# 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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Faruk Rashid Chowdhury | Communist Party of Bangladesh |
| 1991 | Abdus Samad Azad | Awami League |
| Feb 1996 | Gulzar Ahmed | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | M. A. Mannan | 54,316 | 56.9 | −12.9 |
| | Independent | Ajijus Samad Ajad | 41,123 | 43.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,193 | 13.8 | −26.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 95,439 | 37.0 | −48.2 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Sunamganj-3 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 77,794 | 40.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 192,742 | 85.2 | |
| | AL gain from IOJ | AL gain from IOJ | AL gain from IOJ | AL gain from IOJ | 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.
General Election 2001: Sunamganj-3 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 5,946 | 18.1 | +8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 151,533 | 71.9 | +3.7 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Sunamganj-3 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 10,523 | 9.7 | −6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 108,007 | 68.2 | +25.2 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 1991: Sunamganj-3 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 13,978 | 16.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86,121 | 43.0 | |
| | AL gain from CPB | AL gain from CPB | AL gain from CPB | AL gain from CPB | AL gain from CPB |