Sherpur-3

Sherpur-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by A. K. M. Fazlul Haque of the Awami League.

Sherpur-3
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictSherpur District
DivisionMymensingh Division
Electorate325,520 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created1984
PartyAwami League
Member(s)A. K. M. Fazlul Haque

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Jhenaigati and Sreebardi upazilas.[2][3]

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Mymensingh-6 constituency when the former Mymensingh District was split into four districts: Mymensingh, Sherpur, Netrokona, and Kishoreganj.[4]

Members of Parliament
ElectionMemberParty
1986 Khandakar Mohammad Khurram Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Siraj)[5][6]
1991 Serajul Haque Bangladesh Nationalist Party
1994 by-election Hedayetul Islam Bangladesh Nationalist Party
February 1996 Mahmudul Haque Rubel Bangladesh Nationalist Party
June 1996 M. A. Bari Awami League
2001 Mahmudul Haque Rubel Bangladesh Nationalist Party
2008 A. K. M. Fazlul Haque Awami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s
General Election 2014: Sherpur-3[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Awami League A. K. M. Fazlul Haque 96,234 91.8 +42.4
Independent Hedayetul Islam 8,548 8.2 N/A
Majority 87,686 83.7 +64.8
Turnout 104,782 36.6 -48.3
Awami League hold

Elections in the 2000s
General Election 2008: Sherpur-3[2][8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Awami League A. K. M. Fazlul Haque 106,631 49.4 +16.6
BNP Mahmudul Haque Rubel 65,753 30.5 -18.3
Independent Khandakar Mohammad Khurram 40,518 18.8 N/A
IAB Mohammad Abdul Wahed 2,728 1.3 N/A
Gano Forum Md. Abdullah-al-Mahmud 251 0.1 N/A
Majority 40,878 18.9 +3.0
Turnout 215,881 84.9 +14.7
Awami League gain from BNP
General Election 2001: Sherpur-3[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Mahmudul Haque Rubel 86,785 48.8 +18.6
Awami League M. A. Bari 58,393 32.8 +3.2
IJOF Hedayetul Islam 24,955 14.0 N/A
Independent A. R. M. Shahidul Islam 6,841 3.8 N/A
KSJL Md. Dulal Uddin 826 0.5 N/A
Jatiya Party (M) Mohammad Abdul Wahed 213 0.1 N/A
Majority 28,392 15.9 +10.1
Turnout 178,013 70.2 +9.2
BNP gain from Awami League

Elections in the 1990s
General Election June 1996: Sherpur-3[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Awami League M. A. Bari 42,994 36.0 +4.5
BNP Mahmudul Haque Rubel 36,086 30.2 -4.3
JP(E) Khandakar Mohammad Khurram 23,613 19.8 +10.3
Jamaat-e-Islami Mazharul Islam 6,202 5.2 N/A
IOJ Md. Abdus Sattar 5,726 4.8 -4.6
Independent Hedayetul Islam 3,036 2.5 N/A
Gano Forum Shah Md. Saiful Islam 974 0.8 N/A
Zaker Party Md. Liakat Ali 460 0.4 -5.8
Independent A. Y. M. Abdullah Hel Kafi 359 0.3 N/A
Majority 6,908 5.8 +2.8
Turnout 119,450 61.0 +15.2
Awami League gain from BNP
General Election 1991: Sherpur-3[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Serajul Haque 34,749 34.5
Awami League Md. A Halimd 31,688 31.5
JP(E) Shah Md. Mostain Billah 9,583 9.5
IOJ Md. Abdus Sattar 9,456 9.4
Independent Abdul Bari 7,373 7.3
Zaker Party Mohammad Abdul Wahed 6,280 6.2
BAKSAL Abdullah Al Mamun 613 0.6
JSD (R) Abul Hashem 522 0.5
Independent Md. Lokman Miah 442 0.4
Majority 3,061 3.0
Turnout 100,706 45.8
BNP gain from JSD (S)

References
  1. "Sherpur-3". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. 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. "District Statistics 2011: Mymensingh" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  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. "Sherpur-3". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  8. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  9. "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  10. "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.


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