{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency |name = Patuakhali-3 |type = |constituency_link = |parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] |map1 = |map_size = |image = পটুয়াখালী-৩.svg |map_entity = |map_year = |caption = |map2 = |image2 = |caption2 = |district_label = |district = [[Patuakhali District]] |region_label = Division |region = [[Barisal Division]] |population = |electorate = 298,675 (2018)<ref name="2018results" /> |towns = |future = |year = 1973 |members = [[Nurul Haque Nur]] |party = [[Gono Odhikar Parishad]] |abolished_label = |abolished = |next = |previous = | module = {{align|left|← [[Patuakhali-2|112 Patuakhali-2]]}}{{align|right|[[Patuakhali-4|114 Patuakhali-4]] →}} }} '''Patuakhali-3''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]]. The current member of parliament is [[Nurul Haque Nur]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Dashmina Upazila|Dashmina]] and [[Galachipa Upazila|Galachipa]] upazilas.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014 general election]], the Election Commission reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had included one [[union parishad]] of [[Patuakhali Sadar Upazila]]: Auliapur.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" /><ref name="ds4Jul2013" />
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1973 Bangladeshi general election|1973]] | [[Habibur Rahman Mia]] | [[Awami League]]<ref name="1973results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979]] | [[Moazzem Hossain (politician)|Moazzem Hossain]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]]<ref name="1979results" /> |- ! colspan="4" |Major Boundary Changes |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Anwar Hossain Howlader]] | rowspan="2" | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]]<ref name="1986results" /><ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] | [[Mohammad Yakub Ali Chowdhury (politician)|Mohammad Yakub Ali Chowdhury]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[AKM Jahangir Hossain]] | [[Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Feb 1996]] |[[Shajahan Khan (Patuakhali politician)|Shajahan Khan]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Jun 1996]] |[[AKM Jahangir Hossain]] | rowspan="4" |[[Awami League]]<ref name="2018results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[Golam Maula Rony]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] | [[AKM Jahangir Hossain]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] | [[SM Shahjada]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Gono Odhikar Parishad}}" | | [[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] | [[Nurul Haque Nur]] | [[Gono Odhikar Parishad]] |- |}
== Elections ==
=== Elections in the 2010s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2014]]: Patuakhali-3<ref name="2014results" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[AKM Jahangir Hossain]] |votes = 153,840 |percentage = 97.7 |change = +36.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Front |candidate = AYM Kamrul Islam |votes = 3,105 |percentage = 2.0 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = Md. Habibur Rahman |votes = 489 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 150,735 |percentage = 95.7 |change = +65.9 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 157,434 |percentage = 62.5 |change = -22.8 }} {{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]]: Patuakhali-3<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Golam Maula Rony]] |votes = 120,010 |percentage = 61.0 |change = +10.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Shahjahan Khan |votes = 61,423 |percentage = 31.2 |change = -10.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Abu Bakar Siddik |votes = 14,970 |percentage = 7.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Gano Forum |candidate = Shah Alom Bhuyan |votes = 469 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 58,587 |percentage = 29.8 |change = +21.2 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 196,872 |percentage = 85.3 |change = +23.9 }} {{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]]: Patuakhali-3<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[AKM Jahangir Hossain]] |votes = 75,138 |percentage = 50.3 |change = -2.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Shahjahan Khan |votes = 62,310 |percentage = 41.7 |change = +9.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = A. Barek Dhali |votes = 6,176 |percentage = 4.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = Anowar Hossain |votes = 4,366 |percentage = 2.9 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Syed Md. Haroon Ur Rashid |votes = 1,013 |percentage = 0.7 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Abul Barkat |votes = 295 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Samsul Haq Gazi |votes = 130 |percentage = 0.1 |change = -0.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = Md. Moklesur Rahman Khan |votes = 29 |percentage = 0.0 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 12,828 |percentage = 8.6 |change = -11.5 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 149,457 |percentage = 61.4 |change = -0.2 }} {{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]]: Patuakhali-3<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[AKM Jahangir Hossain]] |votes = 50,639 |percentage = 52.7 |change = -1.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Shahjahan Khan |votes = 31,281 |percentage = 32.6 |change = +12.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Md. Mohibullah |votes = 5,754 |percentage = 6.0 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Mohammad Yakub Ali Chowdhury (politician)|Mohammad Yakub Ali Chowdhury]] |votes = 3,977 |percentage = 4.1 |change = -9.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Ashraf Ali Khan |votes = 3,257 |percentage = 3.4 |change = -7.1 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Md. Ajizul Haque |votes = 380 |percentage = 0.4 |change = +0.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = Md. Nizam Uddin Tang |votes = 243 |percentage = 0.3 |change = 0.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Samsul Haque Gazi |votes = 212 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Gano Forum |candidate = Rafikul Islam |votes = 190 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Freedom Party |candidate = Afzal Hossain |votes = 180 |percentage = 0.2 |change = +0.1 }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 19,358 |percentage = 20.1 |change = -14.1 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 96,113 |percentage = 61.6 |change = +22.8 }} {{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]]: Patuakhali-3<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[AKM Jahangir Hossain]] |votes = 51,754 |percentage = 54.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = A. Baten |votes = 19,243 |percentage = 20.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Shahjahan Islam |votes = 12,416 |percentage = 13.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Ashraf Ali Khan |votes = 9,950 |percentage = 10.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Shahjahan Pada |votes = 947 |percentage = 1.0 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = A. B. Siddikur Rahman |votes = 306 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = A. Malek |votes = 271 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Freedom Party |candidate = Rafikul Islam |votes = 96 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 32,511 |percentage = 34.2 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 94,983 |percentage = 38.8 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
== References == <references> <ref name="2018results">{{cite news |title=Patuakhali-3 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Patuakhali-3&d=barishal |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="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="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=Patuakhali-3 |url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=113 |work=Bangladesh Election Result 2014 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316214302/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=113 |archive-date=16 March 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=113&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=115 |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=115 |archive-date=28 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </references>
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