Sunamganj-3
Sunamganj-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by M. A. Mannan of the Awami League.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Shantiganj and Jagannathpur upazilas.
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from a Sylhet constituency when the former Sylhet District was split into four districts: Sunamganj, Sylhet, Moulvibazar, and Habiganj.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | M. A. Mannan | 54,316 | 56.9 | −12.9 | |
Independent | Ajijus Samad Ajad | 41,123 | 43.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 13,193 | 13.8 | −26.6 | ||
Turnout | 95,439 | 37.0 | −48.2 | ||
AL hold |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | M. A. Mannan | 134,559 | 69.8 | |||
IOJ | Shahinur Pasha Chowdhury | 56,765 | 29.5 | |||
LDP | Saydur Rahman Chowdhoury | 788 | 0.4 | |||
BKA | Md. Ishaq Amini | 630 | 0.3 | |||
Majority | 77,794 | 40.4 | ||||
Turnout | 192,742 | 85.2 | ||||
AL gain from IOJ |
Abdus Samad Azad died in April 2005. Islami Oikya Jote leader Shahinur Pasha Chowdhury was elected in a July 2005 by-election. He defeated Awami League candidate M. A. Mannan, Jatiya Party (Ershad) candidate Syed Ali Ahmed, independent candidate M. Nazrul Islam, and five other lower-polling contenders.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Abdus Samad Azad | 69,421 | 45.8 | +6.1 | |
BNP | Shahinur Pasha Chowdhury | 63,475 | 41.9 | +25.7 | |
IJOF | Abu Khaled Chowdhury | 17,738 | 11.7 | N/A | |
KSJL | Md. Abu Hossain | 345 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Jatiya Party (M) | Tahur Uddin | 307 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Independent | M. A. Malek Khan | 142 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Jatiya Janata Party (Nurul Islam) | Md. Ataur Rahman | 105 | 0.1 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 5,946 | 18.1 | +8.4 | ||
Turnout | 151,533 | 71.9 | +3.7 | ||
AL hold |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Abdus Samad Azad | 42,851 | 39.7 | −4.1 | ||
JP(E) | Faruk Rashid Chowdhury | 32,328 | 29.9 | +2.4 | ||
BNP | Dewan Joinul Jakerin | 17,451 | 16.2 | +4.3 | ||
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh | Shahinur Pasha Chowdhury | 8,851 | 8.2 | −7.3 | ||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Syed Saleh Ahmed | 3,107 | 2.9 | N/A | ||
IOJ | Md. Badiuzzaman | 1,465 | 1.4 | N/A | ||
Independent | Abdul Motalib Chowdhury | 1,269 | 1.2 | N/A | ||
Jatiya Janata Party (Nurul Islam) | Sujat Ahmed Chowdhury | 243 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Zaker Party | Kazi Abdul Karim | 230 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
NAP | Abdul Hannan | 212 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Majority | 10,523 | 9.7 | −6.5 | |||
Turnout | 108,007 | 68.2 | +25.2 | |||
AL gain from BNP |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Abdus Samad Azad | 37,701 | 43.8 | ||
JP(E) | Faruk Rashid Chowdhury | 23,723 | 27.5 | ||
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh | Syed Shamsul Islam | 13,358 | 15.5 | ||
BNP | Anisul Bari Chowdhury | 10,285 | 11.9 | ||
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Dewan Eskandar Reza Chowdhury | 609 | 0.7 | ||
Ganatantri Party | Gulzar Ahmmed | 237 | 0.3 | ||
Independent | Waraidullah | 208 | 0.2 | ||
Majority | 13,978 | 16.2 | |||
Turnout | 86,121 | 43.0 | |||
AL gain from CPB |
References
- ^ "Sunamganj-3". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Sylhet" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 6th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "Sunamganj-3". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Sunamganj-3 by-polls today". The Daily Star. 20 July 2005. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Alliance candidate wins Sunamganj bypolls". bdnews24.com. 20 July 2005. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
External links
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