{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency |name = Bhola-3 |type = |constituency_link = |parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] |map1 = |map_size = |image = ভোলা-৩.svg |map_entity = |map_year = |caption = |map2 = |image2 = |caption2 = |district_label = |district = [[Bhola District]] |region_label = Division |region = [[Barisal Division]] |population = |electorate = 388,550 (2026) | members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | members = [[Hafiz Uddin Ahmad]] | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |towns = |future = |year = 1984 |abolished_label = |abolished = |next = |previous = | module = {{align|left|← [[Bhola-2|116 Bhola-2]]}}{{align|right|[[Bhola-4|118 Bhola-4]] →}} }} '''Bhola-3''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Lalmohan Upazila|Lalmohan]] and [[Tazumuddin Upazila|Tazumuddin]] upazilas.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created in 1984 from a Bakerganj constituency when the former [[Backergunge District|Bakerganj District]] was split into four districts: [[Bhola District|Bhola]], [[Barisal District|Bakerganj]], [[Jhalokati District|Jhalokati]], and [[Pirojpur District|Pirojpur]].
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | |[[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | rowspan="4" | [[Hafiz Uddin Ahmad]] |[[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]]<ref name="1986results" /><ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|1996]] | rowspan="2" | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | rowspan="4" | [[Nurunnabi Chowdhury]] | rowspan="4" | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] |[[Hafiz Uddin Ahmad]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |}
== Elections == === Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin |title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General election 2026]]: Bhola-3}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate=[[Hafiz Uddin Ahmad]] |votes=145,990 |percentage=67.70 |change=+38.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Development Party |candidate=Md. Nizamul Haque |votes=57,351 |percentage=26.60 |change=''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 88,639 |percentage = 41.10 |change = -49.1 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 215,635 |percentage = 55.50 |change = -14.2 }} {{Election box Registered electors| |reg. electors = 388,550 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2010s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2018 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2018]]: Bhola-3<ref name="2018results" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Nurunnabi Chowdhury]] |votes = 105,317 |percentage = 70.2 |change = −24.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Hafizuddin Ahmed]] |votes = 44,568 |percentage = 28.8 |change = −2.4 }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 105,257 |percentage = 70.2 |change = −24.8 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 149,885 |percentage = 69.7 |change = −1.3 }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2014]]: Bhola-3<ref name="2014results" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Nurunnabi Chowdhury]] |votes = 171,658 |percentage = 95.0 |change = +26.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = AKM Nazrul Islam Mia |votes = 9,076 |percentage = 5.0 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 162,582 |percentage = 90.0 |change = +52.5 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 180,734 |percentage = 71.0 |change = +3.9 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
In October 2009, the [[Bangladesh Supreme Court, Appellate Division|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.<ref name="bdn18Oct2009" /> The [[Bangladesh Election Commission|Election Commission]] vacated the seat on February 3, 2010.<ref name="ds24Apr2010" /> Nurunnabi Chowdhury was elected in the resulting April 2010 by-election.
{{Election box begin | title=Bhola-3 by-election, April 2010<ref name="bdn25Apr2010" />{{refn|group=note|The Election Commission suspended voting at 9 of 86 polling places because of allegations of ballot box stuffing and other irregularities. The election turnout is for the remaining 77 polling stations; it excludes the 31,566 registered voters whose polling places were shut down.<ref name="ds25Apr2010" />}} }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Nurunnabi Chowdhury]] |votes = 93,873 |percentage = 68.8 |change = +16.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Hafizuddin Ahmed]] |votes = 42,658 |percentage = 31.2 |change = −14.5 }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 51,215 |percentage = 37.5 |change = +30.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 136,531 |percentage = 67.1 |change = −17.6 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2000s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Bhola-3<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Jashim Uddin]] |votes = 96,034 |percentage = 52.8 |change = +19.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Hafizuddin Ahmed]] |votes = 83,123 |percentage = 45.7 |change = −20.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Nurul Islam |votes = 1,639 |percentage = 0.9 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Siddikur Rahman Manna |votes = 1,207 |percentage = 0.7 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 12,911 |percentage = 7.1 |change = −25.0 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 182,003 |percentage = 84.7 |change = −25.6 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Bhola-3<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Hafizuddin Ahmed]] |votes = 98,659 |percentage = 65.8 |change = +6.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Tofail Ahmed (politician)|Tofail Ahmed]] |votes = 50,588 |percentage = 33.7 |change = −2.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = AKM Nazrul Islam Mia |votes = 523 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = Abdus Sattar |votes = 178 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 48,071 |percentage = 32.1 |change = +9.8 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 149,948 |percentage = 59.1 |change = −11.7 }} {{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]]: Bhola-3<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Hafizuddin Ahmed]] |votes = 70,843 |percentage = 59.0 |change = +56.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = AKM Nazrul Islam |votes = 44,007 |percentage = 36.6 |change = +4.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = A. Shehabuddin |votes = 2,743 |percentage = 2.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Md. Nurul Islam |votes = 1,254 |percentage = 1.0 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = A. Sattar Alamgir |votes = 835 |percentage = 0.7 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Gano Forum |candidate = Md. Feroj Kibria Kishore |votes = 438 |percentage = 0.4 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 26,836 |percentage = 22.3 |change = +9.6 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 120,120 |percentage = 70.8 |change = +29.1 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Independent (politician) }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Bhola-3<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = [[Hafizuddin Ahmed]] |votes = 36,925 |percentage = 44.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = M. A. Kashem |votes = 26,515 |percentage = 32.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = AKM Nazrul Islam |votes = 15,071 |percentage = 18.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Mozzamel Haque |votes = 1,961 |percentage = 2.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = [[Nazimuddin Alam]] |votes = 524 |percentage = 0.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Md. Rafiqul Islam |votes = 524 |percentage = 0.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Shafi Ullah |votes = 406 |percentage = 0.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League |candidate = Nurul Islam |votes = 290 |percentage = 0.4 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 10,410 |percentage = 12.7 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 82,216 |percentage = 41.7 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Independent (politician) |loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
==Notes== {{reflist|group=note}}
== References == <references> <ref name="2018results">{{cite news |title=Bhola-3 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Bhola-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=2014-08-14 |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="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=Bhola-3 |url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=117 |website=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521042759/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates?constituency_id=117 |archive-date=21 May 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="bdn18Oct2009">{{cite news |title=Bhola-3 to go to vote as AL MP loses in SC |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2009/10/18/bhola-3-to-go-to-vote-as-al-mp-loses-in-sc |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=18 October 2009}}</ref> <ref name="ds24Apr2010">{{cite news |last=Liton |first=Shakhawat |date=25 April 2010 |title=Bhola-3 by-polls today amid high tension |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-135677 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=3 June 2018}}</ref> <ref name="bdn25Apr2010">{{cite news |title=EC formally declares Shaon as Bhola winner |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2010/04/25/ec-formally-declares-shaon-as-bhola-winner |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=25 April 2010 |access-date=3 June 2018}}</ref> <ref name="ds25Apr2010">{{cite news |title=AL wins in 'peaceful' polls |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-135732 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=25 April 2010 |access-date=3 June 2018}}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=111&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=24 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024012330/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php%3Fsol%3D111%26Year%3D2008 |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=119 |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/20081229000434/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=119 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </references>
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