{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Update|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Barisal-3 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = বরিশাল-৩.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Barisal District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Barisal Division]] | population = | electorate = 332,097 (2026) | towns = | future = | year = 1973 | abolished_label = | abolished = | members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | members = Zainul Abedin | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | next = | previous = | module = {{align|left|← [[Barisal-2|120 Barisal-2]]}}{{align|right|[[Barisal-4|122 Barisal-4]] →}} }} '''Barisal-3''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Babuganj Upazila|Babuganj]] and [[Muladi Upazila|Muladi]] upazilas.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008 general election]], the [[Bangladesh Election Commission|Election Commission]] redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the [[2001 Bangladesh census]].<ref name="Rahman2010" /> The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.<ref name="ds11Jul2008" />
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1973 Bangladeshi general election|1973]] | [[Motahar Uddin]] | rowspan="2" | [[Bangladesh Awami League]]<ref name="1973results" /><ref name="1979results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979]] | [[M. M. Nazrul Islam]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Mohammad Abdul Barek]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]]<ref name="1986results" /><ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Mosharraf Hossain Mongu]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{Party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}"| | [[1996 Bangladeshi general election |1996]] | [[Mosharraf Hossain Mongu]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- | Style="background-color:{{Party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}"| | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election |2001]] | [[Mosharraf Hossain Mongu]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[Golam Kibria Tipu]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Workers Party of Bangladesh}}" | | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] | [[Tipu Sultan (politician)|Tipu Sultan]] | [[Workers Party of Bangladesh]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] | rowspan="2" | [[Golam Kibria Tipu]] | rowspan="2" | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]]<ref name="2018results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}"| | [[2026 Bangladeshi general election |2026]] | Zainul Abedin | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |}
== Elections == === Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin |title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General election 2026]]: Barisal-3}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate=Zainul Abedin |votes=80,930 |percentage=46.48 |change=+6.78 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Amar Bangladesh Party |candidate=Mohammad Asaduzzaman Bhuiyan |votes=61,192 |percentage=35.14 |change=''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 19,738 |percentage = 11.34 |change = +7.14 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 174,143 |percentage = 52.44 |change = -30.36 }} {{Election box Registered electors| |reg. electors = 332,097 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2010s ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2014]]: Barisal-3<ref name="2014results" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Workers Party of Bangladesh |candidate = [[Tipu Sultan (politician)|Tipu Sultan]] |votes = 35,602 |percentage = 60.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Golam Kibria Tipu]] |votes = 23,407 |percentage = 39.7 |change = -4.3 }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 12,195 |percentage = 20.7 |change = +16.5 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 59,009 |percentage = 27.2 |change = -55.6 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Workers Party of Bangladesh |loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2000s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Barisal-3<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Golam Kibria Tipu]] |votes = 66,463 |percentage = 44.0 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Selima Rahman]] |votes = 60,051 |percentage = 39.7 |change = -16.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Jainul Abedin |votes = 20,048 |percentage = 13.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Ishaque Sikder |votes = 2,675 |percentage = 1.8 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Nur Mohammad Howlader |votes = 1,574 |percentage = 1.0 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan |candidate = Master Ansar Uddin |votes = 397 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 6,412 |percentage = 4.2 |change = -15.1 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 151,208 |percentage = 82.8 |change = +18.0 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Barisal-3<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Mosharraf Hossain Mongu]] |votes = 71,638 |percentage = 55.8 |change = +6.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Md. Afjalul Karim |votes = 46,832 |percentage = 36.5 |change = +4.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = Syed Badrul Hossain |votes = 9,317 |percentage = 7.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = M. A. Nayan Rahman |votes = 296 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = Md. Ishaq Bhuyan |votes = 226 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Abdul Mazid |votes = 110 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Bakhtiar Uddin Khan Iqbal |votes = 50 |percentage = 0.0 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 24,806 |percentage = 19.3 |change = +1.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 128,469 |percentage = 64.8 |change = -6.9 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Barisal-3<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Mosharraf Hossain Mongu]] |votes = 48,041 |percentage = 49.5 |change = +20.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Abdul Bari |votes = 30,665 |percentage = 31.6 |change = +8.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Md. Humayun Kabir Chowdhury |votes = 5,889 |percentage = 6.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Syed Md. Nurul Haque |votes = 5,672 |percentage = 5.8 |change = -12.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Anwar Hossain |votes = 5,171 |percentage = 5.3 |change = +4.9 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Social Democratic Party |candidate = Syed Badrul Hossain |votes = 879 |percentage = 0.9 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = FRM Nazmul Ahsan |votes = 263 |percentage = 0.3 |change = 0.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = M. A. Nayon Rahman |votes = 241 |percentage = 0.2 |change = -0.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = A. T. M. Mahabub Alam |votes = 207 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 17,376 |percentage = 17.9 |change = +11.9 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 97,028 |percentage = 71.7 |change = +34.0 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Barisal-3<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Mosharraf Hossain Mongu]] |votes = 23,777 |percentage = 29.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Abdul Bari |votes = 18,952 |percentage = 23.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Tofazzal Haq Chowdhury |votes = 15,477 |percentage = 19.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Syed Narul Haq |votes = 14,346 |percentage = 17.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Abdul Kader Faruki |votes = 2,756 |percentage = 3.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = Moshtak Hossain |votes = 2,557 |percentage = 3.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Sultan Ahmed |votes = 1,452 |percentage = 1.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Begam Hasina Nazrul |votes = 348 |percentage = 0.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = Gulzar Alauddin |votes = 241 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Jatiya Biplobi Front |candidate = Ohid Khan |votes = 232 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Nazmul Ahsan |votes = 211 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh National Congress |candidate = Hossain Ali |votes = 138 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 4,825 |percentage = 6.0 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 80,487 |percentage = 37.7 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
== References == <references> <ref name="2018results">{{cite news |title=Barishal-3 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Barishal-3&d=barishal |work=The Daily Star |access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref> <ref name="maps">{{cite web |url=http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf |title=Constituency Maps of Bangladesh |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2010 |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |format=PDF |access-date=13 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814131945/http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf |archive-date=14 August 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="ecs">{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF |title=Delimitation of Constituencies |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2013 |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |format=PDF |language=bn |access-date=23 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727220238/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF |archive-date=27 July 2014}}</ref> <ref name="Rahman2010">{{cite book |last=Rahman |first=Syedur |date=2010 |title=Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bJfcCPUr0OoC&pg=PA105 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |page=105 |isbn=978-0-8108-7453-4}}</ref> <ref name="ds11Jul2008">{{cite news |last=Liton |first=Shakhawat |date=11 July 2008 |title=Final list of redrawn JS seats published |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-45202 |newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> <ref name="1973results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/1st.pdf |title=List of 1st Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 February 2018}}</ref> <ref name="1979results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/2nd.pdf |title=List of 2nd Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> <ref name="1986results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf |title=List of 3rd Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> <ref name="1988results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf |title=List of 4th Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> <ref name="2014results">{{cite news |title=Barisal-3 |url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=121 |work=Bangladesh Election Result 2014 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118081951/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates?constituency_id=121 |archive-date=18 November 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=121&Year=2008 |title=Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Amar Desh |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-date=23 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323092319/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=121&Year=2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="2008nomination">{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1 |title=Nomination submission List |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |language=bn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211190041/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1 |archive-date=11 February 2018 |access-date=9 February 2018}}</ref> <ref name="votemonitor">{{cite web |url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=123 |title=Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Vote Monitor Networks |access-date=11 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229002429/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=123 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </references>
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