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Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad

Khulna-3 Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad District Khulna District Division Khulna Division Electorate 254,409 (2026) Current constituency Created 1973 Parliamentary Party Bangladesh Nationalist Party Member of Parliament Rakibul Islam ← 100 Khulna-2 102 Khulna-4 →

**Khulna-3** is a constituency represented in the [Jatiya Sangsad](/source/Jatiya_Sangsad) (National Parliament) of [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh). [Rakibul Islam](/source/Rakibul_Islam_(politician)) is the incumbent member of Parliament.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses wards 1 through 15 of [Khulna City Corporation](/source/Khulna_City_Corporation), as well as two [union parishads](/source/Union_parishad) of [Dighalia Upazila](/source/Dighalia_Upazila): Aronghata and Jogipole integrating these areas within a single administrative and electoral boundary.[1]

## History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

Ahead of the [2008 general election](/source/2008_Bangladeshi_general_election), the [Election Commission](/source/Bangladesh_Election_Commission) redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the [2001 Bangladesh census](/source/2001_Bangladesh_census).[2] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.[3]

Ahead of the [2018 general election](/source/2018_Bangladeshi_general_election), the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency by adding one union parishad of Dighalia Upazila: Aronghata.[1][4][5]

## Members of Parliament

Election Member Party 1973 Mir Sakhawat Ali Bangladesh Awami League[6] 1979 Aftab Uddin Hawlader Bangladesh Nationalist Party[7] Major Boundary Changes 1986 Hasina Banu Shirin Jatiya Party (Ershad)[8][9] 1988 Abdul Gaffar Biswas Independent[10] 1991 Ashraf Hossain Bangladesh Nationalist Party 1996 Kazi Sekandar Ali Bangladesh Awami League 2001 Ashraf Hossain Bangladesh Nationalist Party 2008 Monnujan Sufian Bangladesh Awami League 2024 SM Kamal Hossain 2026 Rakibul Islam Bangladesh Nationalist Party

## Elections

### Elections in the 2020s

General Election 2026: Khulna-3 Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Rakibul Islam 74,845 53.28 +12.08 Jamaat Md. Mahfuzur Rahman 66,010 46.72 −12.08 Majority 8,835 6.56 −68.14 Turnout 148,147 58.2 −20.1 Registered electors 254,409 BNP gain from AL

### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Khulna-3[11][12] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Monnujan Sufian 45,950 86.9 +34.7 Independent Moniruzzaman Khan Khokon 6,424 12.1 N/A Independent Shahida Begum 512 1.0 N/A Majority 39,526 74.7 +63.2 Turnout 52,886 29.6 −48.7 AL hold

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Khulna-3[4][13][14] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Monnujan Sufian 74,678 52.2 +11.9 BNP Kazi Md. Shah Shakender Ali 58,177 40.6 −11.6 IAB Gaji Nur Ahmad 7,435 5.2 N/A JP(E) Abdul Gaffar Biswas 2,648 1.8 N/A BKA S. M. Zahangir Mia 135 0.1 N/A BML Sheikh Jahedul Islam 107 0.1 N/A Majority 16,501 11.5 −0.4 Turnout 143,180 78.3 +2.6 AL gain from BNP

General Election 2001: Khulna-3[15] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Ashraf Hossain 72,285 52.2 +20.3 AL Kazi Sekender Ali 55,797 40.3 +7.1 IJOF Md. Mokhter Husain 10,305 7.4 N/A Jatiya Party (M) Sharif Shafiqul Hamid Chandan 99 0.1 N/A Majority 16,488 11.9 +10.6 Turnout 138,486 75.7 −2.3 BNP gain from AL

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Khulna-3[15] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Kazi Sekandar Ali 39,332 33.2 +0.5 BNP Ashraf Hossain 37,780 31.9 −8.4 JP(E) S. M. A. Rob 28,693 24.2 +9.4 Jamaat Mia Golam Parwar 7,898 6.7 −2.7 IOJ Moktar Hossain 3,448 2.9 N/A Independent Md. Delwar Hossain 440 0.4 N/A Independent Munshi Shamim-Ur-Rahman 371 0.3 N/A Independent Hasina Banu Shirin 365 0.3 N/A Zaker Party Md. Julfikar Ali Mollah 228 0.2 −0.1 Majority 1,552 1.3 −6.3 Turnout 118,555 78.0 +21.1 AL gain from BNP

General Election 1991: Khulna-3[15] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Ashraf Hossain 38,872 40.3 AL Monnujan Sufian 31,502 32.7 JP(E) S. M. A. Rob 14,246 14.8 Jamaat AKM Yusuf 9,100 9.4 IOJ Ali Hossein 2,343 2.4 Zaker Party Sheikh Shah Jamal 256 0.3 JSD Shahjahan 105 0.1 Majority 7,370 7.6 Turnout 96,424 56.9 BNP gain from JP(E)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pa1May2018_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pa1May2018_1-1) ["EC 'gerrymanders' 25 constituencies for pressure of ministers, MPs"](http://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/news/174911/EC-changes-25-parliament-seat-demarcations-under). *Prothom Alo*. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Rahman2010_2-0)** Rahman, Syedur (2010). [*Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh*](https://books.google.com/books?id=bJfcCPUr0OoC&pg=PA105). Scarecrow Press. p. 105. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8108-7453-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8108-7453-4).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ds11Jul2008_3-0)** Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). ["Final list of redrawn JS seats published"](http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-45202). *The Daily Star*.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-maps_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-maps_4-1) ["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_5-0)** ["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-1973results_6-0)** ["List of 1st Parliament Members"](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/1st.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1979results_7-0)** ["List of 2nd Parliament Members"](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/2nd.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1986results_8-0)** ["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-bdn15Sep2007_9-0)** ["Son of former JP lawmaker arrested in Khulna"](https://bdnews24.com/politics/2007/09/15/son-of-former-jp-lawmaker-arrested-in-khulna). *bdnews24.com*. 15 September 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1988results_10-0)** ["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-2014results_11-0)** ["Khulna-3"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180212195517/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates?constituency_id=101). *Bangladesh Election Result 2014*. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from [the original](http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=101) on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-amarmp_12-0)** ["Electoral Area Result Statistics: Khulna-3"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190510030834/https://amarmp.com/election/result/electoral?seat_id=135). *AmarMP*. Archived from [the original](https://amarmp.com/election/result/electoral?seat_id=135) on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2008results_13-0)** ["Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210714113549/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=101&Year=2008). *Amar Desh*. Archived from [the original](http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=101&Year=2008) on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2008nomination_14-0)** ["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_15-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_15-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_15-2) ["Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081228234658/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=101). *Vote Monitor Networks*. Archived from [the original](http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=101) 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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