# Dhaka-3

Dhaka-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses five union parishads of Keraniganj Upazila: Aganagar, Konda, Subhadya, Tegharia, and Zinjira.

## 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.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1973 | Mofizul Islam Khan Kamal | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Nizam Uddin Khan | BNP |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Mostafa Mohsin Montu | Jatiya Party |
| | 1988 | Md. Saifur Rahman | Jatiya Party |
| | 1991 | Amanullah Aman | BNP |
| | 2008 | Nasrul Hamid | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Nasrul Hamid was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Dhaka-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Nasrul Hamid | 112,623 | 58.5 | +24.8 |
| | BNP | Gayeshwar Chandra Roy | 02 | 0.0010 | −27.5 |
| | IAB | Md. Sultan Ahamed Khan | 7,176 | 3.7 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Kaisar Alam Topu | 1,637 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | BKA | Md. Fokrul Islam | 394 | 0.2 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41,943 | 21.8 | −8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 192,510 | 76.8 | +8.8 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Dhaka-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Amanullah Aman | 169,980 | 64.2 | +4.3 |
| | AL | Nasrul Hamid | 89,375 | 33.7 | +8.3 |
| | IJOF | Md. Saiful Islam | 4,108 | 1.6 | N/A |
| | BKA | Abu Zafar Quasemi | 922 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | Md. Moniruzzaman Rubel | 383 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | JSD | Habibur Rahman | 203 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80,605 | 30.4 | −4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 264,971 | 68.0 | −7.3 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Dhaka-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Amanullah Aman | 124,096 | 59.9 | +2.6 |
| | AL | Md. Shah Jahan | 52,662 | 25.4 | −13.6 |
| | JP(E) | Md. Saifur Rahman | 22,093 | 10.7 | +9.9 |
| | Islamic Sashantantrik Andolan | Md. Nazrul Islam | 3,131 | 1.5 | N/A |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Abul Hasem | 1,859 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Alamgir Hossain | 1,734 | 0.8 | −0.7 |
| | Independent | A. Samad | 461 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Democratic Republican Party | Sk. Salah Uddin Ahmed | 404 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | BKA | Jalal Uddin | 351 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Tafsil Jati Federation (S.K. Mandal) | Sri Sawpon Kumar Mandal | 187 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Tafsili Federation (Sudir) | Sudir Chandra Sarker | 150 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71,434 | 34.5 | +16.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 207,128 | 75.3 | +16.6 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
General Election 1991: Dhaka-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Amanullah Aman | 97,299 | 57.3 | |
| | AL | Mostafa Mohsin Montu | 66,220 | 39.0 | |
| | Zaker Party | Alamgir Hossain | 2,580 | 1.5 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Abul Hasem | 1,676 | 1.0 | |
| | JP(E) | Obaidur Rahman | 1,372 | 0.8 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Hafizur Rahman | 348 | 0.2 | |
| | NDP | Md. Abul Hossain | 304 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31,079 | 18.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 169,799 | 58.7 | |
| | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) |