{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency |name = Gopalganj-3 |type = |constituency_link = |parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] |map1 = |map_size = |map_entity = |map_year = |caption = |map2 = |image2 = |caption2 = |district_label = |district = [[Gopalganj District, Bangladesh|Gopalganj District]] |region_label = Division |region = [[Dhaka Division]] |population = |electorate = 308,784 (2026) |towns = |future = |year = 1984 |abolished_label = |abolished = |members = [[S M Jilani]] |members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |next = | module = {{align|left|← [[Gopalganj-2|216 Gopalganj-2]]}}{{align|right|[[Madaripur-1|218 Madaripur-1]] →}} }} '''Gopalganj-3''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]]. It was considered a bastion for [[Awami League|The Bangladesh Awami League]] before the party was deregistered.
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Kotalipara Upazila|Kotalipara]] and [[Tungipara Upazila|Tungipara]] upazilas.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created in 1984 from a Faridpur constituency when the former Faridpur District was split into five districts: [[Rajbari District|Rajbari]], [[Faridpur District|Faridpur]], [[Gopalganj District, Bangladesh|Gopalganj]], [[Madaripur District|Madaripur]], and [[Shariatpur District|Shariatpur]].<ref name="faridpur" />
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party}}" | |[[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] |[[Kazi Firoz Rashid]] |[[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]]<ref name="1986results" /><ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Sheikh Hasina]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" | | [[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Feb 1996]] | [[Mujibur Rahman Howlader]] | [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]<ref name="feb1996results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Jun 1996]] | rowspan="6" | [[Sheikh Hasina]] | rowspan="6" | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] |- |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]] | [[S M Jilani]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |}
== Elections ==
=== Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin |title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General election 2026]]: Gopalganj-3<ref>{{cite web |title=VoteDB candidates |url=https://www.votebd.org/candidates/?seat=695b672124f34914b4e55e2b|website=VoteBD}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate= [[S M Jilani]] |votes= 60,991 |percentage=45.27 |change=+45.22 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Independent |candidate=Gobinda Chandra Pramanik |votes= 34,339 |percentage=25.48 |change=N/A }} {{Election box majority | votes = 26,652 | percentage = 19.79 | change = +19.79 }} {{Election box turnout | votes = 134,809 | percentage = 43.7 | change = -30.7 }} {{Election box Registered electors | reg. electors = 308,784 }} {{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]]: Gopalganj-3<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bdnews24.com/11thparliamentaryelection/2018/12/30/hasina-wins-gopalganj-3-as-ec-releases-first-full-constituency-results|title=Hasina wins Gopalganj-3 as EC releases first full constituency results|date=2018-12-30|access-date=2021-07-11|website=[[Bdnews24.com]]}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party =Awami League |candidate =[[Sheikh Hasina]] |votes =229,539 |percentage =99.9 |change = +1.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate=[[S M Jilani]] |votes=123 |percentage=0.05 |change=+0.05 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate=Maruf Sheikh |votes=71 |percentage=0.03 |change=+0.03 }} {{Election box majority|votes=229,416|percentage=99.9|change=+2.5 }} {{Election box turnout|votes=229,747|percentage=93.2|change=+3.7}} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2014]]: Gopalganj-3<ref name="2014results" />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Awami League |candidate = [[Sheikh Hasina]] |votes = 187,185 |percentage = 98.7 |change = +1.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = A. Z. Sheikh Apu |votes = 2,430 |percentage = 1.3 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 184,755 |percentage = 97.4 |change = +3.0 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 189,615 |percentage = 89.5 |change = +2.7 }} {{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]]: Gopalganj-3<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Awami League |candidate = [[Sheikh Hasina]] |votes = 158,958 |percentage = 97.1 |change = +2.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = S. M. Jilani |votes = 4,451 |percentage = 2.7 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Kalyan Party |candidate = SM Afzal Hossain |votes = 221 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 154,507 |percentage = 94.4 |change = +4.1 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 163,630 |percentage = 86.8 |change = -0.5 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Gopalganj-3<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Awami League |candidate = [[Sheikh Hasina]] |votes = 154,130 |percentage = 94.7 |change = +2.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Omar Ahmad Saheb |votes = 7,223 |percentage = 4.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Hindu League |candidate = Birendra Nath Moitra |votes = 922 |percentage = 0.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = Shishir Chowdhury |votes = 410 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 146,907 |percentage = 90.3 |change = +0.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 162,685 |percentage = 87.3 |change = +17.5 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Gopalganj-3<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Awami League |candidate = [[Sheikh Hasina]] |votes = 102,689 |percentage = 92.2 |change = +20.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Bishnu Pad Halder |votes = 2,568 |percentage = 2.3 |change = 0.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Abdul Mannan Sheikh |votes = 2,512 |percentage = 2.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan |candidate = Md. Shahidul Alam Chowdhury |votes = 2,277 |percentage = 2.0 |change = -16.3 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Biswas Fazlul Haque |votes = 524 |percentage = 0.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Kazi Firoz Rashid]] |votes = 453 |percentage = 0.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula) |candidate = Sheikh Showkat Hossain Nilu |votes = 374 |percentage = 0.3 |change = -1.3 }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 100,121 |percentage = 89.9 |change = +36.0 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 111,397 |percentage = 79.8 |change = +23.8 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Gopalganj-3<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Awami League|candidate=[[Sheikh Hasina]]|votes=67,945|percentage=72.2|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan|candidate=Hafez Omar Ahmed|votes=17,256|percentage=18.3|change=}} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Hindu League |candidate = Birendra Nath Moitra |votes = 4,246 |percentage = 4.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party|candidate=Omelendro Bishwas|votes=2,116|percentage=2.3|change=}} {{Election box candidate| |party = Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula) |candidate = [[Sheikh Shawkat Hossein Nilu]] |votes = 1,527 |percentage = 1.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Sramik Krishak Samajbadi Dal |candidate = Nirmal Sen |votes = 1,019 |percentage = 1.1 |change = }}
{{Election box majority||votes=50,689|percentage=53.9|change=}} {{Election box turnout||votes=94,109|percentage=56.0|change=}} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
== References == <references>
<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="faridpur">{{cite web |url=http://www.faridpur.gov.bd/site/page/3911aad7-2013-11e7-8f57-286ed488c766 |script-title=bn:জেলা প্রশাসনের পটভূমি |trans-title=Background of District Administration |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |language=bn |website=Faridpur District |access-date=13 August 2014 |archive-date=3 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603191102/http://www.faridpur.gov.bd/site/page/3911aad7-2013-11e7-8f57-286ed488c766 |url-status=dead }}</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="feb1996results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp-bangla/6th%20Parliament%20.pdf |title=List of 6th Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=8 October 2015}}</ref> <ref name="2014results">{{cite news |title=Gopalganj-3 |url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=217 |work=Bangladesh Election Result 2014 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820005754/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=217 |archive-date=20 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=211&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=17 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417105809/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=211&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=216 |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/20081228235259/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=216 |archive-date=28 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </references>
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