Bagerhat-3

Bagerhat-3
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictBagerhat District
DivisionKhulna Division
Electorate266,864 (2026)
Current constituency
Created1984
PartyBangladesh Nationalist Party
MemberShaikh Faridul Islam

Bagerhat-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2026 by Shaikh Faridul Islam of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Mongla, and Rampal upazilas.

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Khulna constituency when the former Khulna District was split into three districts: Bagerhat, Khulna, and Satkhira.

In 2025, the Election Commission announced that it would reduce the number of constituencies in Bagerhat District from four to three. They said they were evening out voters per constituency to ensure balanced representation. Their redistricting would have moved Fakirhat Upazila from Bagerhat-1 to Bagerhat-2, Bagerhat Sadar Upazila from Bagerhat-2 to Bagerhat-1, Kachua Upazila from Bagerhat-2 to Bagerhat-3, Rampal and Mongla upazilas from Bagerhat-3 to Bagerhat-2, and Morrelganj and Sarankhola upazilas from Bagerhat-4 to Bagerhat-3. Locals objected to the changes.

The High Court found that eliminating Bagerhat-4 solely because of low population was unsound and not supported by demographic data. They invalidated the changes, and their decision was upheld on appeal. So the 2026 general election went ahead with the long-standing constituency boundaries.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1986 Aftab Uddin Howlader Jatiya Party
1991 Talukder Abdul Khaleque Awami League
Feb 1996 AU Ahmed Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Jun 1996 Talukder Abdul Khaleque Awami League
2008 Habibun Nahar Awami League
2014 Talukder Abdul Khaleque Awami League
2018 Habibun Nahar Awami League
2024 Habibun Nahar Awami League
2026 Shaikh Faridul Islam Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General Election 2026: Bagerhat-3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Shaikh Faridul Islam 102,661 53.9 N/A
Jamaat Mohammed Abdul Wadud Sheikh 83,550 43.8 N/A
IAB Sheikh Zillur Rahman 3,640 1.9 N/A
Independent MAH Selim 425 0.2 N/A
JSD (Rab) Md. Habibur Rahman Master 349 0.2 N/A
Majority 19,111 10.0 N/A
Turnout 190,625 71.4 N/A
BNP gain from AL

Elections in the 2010s

To run for mayor of Khulna, Talukder Abdul Khaleque resigned from parliament on 10 April 2018. Habibun Nahar, his wife, was elected unopposed on 4 June, as she was the only candidate in the by-election scheduled for later that month.

Talukder Abdul Khaleque was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Bagerhat-3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Habibun Nahar 97,015 58.2 +7.3
Jamaat Mohammad Abdul Owadud Shaikh 66,177 39.7 N/A
IAB Md. Muzzammil Haque 3,174 1.9 N/A
Gano Front Md. Sekender Ali Moni 274 0.2 N/A
Majority 30,838 18.5 +13.6
Turnout 166,640 89.3 +8.8
AL hold
General Election 2001: Bagerhat-3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Talukder Abdul Khaleque 76,779 50.9 +6.8
Jamaat Gazi Abu Bakar Siddiqui 69,310 45.9 +17.0
Jatiya Party (M) M. A. Khaleq Hawlader 3,052 2.0 N/A
IJOF A. T. M. Hemayet Uddin 1,803 1.2 N/A
Majority 7,469 4.9 −10.3
Turnout 150,944 80.5 +3.7
AL hold

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Bagerhat-3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Talukder Abdul Khaleque 52,445 44.1 −2.4
Jamaat Gazi Abu Bakar Siddiqui 34,321 28.9 −3.6
BNP A. U. Ahmed 21,550 18.1 +0.1
JP(E) Khan Amzad Ali 4,809 4.0 +1.4
IOJ Md. Mozammel Haque 4,726 4.0 N/A
WPB Mohiuddin Sheikh 450 0.4 N/A
Zaker Party Md. Yunus Ali Mollik 385 0.3 −0.2
Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali) S. M. Islam 154 0.1 N/A
NDP Daniel Biswash 48 0.0 N/A
Majority 18,124 15.2 +1.2
Turnout 118,888 76.8 +20.2
AL hold
General Election 1991: Bagerhat-3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Talukder Abdul Khaleque 46,126 46.5
Jamaat Gazi Abu Bakar Siddiqui 32,205 32.5
BNP A S M Mustafizur Rahman 17,812 18.0
JP(E) Sheik Abdus Sabur 2,593 2.6
Zaker Party Syed Akramul Haq 487 0.5
Majority 13,921 14.0
Turnout 99,223 56.6
AL gain from JP(E)

References

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