# Satkhira-3

Satkhira-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by AFM Ruhal Haque of the Awami League.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Assasuni and Debhata upazilas and the four northernmost union parishads of Kaliganj Upazila: Bhara Simla, Champaphul, Nalta, and Tarali.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Khulna constituency when the former Khulna District was split into three districts: Bagerhat, Khulna, and Satkhira.
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 | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Salahuddin Sardar | Independent |
| 1988 | Salahuddin Sardar | Jatiya Party |
| 1991 | AM Riasat Ali Biswas | Jamaat-e-Islami |
| Feb 1996 | Ali Ahmed | BNP |
| Jun 1996 | S. M. Mokhlesur Rahman | Awami League |
| 2001 | AM Riasat Ali Biswas | Jamaat-e-Islami |
| 2008 | AFM Ruhul Haque | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

AFM Ruhal Haque 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: Satkhira-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | AFM Ruhal Haque | 142,709 | 51.0 | +8.4 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | AM Riasat Ali Biswas | 133,802 | 47.8 | −7.2 |
| | IAB | Abul Khair Md. Ruhul Amin | 2,903 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Barun Kumar Biswas | 444 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,907 | 3.2 | −9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 279,858 | 90.5 | +1.1 |
| | AL gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | AL gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | AL gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | AL gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | AL gain from Jamaat-e-Islami |
General Election 2001: Satkhira-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | AM Riasat Ali Biswas | 73,577 | 55.0 | +32.1 |
| | AL | S. M. Mokhlesur Rahman | 56,982 | 42.6 | +3.9 |
| | IJOF | Salahuddin Sardar | 3,180 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,595 | 12.4 | +5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 133,739 | 89.4 | +8.0 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from AL | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from AL | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from AL | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from AL | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from AL |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Satkhira-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | S. M. Mokhlesur Rahman | 39,722 | 38.7 | +7.6 |
| | JP(E) | Salahuddin Sardar | 32,087 | 31.3 | +8.2 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | AM Riasat Ali Biswas | 23,462 | 22.9 | −10.2 |
| | BNP | Ali Ahmed | 6,459 | 6.3 | +3.7 |
| | Independent | Md. Abdul Hadi | 391 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | IOJ | S. M. Shahadatur Rahman | 243 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | S. M. Saidur Rahman | 140 | 0.1 | −0.2 |
| | FP | Md. Matiar Rahman | 45 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,635 | 7.4 | +5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 102,549 | 81.4 | +13.5 |
| | AL gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | AL gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | AL gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | AL gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | AL gain from Jamaat-e-Islami |
General Election 1991: Satkhira-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | AM Riasat Ali Biswas | 31,631 | 33.1 | |
| | AL | Md. Hafizur Rahman | 29,680 | 31.1 | |
| | JP(E) | Salahuddin Sardar | 22,095 | 23.1 | |
| | Independent | Md. Abul Khaer | 6,524 | 6.8 | |
| | BNP | M. Abdul Halim | 2,532 | 2.6 | |
| | Zaker Party | Rezaul Karim | 1,570 | 1.6 | |
| | Independent | Md. Rafiqul Islam | 690 | 0.7 | |
| | WPB | Rouf Uddin | 308 | 0.3 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | S. M. Saidur Rahman | 246 | 0.3 | |
| | Independent | S. M. Ruhul Amin | 232 | 0.2 | |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) | Ashfaquzzaman | 62 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,951 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 95,570 | 67.9 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from JP(E) | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from JP(E) | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from JP(E) | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from JP(E) | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from JP(E) |