{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency |name = Jamalpur-3 |type = |constituency_link = |parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] |map1 = |map_size = |image = জামালপুর-৩.svg |map_entity = |map_year = |caption = |map2 = |image2 = |caption2 = |district_label = |district = [[Jamalpur District]] |region_label = Division |region = [[Mymensingh Division]] |population = |electorate = 501,819 (2024) |towns = |future = |year = 1978 |abolished_label = |abolished = |members_label = |members = |party_label = <!-- defaults to "Party" --> |party = |next = |previous = | module = {{align|left|← [[Jamalpur-2|139 Jamalpur-2]]}}{{align|right|[[Jamalpur-4|141 Jamalpur-4]] →}} }} '''Jamalpur-3''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Madarganj Upazila|Madarganj]] and [[Melandaha Upazila|Melandaha]] upazilas.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created in 1978 from the Mymensingh-13 constituency when the former Mymensingh District was split into two districts: [[Jamalpur District|Jamalpur]] and [[Mymensingh District|Mymensingh]].<ref name="WorldBank" />
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" />
Ahead of the [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014 general election]], the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had excluded two [[Union Parishad|union parishads]] of [[Melandaha Upazila]]: Mahmudpur and Shaympur.<ref name="ecs" /><ref name="ds4Jul2013" />
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979]] | [[Karimuzzaman Talukder]] | [[Awami League]]<ref name="1979results" /> |- ! colspan="4" |Major Boundary Changes |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | rowspan="2" | [[Shafiqul Islam Khoka]] | [[Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League|BaKSAL]]<ref name="1986results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party}}" | |[[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] |[[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]]<ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] |[[Mirza Azam]] |[[Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Feb 1996]] |[[Abul Hossain (Jamalpur politician)|Abul Hossain]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Jun 1996]] | rowspan="6" |[[Mirza Azam]] | rowspan="6" |[[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]] |[[Mostafizur Rahman Babul (Jamalpur politician)|Mostafizur Rahman Babul]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=13th National Election results: Full division-wise list of winners |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/election/403313/13th-national-election-results-full-division-wise |access-date=2026-02-14 |website=Dhaka Tribune |language=en}}</ref> |}
== Elections ==
=== Elections in the 2010s === Mirza Azam was re-elected unopposed in the [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014 general election]] after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.<ref name="2014results" />
=== Elections in the 2000s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Jamalpur-3<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Awami League|candidate=[[Mirza Azam]]|votes=171,926|percentage=63.1|change=+14.2}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party|candidate=Md Mustafizur Rahman Babul|votes=99,113|percentage=36.4|change=+31.8}} {{Election box candidate| |party = National People's Party |candidate = Md. Harun or Roshid |votes = 1,144 |percentage = 0.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Krishak Sramik Janata League|candidate=Md. Hasmot Ali|votes=302|percentage=0.1|change=''N/A''}}
{{Election box majority||votes=72,813|percentage=26.7|change=+21.2}} {{Election box turnout||votes=272,485|percentage=88.3|change=+14.3}} {{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]]: Jamalpur-3<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Awami League|candidate=[[Mirza Azam]]|votes=119,611|percentage=48.9|change=-0.8}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Md Mustafizur Rahman Babul|votes=106,258|percentage=43.4|change=''N/A''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party|candidate=[[Shafiqul Islam Khoka]]|votes=11,274|percentage=4.6|change=-23.1}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Md. Karimuzzaman Tarafder|votes=3,915|percentage=1.6|change=''N/A''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Md. Ismat Pasha|votes=2,238|percentage=0.9|change=''N/A''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Islami Jatiya Oikya Front|candidate=Dowlatuzzaman Ansari|votes=1,183|percentage=0.5|change=''N/A''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Jatiya Party (Manju)|candidate=Md. Lutfar Rahman|votes=187|percentage=0.1|change=''N/A''}}
{{Election box majority||votes=13,353|percentage=5.5|change=-16.5}} {{Election box turnout||votes=244,666|percentage=74.0|change=+10.1}} {{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]]: Jamalpur-3<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Mirza Azam]] |votes = 80,056 |percentage = 49.7 |change = +17.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Md. A. Hye |votes = 44,666 |percentage = 27.7 |change = +2.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Shafiqul Islam Khoka]] |votes = 28,692 |percentage = 17.8 |change = +14.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Nur Uddin Mian |votes = 4,725 |percentage = 2.9 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Noim Jahangir |votes = 2,132 |percentage = 1.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali) |candidate = Md. Harunur Rashid |votes = 278 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Sarbahara Party |candidate = Md. Abul Hasan Mandal |votes = 248 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = S. M. Abdul Mannan |votes = 241 |percentage = 0.2 |change = -1.3 }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 35,390 |percentage = 22.0 |change = +14.8 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 161,038 |percentage = 63.9 |change = +19.2 }} {{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]]: Jamalpur-3<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Awami League|candidate=[[Mirza Azam]]|votes=39,907|percentage=32.5|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party|candidate=Shah Md. Khairul Bashar Chishti|votes=31,032|percentage=25.3|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=[[Abul Hossain (Jamalpur politician)|Abul Hossain]]|votes=19,121|percentage=15.6|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Md. Mokhlesur Rahman|votes=12,081|percentage=9.8|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Md. Mosharraf Hossain|votes=5,575|percentage=4.5|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Jatiya Party (Ershad)|candidate=[[Shahidul Islam Khoka]]|votes=3,892|percentage=3.2|change=}} {{Election box candidate| |party = Oikkya Prakriyya |candidate = Noim Jahangir |votes = 2,567 |percentage = 2.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan|candidate=Ruhul Amin|votes=1,984|percentage=1.6|change=}} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Janata Party |candidate = Rezabuddaula Chowdhury |votes = 1,928 |percentage = 1.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Kismat Pasha |votes = 1,867 |percentage = 1.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD|candidate=Shamchul Huda|votes=777|percentage=0.6|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Jamal Uddin|votes=586|percentage=0.5|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Freedom Party|candidate=Md. Nurul Haq Zangi|votes=427|percentage=0.3|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=A. K. M. Hasan Hazari|votes=338|percentage=0.3|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Md. Abdul Kader|votes=275|percentage=0.2|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Siraj)|candidate=Shahjahan|votes=201|percentage=0.2|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Abul Hasnat M.|votes=96|percentage=0.1|change=}} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) |candidate = Azizul Haq Sarkar |votes = 60 |percentage = 0.0 |change = }}
{{Election box majority||votes=8,875|percentage=7.2|change=}} {{Election box turnout||votes=122,714|percentage=44.7|change=}} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League }} {{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="WorldBank">{{cite web |url=http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/223661468200674066/text/multi-page.txt |title=Project Completion Report on Bangladesh Second Foodarain Storafe Proiect |date=17 February 1988 |website=World Bank}}</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="ds4Jul2013">{{cite news |title=53 constituencies get new boundaries |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/53-constituencies-get-new-boundaries |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=4 July 2013}}</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 |last=Ahmed |first=Taib |date=15 December 2013 |title=AL closer to majority before voting |url=http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/ |newspaper=New Age |location=Dhaka |access-date=12 August 2014 |archive-date=3 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503164909/http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=131&Year=2008 |title=Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Amar Desh |access-date=8 February 2018}}</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=143 |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/20081229000839/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=143 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </references>
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