# Faridpur-3

Faridpur-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 Faridpur Sadar Upazila.

## 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 | Syed Qumrul Islam Saleh Uddin | Independent |
| | 1979 | Sirajul Islam Mridha | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Mohabbat Jan Chowdhury | Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League |
| | 1988 | Kamran Hossain Chowdhury | Jatiya Party |
| | 1991 | Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| | June 1996 | Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| | 2001 | Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| | 2008 | Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain | Awami League |
| | 2014 | Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain | Awami League |
| | 2018 | Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain | Awami League |
| | 2024 | Abdul Kader Azad | Independent |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain 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: Faridpur-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain | 122,047 | 52.8 | +15.6 |
| | Independent | Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf | 76,478 | 33.1 | N/A |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed | 30,821 | 13.3 | N/A |
| | IAB | Khandoker Wahiduzzman | 1,455 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Bashijet Kumar Ganguly | 375 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45,569 | 19.7 | −4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 231,176 | 86.4 | +8.9 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Faridpur-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf | 114,618 | 61.3 | +21.9 |
| | AL | Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain | 69,544 | 37.2 | +8.4 |
| | IJOF | Sanjiban Kumar Saha | 1,734 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | Independent | M. A. Karim | 405 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | CPB | Abu Md. Mokhlesur Rahman | 278 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Desh Prem Party | Marshal Shah Alam | 234 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Kazi Joinal Abedin | 130 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Khorsedul Alam Siraj | 26 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45,074 | 24.1 | +13.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 186,969 | 77.5 | −5.3 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Faridpur-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf | 60,779 | 39.4 | −7.6 |
| | AL | Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain | 44,511 | 28.8 | +3.5 |
| | JP(E) | Imran Hossain Chowdhury | 25,547 | 16.6 | +14.7 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed | 12,334 | 8.0 | −4.4 |
| | Zaker Party | A.H.M. Nazmul Huda | 10,086 | 6.5 | −4.1 |
| | IOJ | Md. Motahar Hossain Mamun | 544 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Janata Party (Nurul Islam) | Syed Harun Ar Rashid | 280 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali) | Sikdar Maqim Uddin Ahmed | 147 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Farid Hossain Siddiqi | 107 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,268 | 10.5 | −11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 154,335 | 82.8 | +17.4 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
General Election 1991: Faridpur-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf | 62,432 | 47.0 | |
| | AL | Imam Uddin Ahmmad | 33,653 | 25.3 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed | 16,502 | 12.4 | |
| | Zaker Party | Abdul Mannan Molla | 14,111 | 10.6 | |
| | JP(E) | Saiful Islam Nilu | 2,505 | 1.9 | |
| | Bangladesh Janata Party | K. M. Obaidur Rahman | 1,871 | 1.4 | |
| | JSD | A. Razzak Molla | 1,028 | 0.8 | |
| | Bangladesh Freedom League | Belayet Hossein | 602 | 0.5 | |
| | Independent | Md. Kausar Ahmmed | 134 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28,779 | 21.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 132,838 | 65.4 | |
| | 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) |