Sunamganj-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by M. A. Mannan of the Awami League.
| Sunamganj-3 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
 | |
| District | Sunamganj District |
| Division | Sylhet Division |
| Electorate | 292,471 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
| Party | - |
| Member(s) | - |
Boundaries
editThe constituency encompasses Shantiganj and Jagannathpur upazilas.[2][3]
History
editThe constituency was created in 1984 from a Sylhet constituency when the former Sylhet District was split into four districts: Sunamganj, Sylhet, Moulvibazar, and Habiganj.[4]
Members of Parliament
editElections
editElections in the 2010s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | M. A. Mannan | 54,316 | 56.9 | −12.9 | |
| Independent | Ajijus Samad Ajad | 41,123 | 43.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 13,193 | 13.8 | −26.6 | ||
| Turnout | 95,439 | 37.0 | −48.2 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
Elections in the 2000s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | M. A. Mannan | 134,559 | 69.8 | |||
| IOJ | Shahinur Pasha Chowdhury | 56,765 | 29.5 | |||
| LDP | Saydur Rahman Chowdhoury | 788 | 0.4 | |||
| BKA | Md. Ishaq Amini | 630 | 0.3 | |||
| Majority | 77,794 | 40.4 | ||||
| Turnout | 192,742 | 85.2 | ||||
| AL gain from IOJ | ||||||
Abdus Samad Azad died in April 2005.[11] Islami Oikya Jote leader Shahinur Pasha Chowdhury was elected in a July 2005 by-election. He defeated Awami League candidate M. A. Mannan, Jatiya Party (Ershad) candidate Syed Ali Ahmed, independent candidate M. Nazrul Islam, and five other lower-polling contenders.[11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Abdus Samad Azad | 69,421 | 45.8 | +6.1 | |
| BNP | Shahinur Pasha Chowdhury | 63,475 | 41.9 | +25.7 | |
| IJOF | Abu Khaled Chowdhury | 17,738 | 11.7 | N/A | |
| KSJL | Md. Abu Hossain | 345 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Jatiya Party (M) | Tahur Uddin | 307 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Independent | M. A. Malek Khan | 142 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Jatiya Janata Party (Nurul Islam) | Md. Ataur Rahman | 105 | 0.1 | −0.1 | |
| Majority | 5,946 | 18.1 | +8.4 | ||
| Turnout | 151,533 | 71.9 | +3.7 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
Elections in the 1990s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Abdus Samad Azad | 42,851 | 39.7 | −4.1 | ||
| JP(E) | Faruk Rashid Chowdhury | 32,328 | 29.9 | +2.4 | ||
| BNP | Dewan Joinul Jakerin | 17,451 | 16.2 | +4.3 | ||
| Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh | Shahinur Pasha Chowdhury | 8,851 | 8.2 | −7.3 | ||
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Syed Saleh Ahmed | 3,107 | 2.9 | N/A | ||
| IOJ | Md. Badiuzzaman | 1,465 | 1.4 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Abdul Motalib Chowdhury | 1,269 | 1.2 | N/A | ||
| Jatiya Janata Party (Nurul Islam) | Sujat Ahmed Chowdhury | 243 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Zaker Party | Kazi Abdul Karim | 230 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| NAP | Abdul Hannan | 212 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 10,523 | 9.7 | −6.5 | |||
| Turnout | 108,007 | 68.2 | +25.2 | |||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Abdus Samad Azad | 37,701 | 43.8 | ||
| JP(E) | Faruk Rashid Chowdhury | 23,723 | 27.5 | ||
| Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh | Syed Shamsul Islam | 13,358 | 15.5 | ||
| BNP | Anisul Bari Chowdhury | 10,285 | 11.9 | ||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Dewan Eskandar Reza Chowdhury | 609 | 0.7 | ||
| Ganatantri Party | Gulzar Ahmmed | 237 | 0.3 | ||
| Independent | Waraidullah | 208 | 0.2 | ||
| Majority | 13,978 | 16.2 | |||
| Turnout | 86,121 | 43.0 | |||
| AL gain from CPB | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Sunamganj-3". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Sylhet" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sunamganj-3". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. 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 "Sunamganj-3 by-polls today". The Daily Star. 20 July 2005. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Alliance candidate wins Sunamganj bypolls". bdnews24.com. 20 July 2005. Retrieved 12 April 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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