Gopalganj-3

Gopalganj-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since June 1996 by Sheikh Hasina of the Awami League.

Gopalganj-3
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictGopalganj District
DivisionDhaka Division
Electorate246,685 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created1984
PartyAwami League
Member(s)Sheikh Hasina

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Kotalipara and Tungipara upazilas.[2][3]

History

The 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
ElectionMemberParty
1986 Kazi Firoz Rashid Jatiya Party[5][6]
1988
1991 Sheikh Hasina Awami League
Feb 1996 Mujibur Rahman Howlader Independent[7]
Jun 1996 Sheikh Hasina Awami League
2001
2008
2014
2018

Elections

Elections in the 2010s
General Election 2014: Gopalganj-3[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Awami League 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
Awami League hold

Elections in the 2000s
General Election 2008: Gopalganj-3[2][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Awami League 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
Awami League hold
General Election 2001: Gopalganj-3[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Awami League 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
Awami League hold

Elections in the 1990s
General Election June 1996: Gopalganj-3[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Awami League 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
Awami League hold
General Election 1991: Gopalganj-3[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Awami League 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
Awami League gain from JP(E)

References
  1. "Gopalganj-3". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  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. জেলা প্রশাসনের পটভূমি [Background of District Administration]. Faridpur District (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  5. "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. "List of 6th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  8. "Gopalganj-3". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  9. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  10. "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  11. "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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