Shariatpur-3

Shariatpur-3
constituency
for the Jatiyo Sangshad
District Shariatpur District
Division Dhaka Division
Electorate 181,396 (2008)[1]
Current constituency
Created 1984
Party Awami League
Member(s) Nahim Razzaq
Created from Faridpur-16

Shariatpur-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiyo Sangshad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2012 by Nahim Razzaq of the Bangladesh Awami League.

Boundaries

The constituency covers Damudya and Gosairhat upazilas and the Bhedarganj Thana portion of Bhedarganj Upazila, all in Shariatpur District. Bhedarganj Thana consists of Bhedarganj Municipality and Chhaygaon, Mahisar, Naryanpur, and Rambhadrapur Union Parishads.[1][2]

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Faridpur-16 constituency when the former Faridpur District was split into five districts: Faridpur, Rajbari, Gopalganj, Madaripur, and Shariatpur.[3]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1986[4] Jatiya Party
1988[5] Jatiya Party
1991 Abdur Razzaq Awami League
2012 by-election Nahim Razzaq Awami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Nahim Razzaq was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 General Election after opposition parties withdraw their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[6]

Abdur Razzaq died in December 2011. Nahim Razzaq, his son, was elected unopposed in a 2012 by-election.[7]

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Shariatpur-3[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Awami League Md. Abdur Razzaq 102,925 64.9 +8.6
BNP K.M. Hemayet Ullah Awrangajeb 52,672 33.2 -9.8
Islami Shasantantra Andolon Mohammad Manik Mia 2,884 1.8 +1.3
Majority 50,253 31.7 +18.4
Turnout 160,083 88.3 +15.0
Awami League hold Swing +9.2
General Election 2001: Shariatpur-3[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Awami League Md. Abdur Razzaq 125,550 56.3 +8.4
BNP Md. Shafiqur Rahman Kiron 95,961 43.0 -1.9
Islami Shasantantra Andolon Haji A. Sattar 1,175 0.5 N/A
Independent Shahidul Haq Shikder Litu 244 0.1 N/A
Majority 29,589 13.3 +10.3
Turnout 224,586 73.3 -5.4
Awami League hold Swing +5.2

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Shariatpur-3[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Awami League Md. Abdur Razzaq 82,543 47.9 +1.9
BNP Md. Shafiqur Rahman Kiron 77,339 44.9 +2.6
Jamaat-e-Islami Mostofa Sawar 6,005 3.5 -5.7
Islami Oikya Jote Mou Abdus Salam 3,052 1.8 N/A
Jatiya Party (E) Md. A. Matin Mian 1,650 1.0 +0.2
Zaker Party Md. Abdul Latif 793 0.5 -0.6
Democratic Republican Party Kanchan Kumar Dey 550 0.3 N/A
Bangladesh Communist Party Md. Moslem Khan Advocate 500 0.3 N/A
Majority 5,204 3.0 -0.7
Turnout 174,329 78.7 +25.7
Awami League hold Swing -0.4
General Election 1991: Shariatpur-3[5][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Awami League Md. Abdur Razzaq 65,455 46.0
BNP Md. Shafiqur Rahman Kiron 60,128 42.3
Jamaat-e-Islami Ali Hussein Madbor 13,049 9.2
Zaker Party Gias Uddin Molla 1,564 1.1
Jatiya Party (E) Obaedul Haq 1,072 0.8
Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) Yasin Sarkar 649 0.5
Independent Abidur Reza Khan 380 0.3
Majority 5,327 3.7
Turnout 142,297 53.0
Awami League gain from Jatiya Party (E) Swing

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  2. "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2013. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.(Bengali)
  3. "Faridpur District Administration Background". Faridpur District. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  4. "List of 3rd Parliament Members (Bangla)". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 13 August 2014.(Bengali)
  5. 5.0 5.1 "List of 4th Parliament Members (Bangla)". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved August 13, 2014.(Bengali)
  6. Ahmed, Taib (13 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age (Dhaka). Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  7. "Nahim sworn in as MP". Daily Sun (Dhaka). 1 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  8. "National Election Result 2008". Bangladesh Election Commission. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2014.