{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Khulna-3 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = খুলনা-৩.svg | image_size = 150px | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Khulna District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Khulna Division]] | population = | electorate = 254,409 (2026) | towns = | future = | year = 1973 | abolished_label = | abolished = | members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | members = [[Rakibul Islam (politician)|Rakibul Islam]] | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | next = | previous = | module = {{align|left|← [[Khulna-2|100 Khulna-2]]}}{{align|right|[[Khulna-4|102 Khulna-4]] →}} }} '''Khulna-3''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]]. [[Rakibul Islam (politician)|Rakibul Islam]] is the incumbent member of Parliament.
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses wards 1 through 15 of [[Khulna City Corporation]], as well as two [[union parishad]]s of [[Dighalia Upazila]]: Aronghata and Jogipole integrating these areas within a single administrative and electoral boundary.<ref name="pa1May2018" />
== History == The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
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 [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018 general election]], the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency by adding one union parishad of Dighalia Upazila: Aronghata.<ref name="pa1May2018" /><ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1973 Bangladeshi general election|1973]] | [[Mir Sakhawat Ali]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]]<ref name="1973results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979]] | [[Aftab Uddin Hawlader]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]<ref name="1979results" /> |- ! colspan="4" |Major Boundary Changes |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Hasina Banu Shirin]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]]<ref name="1986results" /><ref name="bdn15Sep2007" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Independent politician}}" | | [[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] | [[Abdul Gaffar Biswas]] |[[Independent politician|Independent]]<ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Ashraf Hossain]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|1996]] | [[Kazi Sekandar Ali]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] | [[Ashraf Hossain]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[Monnujan Sufian]] | rowspan="2" | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] | [[SM Kamal Hossain]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] | [[Rakibul Islam (politician)|Rakibul Islam]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |}
== Elections ==
=== Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2026]]: Khulna-3}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Rakibul Islam (politician)|Rakibul Islam]] |votes = 74,845 |percentage = 53.28 |change = +12.08 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Md. Mahfuzur Rahman |votes = 66,010 |percentage = 46.72 |change = −12.08 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 8,835 |percentage = 6.56 |change = −68.14 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 148,147 |percentage = 58.2 |change = −20.1 }} {{Election box Registered electors| |reg. electors = 254,409 }} {{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=[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2014]]: Khulna-3<ref name="2014results" /><ref name="amarmp" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Monnujan Sufian]] |votes = 45,950 |percentage = 86.9 |change = +34.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Moniruzzaman Khan Khokon |votes = 6,424 |percentage = 12.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Shahida Begum |votes = 512 |percentage = 1.0 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 39,526 |percentage = 74.7 |change = +63.2 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 52,886 |percentage = 29.6 |change = -48.7 }} {{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]]: Khulna-3<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Monnujan Sufian]] |votes = 74,678 |percentage = 52.2 |change = +11.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Kazi Md. Shah Shakender Ali |votes = 58,177 |percentage = 40.6 |change = -11.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Gaji Nur Ahmad |votes = 7,435 |percentage = 5.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Abdul Gaffar Biswas |votes = 2,648 |percentage = 1.8 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan |candidate = S. M. Zahangir Mia |votes = 135 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Muslim League |candidate = Sheikh Jahedul Islam |votes = 107 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 16,501 |percentage = 11.5 |change = -0.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 143,180 |percentage = 78.3 |change = +2.6 }} {{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]]: Khulna-3<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Ashraf Hossain]] |votes = 72,285 |percentage = 52.2 |change = +20.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Kazi Sekender Ali]] |votes = 55,797 |percentage = 40.3 |change = +7.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = Md. Mokhter Husain |votes = 10,305 |percentage = 7.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = Sharif Shafiqul Hamid Chandan |votes = 99 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 16,488 |percentage = 11.9 |change = +10.6 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 138,486 |percentage = 75.7 |change = -2.3 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Khulna-3<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Kazi Sekandar Ali]] |votes = 39,332 |percentage = 33.2 |change = +0.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Ashraf Hossain]] |votes = 37,780 |percentage = 31.9 |change = -8.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = S. M. A. Rob |votes = 28,693 |percentage = 24.2 |change = +9.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = [[Mia Golam Parwar]] |votes = 7,898 |percentage = 6.7 |change = -2.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Moktar Hossain |votes = 3,448 |percentage = 2.9 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Delwar Hossain |votes = 440 |percentage = 0.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Munshi Shamim-Ur-Rahman |votes = 371 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = [[Hasina Banu Shirin]] |votes = 365 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Md. Julfikar Ali Mollah |votes = 228 |percentage = 0.2 |change = -0.1 }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 1,552 |percentage = 1.3 |change = -6.3 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 118,555 |percentage = 78.0 |change = +21.1 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Khulna-3<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Ashraf Hossain]] |votes = 38,872 |percentage = 40.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Monnujan Sufian]] |votes = 31,502 |percentage = 32.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = S. M. A. Rob |votes = 14,246 |percentage = 14.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = [[AKM Yusuf]] |votes = 9,100 |percentage = 9.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Ali Hossein |votes = 2,343 |percentage = 2.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Sheikh Shah Jamal |votes = 256 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = Shahjahan |votes = 105 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 7,370 |percentage = 7.6 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 96,424 |percentage = 56.9 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
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<ref name="pa1May2018">{{cite news |title=EC 'gerrymanders' 25 constituencies for pressure of ministers, MPs |url=http://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/news/174911/EC-changes-25-parliament-seat-demarcations-under |newspaper=Prothom Alo |date=1 May 2018 |access-date=3 August 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}}</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="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="1973results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/1st.pdf |title=List of 1st Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 February 2018}}</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="bdn15Sep2007">{{cite news |title=Son of former JP lawmaker arrested in Khulna |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2007/09/15/son-of-former-jp-lawmaker-arrested-in-khulna |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=15 September 2007 |access-date=27 November 2018}}</ref> <ref name="2014results">{{cite news |title=Khulna-3 |url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=101 |work=Bangladesh Election Result 2014 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212195517/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates?constituency_id=101 |archive-date=12 February 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="amarmp">{{cite web |url=https://amarmp.com/election/result/electoral?seat_id=135 |title=Electoral Area Result Statistics: Khulna-3 |website=AmarMP |access-date=15 March 2018 |archive-date=10 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510030834/https://amarmp.com/election/result/electoral?seat_id=135 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=101&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=14 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714113549/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=101&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=101 |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/20081228234658/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=101 |archive-date=28 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </references>
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