Barisal-3

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Barisal-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.

Electorate254,024 (2018)[1]
Created1973
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Barisal-3
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictBarisal District
DivisionBarisal Division
Electorate254,024 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created1973
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Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Babuganj and Muladi upazilas.[2][3]

History

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.[4] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.[5]

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

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General Election 2014: Barisal-3[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
WPB Tipu Sultan 35,602 60.3 N/A
JP(E) Golam Kibria Tipu 23,407 39.7 −4.3
Majority 12,195 20.7 +16.5
Turnout 59,009 27.2 −55.6
WPB gain from JP(E)
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Elections in the 2000s

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General Election 2008: Barisal-3[2][11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP(E) Golam Kibria Tipu 66,463 44.0 N/A
BNP Selima Rahman 60,051 39.7 −16.1
Independent Jainul Abedin 20,048 13.3 N/A
Independent Ishaque Sikder 2,675 1.8 N/A
Zaker Party Nur Mohammad Howlader 1,574 1.0 N/A
BKA Master Ansar Uddin 397 0.3 N/A
Majority 6,412 4.2 −15.1
Turnout 151,208 82.8 +18.0
JP(E) gain from BNP
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General Election 2001: Barisal-3[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Mosharraf Hossain Mongu 71,638 55.8 +6.3
AL Md. Afjalul Karim 46,832 36.5 +4.9
IJOF Syed Badrul Hossain 9,317 7.3 N/A
JSD M. A. Nayan Rahman 296 0.2 N/A
Jatiya Party (M) Md. Ishaq Bhuyan 226 0.2 N/A
Independent Md. Abdul Mazid 110 0.1 N/A
Independent Bakhtiar Uddin Khan Iqbal 50 0.0 N/A
Majority 24,806 19.3 +1.4
Turnout 128,469 64.8 −6.9
BNP hold
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Elections in the 1990s

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General Election June 1996: Barisal-3[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Mosharraf Hossain Mongu 48,041 49.5 +20.0
AL Abdul Bari 30,665 31.6 +8.1
IOJ Md. Humayun Kabir Chowdhury 5,889 6.1 N/A
Jamaat Syed Md. Nurul Haque 5,672 5.8 −12.0
JP(E) Anwar Hossain 5,171 5.3 +4.9
Social Democratic Party Syed Badrul Hossain 879 0.9 N/A
CPB FRM Nazmul Ahsan 263 0.3 0.0
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD M. A. Nayon Rahman 241 0.2 −0.1
Independent A. T. M. Mahabub Alam 207 0.2 N/A
Majority 17,376 17.9 +11.9
Turnout 97,028 71.7 +34.0
BNP hold
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General Election 1991: Barisal-3[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Mosharraf Hossain Mongu 23,777 29.5
AL Abdul Bari 18,952 23.5
Independent Md. Tofazzal Haq Chowdhury 15,477 19.2
Jamaat Syed Narul Haq 14,346 17.8
Independent Md. Abdul Kader Faruki 2,756 3.4
JSD Moshtak Hossain 2,557 3.2
IOJ Sultan Ahmed 1,452 1.8
JP(E) Begam Hasina Nazrul 348 0.4
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Gulzar Alauddin 241 0.3
Jatiya Biplobi Front Ohid Khan 232 0.3
CPB Nazmul Ahsan 211 0.3
Bangladesh National Congress Hossain Ali 138 0.2
Majority 4,825 6.0
Turnout 80,487 37.7
BNP gain from JP(E)
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