikar Ali Mollah 228 0.2 −0.1
Majority 1,552 1.3 −6.3
Turnout 118,555 78.0 +21.1
AL gain from BNP
General Election 1991: Khulna-3[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Ashraf Hossain 38,872 40.3
AL Monnujan Sufian 31,502 32.7
JP(E) S. M. A. Rob 14,246 14.8
Jamaat-e-Islami AKM Yusuf 9,100 9.4
IOJ Ali Hossein 2,343 2.4
Zaker Party Sheikh Shah Jamal 256 0.3
JSD Shahjahan 105 0.1
Majority 7,370 7.6
Turnout 96,424 56.9
BNP gain from JP(E)

References

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  1. ^ "Khulna-3". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "EC 'gerrymanders' 25 constituencies for pressure of ministers, MPs". Prothom Alo. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  3. ^ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
  4. ^ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
  5. ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  7. ^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  8. ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  9. ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  10. ^ "Son of former JP lawmaker arrested in Khulna". bdnews24.com. 15 September 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  11. ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  12. ^ "Khulna-3". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  13. ^ "Electoral Area Result Statistics: Khulna-3". AmarMP. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  14. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  15. ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  16. ^ 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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