Bhola-3
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
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Bhola-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.
| Bhola-3 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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| District | Bhola District |
| Division | Barisal Division |
| Electorate | 385,597 (2026) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Lalmohan and Tazumuddin upazilas.[1][2]
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from a Bakerganj constituency when the former Bakerganj District was split into four districts: Bhola, Bakerganj, Jhalokati, and Pirojpur.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Hafizuddin Ahmed | Jatiya Party[3][4] | |
| 1991 | Independent | ||
| 1996 | BNP | ||
| 2008 | Nurunnabi Chowdhury Shaon | Awami League | |
| 2026 | Hafizuddin Ahmed | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Nurunnabi Chowdhury | 105,317 | 70.2 | −24.8 | |
| BNP | Hafizuddin Ahmed | 44,568 | 28.8 | −2.4 | |
| Majority | 105,257 | 70.2 | −24.8 | ||
| Turnout | 149,885 | 69.7 | −1.3 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Nurunnabi Chowdhury | 171,658 | 95.0 | +26.2 | |
| JP(E) | AKM Nazrul Islam Mia | 9,076 | 5.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 162,582 | 90.0 | +52.5 | ||
| Turnout | 180,734 | 71.0 | +3.9 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
In October 2009, the Supreme Court upheld a ruling that Major (retired) Jashim Uddin's 2008 candidacy was illegal because he failed to wait the statutory five years after compulsory retirement from government service before running for parliament.[7] The Election Commission vacated the seat on February 3, 2010.[8] Nurunnabi Chowdhury was elected in the resulting April 2010 by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Nurunnabi Chowdhury | 93,873 | 68.8 | +16.0 | |
| BNP | Hafizuddin Ahmed | 42,658 | 31.2 | −14.5 | |
| Majority | 51,215 | 37.5 | +30.4 | ||
| Turnout | 136,531 | 67.1 | −17.6 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Jashim Uddin | 96,034 | 52.8 | +19.1 | ||
| BNP | Hafizuddin Ahmed | 83,123 | 45.7 | −20.1 | ||
| IAB | Md. Nurul Islam | 1,639 | 0.9 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Siddikur Rahman Manna | 1,207 | 0.7 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 12,911 | 7.1 | −25.0 | |||
| Turnout | 182,003 | 84.7 | −25.6 | |||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Hafizuddin Ahmed | 98,659 | 65.8 | +6.8 | |
| AL | Tofail Ahmed | 50,588 | 33.7 | −2.9 | |
| IJOF | AKM Nazrul Islam Mia | 523 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Jatiya Party (M) | Abdus Sattar | 178 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 48,071 | 32.1 | +9.8 | ||
| Turnout | 149,948 | 59.1 | −11.7 | ||
| BNP hold | |||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Hafizuddin Ahmed | 70,843 | 59.0 | +56.6 | ||
| AL | AKM Nazrul Islam | 44,007 | 36.6 | +4.3 | ||
| Jamaat | A. Shehabuddin | 2,743 | 2.3 | N/A | ||
| IOJ | Md. Nurul Islam | 1,254 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
| JP(E) | A. Sattar Alamgir | 835 | 0.7 | N/A | ||
| Gano Forum | Md. Feroj Kibria Kishore | 438 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 26,836 | 22.3 | +9.6 | |||
| Turnout | 120,120 | 70.8 | +29.1 | |||
| BNP gain from Independent | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Hafizuddin Ahmed | 36,925 | 44.9 | |||
| AL | M. A. Kashem | 26,515 | 32.3 | |||
| Independent | AKM Nazrul Islam | 15,071 | 18.3 | |||
| BNP | Mozzamel Haque | 1,961 | 2.4 | |||
| Independent | Nazimuddin Alam | 524 | 0.6 | |||
| Zaker Party | Md. Rafiqul Islam | 524 | 0.6 | |||
| Independent | Md. Shafi Ullah | 406 | 0.5 | |||
| BAKSAL | Nurul Islam | 290 | 0.4 | |||
| Majority | 10,410 | 12.7 | ||||
| Turnout | 82,216 | 41.7 | ||||
| Independent gain from JP(E) | ||||||
