# Bhola-3

Bhola-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is Vacant.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Lalmohan and Tazumuddin upazilas.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Bakerganj constituency when the former Bakerganj District was split into four districts: Bhola, Bakerganj, Jhalokati, and Pirojpur.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Hafizuddin Ahmed | Jatiya Party |
| 1991 | Hafizuddin Ahmed | Independent |
| 1996 | Hafizuddin Ahmed | BNP |
| 2008 | Mohammad Jashimuddin | Awami League |
| 2010 by-election | Nurunnabi Chowdhury Shaon | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2018: Bhola-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Nurunnabi Chowdhury | 105,317 | 70.2 | −24.8 |
| | BNP | Hafizuddin Ahmed | 44,568 | 28.8 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105,257 | 70.2 | −24.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 149,885 | 69.7 | −1.3 |
General Election 2014: Bhola-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Nurunnabi Chowdhury | 171,658 | 95.0 | +26.2 |
| | JP(E) | AKM Nazrul Islam Mia | 9,076 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 162,582 | 90.0 | +52.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 180,734 | 71.0 | +3.9 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
In October 2009, the Supreme Court upheld a ruling that Major (retired) Jashim Uddin's 2008 candidacy was illegal because he failed to wait the statutory five years after compulsory retirement from government service before running for parliament. The Election Commission vacated the seat on February 3, 2010. Nurunnabi Chowdhury was elected in the resulting April 2010 by-election.
Bhola-3 by-election, April 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Nurunnabi Chowdhury | 93,873 | 68.8 | +16.0 |
| | BNP | Hafizuddin Ahmed | 42,658 | 31.2 | −14.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51,215 | 37.5 | +30.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 136,531 | 67.1 | −17.6 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Bhola-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Jashim Uddin | 96,034 | 52.8 | +19.1 |
| | BNP | Hafizuddin Ahmed | 83,123 | 45.7 | −20.1 |
| | IAB | Md. Nurul Islam | 1,639 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | Independent | Siddikur Rahman Manna | 1,207 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,911 | 7.1 | −25.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 182,003 | 84.7 | −25.6 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Bhola-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Hafizuddin Ahmed | 98,659 | 65.8 | +6.8 |
| | AL | Tofail Ahmed | 50,588 | 33.7 | −2.9 |
| | IJOF | AKM Nazrul Islam Mia | 523 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Abdus Sattar | 178 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48,071 | 32.1 | +9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 149,948 | 59.1 | −11.7 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Bhola-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Hafizuddin Ahmed | 70,843 | 59.0 | +56.6 |
| | AL | AKM Nazrul Islam | 44,007 | 36.6 | +4.3 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | A. Shehabuddin | 2,743 | 2.3 | N/A |
| | IOJ | Md. Nurul Islam | 1,254 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | JP(E) | A. Sattar Alamgir | 835 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Md. Feroj Kibria Kishore | 438 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,836 | 22.3 | +9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 120,120 | 70.8 | +29.1 |
| | BNP gain from Independent | BNP gain from Independent | BNP gain from Independent | BNP gain from Independent | BNP gain from Independent |
General Election 1991: Bhola-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Hafizuddin Ahmed | 36,925 | 44.9 | |
| | AL | M. A. Kashem | 26,515 | 32.3 | |
| | Independent | AKM Nazrul Islam | 15,071 | 18.3 | |
| | BNP | Mozzamel Haque | 1,961 | 2.4 | |
| | Independent | Nazimuddin Alam | 524 | 0.6 | |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Rafiqul Islam | 524 | 0.6 | |
| | Independent | Md. Shafi Ullah | 406 | 0.5 | |
| | BAKSAL | Nurul Islam | 290 | 0.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,410 | 12.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82,216 | 41.7 | |
| | Independent gain from JP(E) | Independent gain from JP(E) | Independent gain from JP(E) | Independent gain from JP(E) | Independent gain from JP(E) |