Gopalganj-3

Gopalganj-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. As of August 2024, the seat of this constituency is vacant, and was last held by Sheikh Hasina who served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 2009 to 2024.

Gopalganj-3
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Gopalganj District
Division	Dhaka Division
Electorate	246,685 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1984
Party	TBD
Member of Parliament	Vacant
Council area	Kotalipara Upazila & Tungipara Upazila
Prev. Constituency	Gopalganj-2 (Constituency 216)
Next Constituency	Madaripur-1 (Constituency 218)

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Kotalipara and Tungipara upazilas.^[2][3]

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Faridpur constituency when the former Faridpur District was split into five districts: Rajbari, Faridpur, Gopalganj, Madaripur, and Shariatpur.^[4]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1986	Kazi Firoz Rashid	Jatiya Party[5][6]
	1991	Sheikh Hasina	Awami League
	Feb 1996	Mujibur Rahman Howlader	Independent[7]
	Jun 1996	Sheikh Hasina	Awami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2018: Gopalganj-3^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Sheikh Hasina	229,539	99.9	+1.2
	BNP	SM Jilani	123	0.05	+0.05
	IAB	Maruf Sheikh	71	0.03	+0.03
Majority			229,416	99.9	+2.5
Turnout			229,747	93.2	+3.7
	AL hold

General Election 2014: Gopalganj-3^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Sheikh Hasina	187,185	98.7	+1.6
	JP(E)	A. Z. Sheikh Apu	2,430	1.3	N/A
Majority			184,755	97.4	+3.0
Turnout			189,615	89.5	+2.7
	AL hold

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Gopalganj-3^[2][10][11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Sheikh Hasina	158,958	97.1	+2.4
	BNP	S. M. Jilane	4,451	2.7	N/A
	Bangladesh Kalyan Party	SM Afzal Hossain	221	0.1	N/A
Majority			154,507	94.4	+4.1
Turnout			163,630	86.8	−0.5
	AL hold

General Election 2001: Gopalganj-3^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Sheikh Hasina	154,130	94.7	+2.5
	IOJ	Omar Ahmad Saheb	7,223	4.4	N/A
	Bangladesh Hindu League	Birendra Nath Moitra	922	0.6	N/A
	IJOF	Shishir Chowdhury	410	0.3	N/A
Majority			146,907	90.3	+0.4
Turnout			162,685	87.3	+17.5
	AL hold

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Gopalganj-3^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Sheikh Hasina	102,689	92.2	+20.0
	BNP	Bishnu Pad Halder	2,568	2.3	0.0
	JI	Abdul Mannan Sheikh	2,512	2.3	N/A
	BKA	Md. Shahidul Alam Chowdhury	2,277	2.0	−16.3
	Zaker Party	Biswas Fazlul Haque	524	0.5	N/A
	JP(E)	Kazi Firoz Rashid	453	0.4	N/A
	Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula)	Sheikh Showkat Hossain Nilu	374	0.3	−1.3
Majority			100,121	89.9	+36.0
Turnout			111,397	79.8	+23.8
	AL hold

General Election 1991: Gopalganj-3^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Sheikh Hasina	67,945	72.2
	BKA	Hafez Omar Ahmed	17,256	18.3
	Bangladesh Hindu League	Birendra Nath Moitra	4,246	4.5
	BNP	Omelendro Bishwas	2,116	2.3
	Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula)	Sheikh Shawkat Hossein Nilu	1,527	1.6
	Sramik Krishak Samajbadi Dal	Nirmal Sen	1,019	1.1
Majority			50,689	53.9
Turnout			94,109	56.0
	AL gain from JP(E)