Khulna-3
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Khulna-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. 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 parishads of Dighalia Upazila: Aronghata and Jogipole integrating these areas within a single administrative and electoral boundary.
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.
Ahead of the 2018 general election, the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency by adding one union parishad of Dighalia Upazila: Aronghata.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| 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
| 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
| 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 |
| 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
| 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 |
| 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) |
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