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.

Sunamganj-3
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Sunamganj District
Division	Sylhet Division
Electorate	292,471 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1984
Party	-
Member(s)	-

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Shantiganj and Jagannathpur upazilas.^[2][3]

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.^[4]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1986	Faruk Rashid Chowdhury	Communist Party of Bangladesh[5][6]
	1991	Abdus Samad Azad	Awami League
	Feb 1996	Gulzar Ahmed	Bangladesh Nationalist Party[7]
	Jun 1996	Abdus Samad Azad	Awami League
	2005 by-election	Shahinur Pasha Chowdhury	Islami Oikya Jote
	2008	M. A. Mannan	Awami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Sunamganj-3^[8]

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

General Election 2008: Sunamganj-3^[2][9][10]

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.^[11] 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.^[11][12]

General Election 2001: Sunamganj-3^[13]

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

General Election June 1996: Sunamganj-3^[13]

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

General Election 1991: Sunamganj-3^[13]

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

1. "Sunamganj-3". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
2. "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
3. "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
4. "District Statistics 2011: Sylhet" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
5. "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
6. "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
7. "List of 6th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 October 2015.
8. "Sunamganj-3". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
9. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
10. "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
11. "Sunamganj-3 by-polls today". The Daily Star. 20 July 2005. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
12. "Alliance candidate wins Sunamganj bypolls". bdnews24.com. 20 July 2005. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
13. "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

• "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.

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