# Gopalganj-3

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Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad

Gopalganj-3 Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad District Gopalganj District Division Dhaka Division Electorate 308,784 (2026) Current constituency Created 1984 Parliamentary Party Bangladesh Nationalist Party Member of Parliament S M Jilani ← 216 Gopalganj-2 218 Madaripur-1 →

**Gopalganj-3** is a constituency represented in the [Jatiya Sangsad](/source/Jatiya_Sangsad) (National Parliament) of [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh). It was considered a bastion for [The Bangladesh Awami League](/source/Awami_League) before the party was deregistered.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses [Kotalipara](/source/Kotalipara_Upazila) and [Tungipara](/source/Tungipara_Upazila) upazilas.[1][2]

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Faridpur constituency when the former Faridpur District was split into five districts: [Rajbari](/source/Rajbari_District), [Faridpur](/source/Faridpur_District), [Gopalganj](/source/Gopalganj_District%2C_Bangladesh), [Madaripur](/source/Madaripur_District), and [Shariatpur](/source/Shariatpur_District).[3]

## Members of Parliament

Election Member Party 1986 Kazi Firoz Rashid Jatiya Party (Ershad)[4][5] 1991 Sheikh Hasina Bangladesh Awami League Feb 1996 Mujibur Rahman Howlader Independent[6] Jun 1996 Sheikh Hasina Bangladesh Awami League 2001 2008 2014 2018 2024 2026 S M Jilani Bangladesh Nationalist Party

## Elections

### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2026: Gopalganj-3[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP S M Jilani 60,991 45.27 +45.22 Independent Gobinda Chandra Pramanik 34,339 25.48 N/A Majority 26,652 19.79 +19.79 Turnout 134,809 43.7 −30.7 Registered electors 308,784 BNP gain from AL

### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2018: Gopalganj-3[8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Sheikh Hasina 229,539 99.9 +1.2 BNP S M Jilani 123 0.05 +0.05 IAB Maruf Sheikh 71 0.03 +0.03 Majority 229,416 99.9 +2.5 Turnout 229,747 93.2 +3.7 AL hold

General Election 2014: Gopalganj-3[9] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Sheikh Hasina 187,185 98.7 +1.6 JP(E) A. Z. Sheikh Apu 2,430 1.3 N/A Majority 184,755 97.4 +3.0 Turnout 189,615 89.5 +2.7 AL hold

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Gopalganj-3[1][10][11] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Sheikh Hasina 158,958 97.1 +2.4 BNP S. M. Jilani 4,451 2.7 N/A Bangladesh Kalyan Party SM Afzal Hossain 221 0.1 N/A Majority 154,507 94.4 +4.1 Turnout 163,630 86.8 −0.5 AL hold

General Election 2001: Gopalganj-3[12] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Sheikh Hasina 154,130 94.7 +2.5 IOJ Omar Ahmad Saheb 7,223 4.4 N/A Bangladesh Hindu League Birendra Nath Moitra 922 0.6 N/A IJOF Shishir Chowdhury 410 0.3 N/A Majority 146,907 90.3 +0.4 Turnout 162,685 87.3 +17.5 AL hold

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Gopalganj-3[12] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Sheikh Hasina 102,689 92.2 +20.0 BNP Bishnu Pad Halder 2,568 2.3 0.0 Jamaat Abdul Mannan Sheikh 2,512 2.3 N/A BKA Md. Shahidul Alam Chowdhury 2,277 2.0 −16.3 Zaker Party Biswas Fazlul Haque 524 0.5 N/A JP(E) Kazi Firoz Rashid 453 0.4 N/A Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula) Sheikh Showkat Hossain Nilu 374 0.3 −1.3 Majority 100,121 89.9 +36.0 Turnout 111,397 79.8 +23.8 AL hold

General Election 1991: Gopalganj-3[12] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Sheikh Hasina 67,945 72.2 BKA Hafez Omar Ahmed 17,256 18.3 Bangladesh Hindu League Birendra Nath Moitra 4,246 4.5 BNP Omelendro Bishwas 2,116 2.3 Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula) Sheikh Shawkat Hossein Nilu 1,527 1.6 Sramik Krishak Samajbadi Dal Nirmal Sen 1,019 1.1 Majority 50,689 53.9 Turnout 94,109 56.0 AL gain from JP(E)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-maps_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-maps_1-1) ["Constituency Maps of Bangladesh"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140814131945/http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Election Commission*. 2010. Archived from [the original](http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf) (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ecs_2-0)** ["Delimitation of Constituencies"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140727220238/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF) (PDF). *Bangladesh Election Commission* (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from [the original](http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF) (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-faridpur_3-0)** [জেলা প্রশাসনের পটভূমি](https://web.archive.org/web/20170603191102/http://www.faridpur.gov.bd/site/page/3911aad7-2013-11e7-8f57-286ed488c766) [Background of District Administration]. *Faridpur District* (in Bengali). Archived from [the original](http://www.faridpur.gov.bd/site/page/3911aad7-2013-11e7-8f57-286ed488c766) on 3 June 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1986results_4-0)** ["List of 3rd Parliament Members"](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1988results_5-0)** ["List of 4th Parliament Members"](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-feb1996results_6-0)** ["List of 6th Parliament Members"](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp-bangla/6th%20Parliament%20.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 October 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["VoteDB candidates"](https://www.votebd.org/candidates/?seat=695b672124f34914b4e55e2b). *VoteBD*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Hasina wins Gopalganj-3 as EC releases first full constituency results"](https://bdnews24.com/11thparliamentaryelection/2018/12/30/hasina-wins-gopalganj-3-as-ec-releases-first-full-constituency-results). *[Bdnews24.com](/source/Bdnews24.com)*. 2018-12-30. Retrieved 2021-07-11.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2014results_9-0)** ["Gopalganj-3"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180820005754/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=217). *Bangladesh Election Result 2014*. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from [the original](http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=217) on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2008results_10-0)** ["Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180417105809/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=211&Year=2008). *Amar Desh*. Archived from [the original](http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=211&Year=2008) on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2008nomination_11-0)** ["Nomination submission List"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180211190041/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1). *Bangladesh Election Commission* (in Bengali). Archived from [the original](http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1) on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_12-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_12-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_12-2) ["Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081228235259/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=216). *Vote Monitor Networks*. Archived from [the original](http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=216) on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

## External links

- ["People's Republic of Bangladesh"](http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/bangladesh/). *Psephos*.

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