{{Short description|Bangladeshi parliamentary constituency}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Kushtia-3 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = কুষ্টিয়া-৩.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Kushtia District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Khulna Division]] | population = | electorate = 372,848 (2018)<ref name="2018results" /> | towns = | future = | year = 1973 | abolished_label = | abolished = | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]] | members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | members = [[Amir Hamza (Mufti)|Amir Hamza]] | next = | previous = | module = {{align|left|← [[Kushtia-2|76 Kushtia-2]]}}{{align|right|[[Kushtia-4|78 Kushtia-4]] →}} }} '''Kushtia-3''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]]. The current [[Member of Parliament]] in this constituency is [[Amir Hamza (Mufti)|Amir Hamza]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Kushtia Sadar Upazila]].<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1973 Bangladeshi general election|1973]] | [[M Amir-ul Islam]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]]<ref name="1973results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979]] | [[Shah Azizur Rahman]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]<ref name="1979results" /> |- ! colspan="4" |Major Boundary Changes |- |style="background-color:{{party color|National Awami Party}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Syed Altaf Hossain]] | [[National Awami Party]]<ref name="1986results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party}}" | | [[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] | [[Mohammad Badruddoza]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]]<ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Abdul Khaleq Chantu]] | rowspan="4" | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Feb 1996]] |[[Sohrab Uddin]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Jun 1996]] |[[Abdul Khaleq Chantu]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] | [[Sohrab Uddin]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[Khandaker Rashiduzzaman Dudu]] | rowspan="4" | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] | rowspan="3" | [[Mahbubul Alam Hanif]] |- |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 Jamaat-e-Islami}}" | | [[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] | [[Amir Hamza (Mufti)|Amir Hamza]] | [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]] |- |}
== Elections == === Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2026]]: Kushtia-3}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = [[Amir Hamza (Mufti)|Amir Hamza]] |votes = 180,690 |percentage = 58.74 |change = +41.84 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Md. Zakir Hossain Sarker |votes = 126,909 |percentage = 41.26 |change = -5.94 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 53,781 |percentage = 17.48 |change = -71.12 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 307,599 |percentage = 69.77 |change = +36.17 }} {{Election box Registered electors| |reg. electors = 440,842 }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |loser = Bangladesh Awami League |swing = +58.74 }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2010s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2014]]: Kushtia-3<ref name="2014results" /><ref name="amarmp" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Mahbubul Alam Hanif]] |votes = 105,577 |percentage = 94.3 |change = +43.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Front |candidate = Rokib Ur Rahman Khan Chowdhury |votes = 6,411 |percentage = 5.7 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 99,166 |percentage = 88.6 |change = +85.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 111,988 |percentage = 33.6 |change = -54.9 }} {{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]]: Kushtia-3<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Khandaker Rashiduzzaman Dudu]] |votes = 135,125 |percentage = 50.4 |change = +13.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Sohrab Uddin]] |votes = 126,554 |percentage = 47.2 |change = -13.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Rahat Ali Bishwas |votes = 4,245 |percentage = 1.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Socialist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Shafiur Rahman Shafi |votes = 840 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = National People's Party |candidate = Md. Abu Ahad Al Mamun |votes = 509 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh |candidate = Abu Muzaffar Ahmad |votes = 423 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Freedom Party |candidate = Sheikh Motiar Rahman |votes = 319 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 8,571 |percentage = 3.2 |change = -20.8 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 268,015 |percentage = 88.5 |change = +5.7 }} {{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]]: Kushtia-3<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Sohrab Uddin]] |votes = 138,747 |percentage = 61.1 |change = +21.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[M Amir-ul Islam]] |votes = 84,289 |percentage = 37.1 |change = +6.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = Nafiz Ahmmed Khan Tito |votes = 3,298 |percentage = 1.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) |candidate = Abdullah Al Mamun |votes = 392 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = Md. Jahangir Hossain |votes = 281 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Wasim Uddin Master |votes = 224 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Jahurul Islam |votes = 26 |percentage = 0.0 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 54,458 |percentage = 24.0 |change = +15.1 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 227,257 |percentage = 82.8 |change = -1.5 }} {{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]]: Kushtia-3<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Abdul Khaleq Chantu]] |votes = 72,260 |percentage = 39.4 |change = -2.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Anwar Ali |votes = 55,889 |percentage = 30.5 |change = +7.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Md. Anisur Rahman |votes = 30,983 |percentage = 16.9 |change = -1.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Jafar Ullah Khan Chowdhury |votes = 20,512 |percentage = 11.2 |change = +8.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Dewan Abdul Khaleq |votes = 2,604 |percentage = 1.4 |change = +0.5 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman) |candidate = Abdullah Al Mamun |votes = 551 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Freedom Party |candidate = Liakot Ali |votes = 233 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = [[M Amir-ul Islam]] |votes = 230 |percentage = 0.1 |change = -8.0 }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 16,371 |percentage = 8.9 |change = -10.3 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 183,262 |percentage = 84.3 |change = +15.7 }} {{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]]: Kushtia-3<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Abdul Khaleq Chantu]] |votes = 62,180 |percentage = 42.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Anwar Ali |votes = 33,862 |percentage = 23.0 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Anisur Rahman |votes = 27,653 |percentage = 18.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = [[M Amir-ul Islam]] |votes = 11,929 |percentage = 8.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = United Communist League of Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Nur Ahmed Bokul |votes = 5,668 |percentage = 3.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = S. M. Aziaul Haq |votes = 3,637 |percentage = 2.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Md. Sirajul Haq |votes = 1,265 |percentage = 0.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Md. Rafiq Khan Khokon |votes = 533 |percentage = 0.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = NDP |candidate = A. K. M. Masud |votes = 407 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Wasim Uddin Master |votes = 231 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Siraj) |candidate = Saidur Rahman |votes = 213 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 28,318 |percentage = 19.2 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 147,578 |percentage = 68.6 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = }} {{Election box end}}
== References == <references> <ref name="2018results">{{cite news |title=Kushtia-3 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Kushtia-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="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="2014results">{{cite news |title=Kushtia-3 |url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=077 |work=Bangladesh Election Result 2014 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317165029/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=077 |archive-date=17 March 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="amarmp">{{cite web |url=https://amarmp.com/election/result/electoral?seat_id=111 |title=Electoral Area Result Statistics: Kushtia-3 |website=AmarMP |access-date=15 March 2018}}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=77&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=77 |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/20081228235204/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=77 |archive-date=28 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </references>
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