{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Jhenaidah-3 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = ঝিনাইদহ-৩.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Jhenaidah District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Khulna Division]] | population = | electorate = 360,920 (2018)<ref name="2018results" /> | towns = | future = | year = 1984 | abolished_label = | abolished = | members_label = | party_label = <!-- defaults to "Party" --> | party = | next = | previous = | module = {{align|left|← [[Jhenaidah-2|82 Jhenaidah-2]]}}{{align|right|[[Jhenaidah-4|84 Jhenaidah-4]] →}} }} '''Jhenaidah-3''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]]. [[Md. Motiar Rahman]] is the incumbent member of Parliament from this constituency.

== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Kotchandpur Upazila|Kotchandpur]] and [[Maheshpur Upazila|Maheshpur]] upazilas.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />

== History == The constituency was created in 1984 from a Jessore constituency when the former Jessore District was split into four districts: [[Jhenaidah District|Jhenaidah]], [[Jessore District|Jessore]], [[Magura District|Magura]], and [[Narail District|Narail]].<ref name="district-stats" />

== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[ASM Mozammel Haque]] | [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami|Jamaat-e-Islami]]<ref name="1986results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party}}" | | [[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] | [[Shamsul Huda Khan]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]]<ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Shahidul Islam Master]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- | Style="background-color:{{Party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}"| | [[1996 Bangladeshi general election |1996]] | [[Shahidul Islam Master]] | [[BNP]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party }}"| |[[2001 Bangladeshi general election |2001]] | [[Shahidul Islam Master]] | [[BNP]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[Shafiqul Azam Khan]] | rowspan="4" | [[Awami League]]<ref name="2018results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] | [[Nobi Newaz]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] | [[Shafiqul Azam Khan]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] |[[Salahuddin Miaji]] |- | style="background-color:{{Party color|Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami}}"| |[[2024 Bangladeshi general election |2024]] | [[Md. Motiar Rahman]] | [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]] |- |}

== Elections ==

=== Elections in the 2010s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2014]]: Jhenaidah-3<ref name="2014results" /><ref name="amarmp" /><ref name="bss5Jan2014" /><ref name="bn6Jan2014" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Nobi Newaz]]<ref group=note name="2014votes" /> |votes = 46,701 |percentage = 96.3 |change = +51.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Md. Kamruzzaman Swadhin<ref group=note name="2014votes" /> |votes = 1,489 |percentage = 3.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = [[Shafiqul Azam Khan]] |votes = 311 |percentage = 0.6 |change = ''N/A'' }}

{{Election box majority| |votes = 45,212 |percentage = 93.2 |change = +79.2 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 48,501 |percentage = 15.3 |change = -78.9 }} {{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]]: Jhenaidah-3<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Shafiqul Azam Khan]] |votes = 118,357 |percentage = 45.3 |change = +7.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Matiar Rahman |votes = 81,739 |percentage = 31.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Shahidul Islam Master]] |votes = 59,014 |percentage = 22.6 |change = -35.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Saroar Hossain |votes = 1,409 |percentage = 0.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Abdul Mannan |votes = 450 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Sazzatuj Jumma |votes = 214 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}

{{Election box majority| |votes = 36,618 |percentage = 14.0 |change = -5.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 261,183 |percentage = 94.2 |change = +5.5 }} {{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]]: Jhenaidah-3<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Shahidul Islam Master]] |votes = 127,023 |percentage = 57.8 |change = +20.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Sazzatuj Jumma |votes = 84,289 |percentage = 38.3 |change = +9.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Parvin Talukder |votes = 5,628 |percentage = 2.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = Md. A. Rahman Dhabok |votes = 2,750 |percentage = 1.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = Md. Jamir Hossain Manik |votes = 233 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}

{{Election box majority| |votes = 42,734 |percentage = 19.4 |change = +14.2 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 219,923 |percentage = 88.7 |change = -0.1 }} {{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]]: Jhenaidah-3<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Shahidul Islam Master]] |votes = 65,725 |percentage = 37.2 |change = -6.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = [[ASM Mozammel Haque]] |votes = 56,458 |percentage = 32.0 |change = +0.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Sazzatuj Jumma |votes = 50,882 |percentage = 28.8 |change = +6.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Md. Khalekuzzaman Chowdhury |votes = 2,496 |percentage = 1.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = Md. Abdul Mannan |votes = 741 |percentage = 0.4 |change = +0.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Gano Forum |candidate = Md. Mosharaf Hossain |votes = 353 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }}

{{Election box majority| |votes = 9,267 |percentage = 5.2 |change = -6.6 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 176,655 |percentage = 88.8 |change = +14.8 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Jhenaidah-3<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Shahidul Islam Master]] |votes = 61,391 |percentage = 43.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = [[ASM Mozammel Haque]] |votes = 44,861 |percentage = 31.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Sazzatuj Jumma |votes = 31,412 |percentage = 22.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Momtaz Uddin Chowdhury |votes = 1,409 |percentage = 1.0 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Zoadur Rahim |votes = 782 |percentage = 0.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = S. M. Sabdar Rahman |votes = 413 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = Ali Bakhsh |votes = 278 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }}

{{Election box majority| |votes = 16,530 |percentage = 11.8 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 140,546 |percentage = 74.0 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = }} {{Election box end}}

==Notes== {{reflist|group=note|refs= <ref group=note name="2014votes">Sources vary with regard to the 2014 vote count. They report between 46,105 and 46,701 votes for the winner, and between 1,465 and 1,489 votes for the runner up. Moreover, the ''[[Dhaka Tribune]]'', although generally reliable, has the names and vote counts flipped. It is contradicted by [[Bangladesh Sangbad Shangstha]], ''[[Banglanews24.com]]'', Amarmp.com, and the website of the Bangladesh Parliament.</ref> }}

== References == <references> <ref name="2018results">{{cite news |title=Jhenaidah-3 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Jhenaidah-3&d=khulna |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/Jhenaidah.pdf |title=District Statistics 2011: Jhenaidah |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |format=PDF |access-date=15 February 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</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=Jhenaidah-3 |url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=83 |work=Bangladesh Election Result 2014 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417193321/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=83 |archive-date=17 April 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="amarmp">{{cite web |url=https://amarmp.com/election/result/electoral?seat_id=117 |title=Electoral Area Result Statistics: Jhenaidah-3 |website=AmarMP |access-date=15 March 2018 |archive-date=17 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417105731/https://amarmp.com/election/result/electoral?seat_id=117 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="bss5Jan2014">{{cite news |title=Final Election Result from EC |url=http://bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=381205&date=2014-01-05 |work=Bangladesh Sangbad Shangstha |date=5 January 2014 |access-date=16 April 2018}}</ref> <ref name="bn6Jan2014">{{cite news |title=List of elected lawmakers |url=http://www.banglanews24.com/national/article/13941/List-of-elected-lawmakers |newspaper=Banglanews24.com |date=6 January 2014 |access-date=16 April 2018}}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=081&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=19 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019044643/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php%3Fsol%3D081%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=83 |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/20081229002733/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=83 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </references>

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