{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency |name = Habiganj-3 |type = |constituency_link = |parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] |map1 = |map_size = |image = হবিগঞ্জ-৩.svg |map_entity = |map_year = |caption = |map2 = |image2 = |caption2 = |district_label = |district = [[Habiganj District]] |region_label = Division |region = [[Sylhet Division]] |population = |electorate = 326,823 (2018)<ref name="2018results" /> |towns = |future = |year = 1984 |abolished_label = |abolished = |members_label = |members = [[G K Gouse]] |party_label = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |next = |previous = |module = {{align|left|← [[Habiganj-2|240 Habiganj-2]]}}{{align|right|[[Habiganj-4|242 Habiganj-4]] →}} }} '''Habiganj-3''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]]. As of 2026, newly elected MP is G.K. Gaus.
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Habiganj Sadar Upazila|Habiganj Sadar]] and [[Lakhai Upazila|Lakhai]] upazilas, integrating these areas within a single administrative and electoral boundary.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created in 1984 from a Sylhet constituency when the former Sylhet District was split into four districts: [[Sunamganj District|Sunamganj]], [[Sylhet District|Sylhet]], [[Moulvibazar District|Moulvibazar]], and [[Habiganj District|Habiganj]].<ref name="district-stats" />
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Chowdhury Abdul Hai]] | [[Awami League]]<ref name="1986results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] | [[Abu Lais Md. Mubin Chowdhury]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]]<ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Feb 1996]] |[[Atiq Ullah (Politician)|Atiq Ullah]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | |[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Jun 1996]] |[[Abu Lais Md. Mubin Chowdhury]] |[[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] | [[Shah A. M. S. Kibria]] | [[Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | 2005 by-election | [[Abu Lais Md. Mubin Chowdhury]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[Md. Abu Zahir]] | [[Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}"| |[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] | [[Md. Abu Zahir]] | [[Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}"| |[[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] | [[Md. Abu Zahir]] | [[Awami League]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League }}"| | [[2024 Bangladeshi general election |2024]] | [[Md. Abu Zahir]] | [[Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2026 Bangladeshi general election |2026]] | [[G K Gouse]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- |}
== Elections ==
=== Elections in the 2010s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2014]]: Habiganj-3<ref name="2014results" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Md. Abu Zahir]] |votes = 98,155 |percentage = 82.5 |change = +12.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Mohammad Atikur Rahman |votes = 20,837 |percentage = 17.5 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 77,318 |percentage = 65.0 |change = +21.9 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 118,992 |percentage = 41.5 |change = -43.5 }} {{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]]: Habiganj-3<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Md. Abu Zahir]] |votes = 147,827 |percentage = 70.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Abu Lais Md. Mubin Chowdhury]] |votes = 57,260 |percentage = 27.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = National Awami Party |candidate = Md. Syedur Rahman |votes = 1,949 |percentage = 0.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Islami Front |candidate = Md. Shohidul Islam |votes = 1,445 |percentage = 0.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Hafiz Md. Abdul Karim |votes = 1,307 |percentage = 0.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Krishak Sramik Janata League |candidate = Md. Nurual Haque |votes = 269 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 90,567 |percentage = 43.1 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 210,057 |percentage = 82.7 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
Shah A. M. S. Kibria was assassinated on 27 January 2005. Abu Lais Md. Mubin Chowdhury of the BNP was elected unopposed in April, after the four other candidates withdrew from the by-election scheduled for later that month.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mubin Chowdhury elected unopposed in Habiganj by-polls |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2005/04/06/mubin-chowdhury-elected-unopposed-in-habiganj-by-polls |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=6 April 2005 |access-date=2 July 2018}}</ref>
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Habiganj-3<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Shah A. M. S. Kibria]] |votes = 83,110 |percentage = 47.7 |change = +12.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Abu Lais Md. Mubin Chowdhury]] |votes = 69,306 |percentage = 39.8 |change = +35.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = Md. Azizul Haque |votes = 19,797 |percentage = 11.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Islami Front |candidate = Md. Shohidul Islam |votes = 781 |percentage = 0.4 |change = -0.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = Md. Shafiqul Islam |votes = 398 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Azizur Rahman Chowdhury |votes = 387 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Hirendra Datta |votes = 235 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Syed Md. Mujakkir Hossain |votes = 150 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = BKSMA (Sadeq) |candidate = Md. Apel Mahmud Dulal |votes = 121 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 13,804 |percentage = 7.9 |change = -0.1 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 174,285 |percentage = 73.9 |change = +2.7 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Habiganj-3<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Abu Lais Md. Mubin Chowdhury]] |votes = 55,795 |percentage = 43.1 |change = +2.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Shahid Uddin Chowdhury |votes = 45,493 |percentage = 35.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Awami League (Mostofa Allama) |candidate = Syed Md. Kaisar |votes = 10,773 |percentage = 8.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Nizam Uddin |votes = 6,436 |percentage = 5.0 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Md. Atique Ullah |votes = 5,505 |percentage = 4.3 |change = -8.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Syed Shah Alam Hossain |votes = 2,670 |percentage = 2.1 |change = -2.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Gano Forum |candidate = Chowdhury Ashraful Bari Noman |votes = 1,391 |percentage = 1.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Islami Front |candidate = Noman Ahmed Khan |votes = 765 |percentage = 0.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. A. Rezzak |votes = 551 |percentage = 0.4 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 10,302 |percentage = 8.0 |change = +0.3 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 129,379 |percentage = 71.2 |change = +23.8 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Habiganj-3<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Abu Lais Md. Mubin Chowdhury]] |votes = 38,260 |percentage = 40.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = NAP (Muzaffar) |candidate = [[Chowdhury Abdul Hai]] |votes = 31,045 |percentage = 33.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Atik Ullah |votes = 11,927 |percentage = 12.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = M. A. Mottalib |votes = 4,709 |percentage = 5.0 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Syed Shah Alam Hossain |votes = 4,707 |percentage = 5.0 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Azizur Rahman Chowdhury |votes = 1,406 |percentage = 1.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Tazul Islam |votes = 537 |percentage = 0.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Mufti Abu Naser |votes = 480 |percentage = 0.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Freedom Party |candidate = Syed Ebadul Hasan |votes = 395 |percentage = 0.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = Abu Taher |votes = 283 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 7,215 |percentage = 7.7 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 93,749 |percentage = 47.4 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
== References == <references> <ref name="2018results">{{cite news |title=Habiganj-3 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Habiganj-3&d=sylhet |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="district-stats">{{cite web |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Sylhet.pdf |title=District Statistics 2011: Sylhet |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |format=PDF |access-date=15 February 2018}}</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=Habiganj-3 |url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=241 |work=Bangladesh Election Result 2014 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703163131/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=241 |archive-date=3 July 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=241&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=29 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229002852/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=245 |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=240 |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/20081229002612/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=240 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </references>
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