Patuakhali-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by SM Shahjada of the Awami League.
| Patuakhali-3 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
 | |
| District | Patuakhali District |
| Division | Barisal Division |
| Electorate | 298,675 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Party | Awami League |
| Member(s) | SM Shahjada |
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Dashmina and Galachipa upazilas.[2][3]
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had included one union parishad of Patuakhali Sadar Upazila: Auliapur.[2][3][4]
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | AKM Jahangir Hossain | 153,840 | 97.7 | +36.7 | |
| BNF | AYM Kamrul Islam | 3,105 | 2.0 | N/A | |
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Habibur Rahman | 489 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 150,735 | 95.7 | +65.9 | ||
| Turnout | 157,434 | 62.5 | −22.8 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Golam Maula Rony | 120,010 | 61.0 | +10.7 | |
| BNP | Shahjahan Khan | 61,423 | 31.2 | −10.5 | |
| IAB | Abu Bakar Siddik | 14,970 | 7.6 | N/A | |
| Gano Forum | Shah Alom Bhuyan | 469 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 58,587 | 29.8 | +21.2 | ||
| Turnout | 196,872 | 85.3 | +23.9 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | AKM Jahangir Hossain | 75,138 | 50.3 | −2.4 | |
| BNP | Shahjahan Khan | 62,310 | 41.7 | +9.1 | |
| Independent | A. Barek Dhali | 6,176 | 4.1 | N/A | |
| IJOF | Anowar Hossain | 4,366 | 2.9 | N/A | |
| Independent | Syed Md. Haroon Ur Rashid | 1,013 | 0.7 | N/A | |
| Independent | Md. Abul Barkat | 295 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| CPB | Md. Samsul Haq Gazi | 130 | 0.1 | −0.1 | |
| Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Moklesur Rahman Khan | 29 | 0.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 12,828 | 8.6 | −11.5 | ||
| Turnout | 149,457 | 61.4 | −0.2 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | AKM Jahangir Hossain | 50,639 | 52.7 | −1.8 | |
| BNP | Shahjahan Khan | 31,281 | 32.6 | +12.3 | |
| IOJ | Md. Mohibullah | 5,754 | 6.0 | N/A | |
| JP(E) | Mohammad Yakub Ali Chowdhury | 3,977 | 4.1 | −9.0 | |
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Ashraf Ali Khan | 3,257 | 3.4 | −7.1 | |
| Zaker Party | Md. Ajizul Haque | 380 | 0.4 | +0.1 | |
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Nizam Uddin Tang | 243 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |
| CPB | Samsul Haque Gazi | 212 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Gano Forum | Rafikul Islam | 190 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| FP | Afzal Hossain | 180 | 0.2 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 19,358 | 20.1 | −14.1 | ||
| Turnout | 96,113 | 61.6 | +22.8 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | AKM Jahangir Hossain | 51,754 | 54.5 | |||
| BNP | A. Baten | 19,243 | 20.3 | |||
| JP(E) | Shahjahan Islam | 12,416 | 13.1 | |||
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Ashraf Ali Khan | 9,950 | 10.5 | |||
| IOJ | Shahjahan Pada | 947 | 1.0 | |||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | A. B. Siddikur Rahman | 306 | 0.3 | |||
| Zaker Party | A. Malek | 271 | 0.3 | |||
| FP | Rafikul Islam | 96 | 0.1 | |||
| Majority | 32,511 | 34.2 | ||||
| Turnout | 94,983 | 38.8 | ||||
| AL gain from JP(E) | ||||||
References
External links
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