# Madaripur-3

Madaripur-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Tahmina Begum of the Awami League.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Kalkini Upazila and Dasar Upazila five union parishads of Madaripur Sadar Upazila: Ghatmajhi, Jhaudi, Kendua, Khoajpur, and Mustafapur.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Faridpur constituency when the former Faridpur District was split into five districts: Rajbari, Faridpur, Gopalganj, Madaripur, and Shariatpur.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Sheikh Shahidul Islam | Jatiya Party |
| 1991 | Syed Abul Hossain | Awami League |
| February 1996 | Ganesh Chandra Haldar | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| June 1996 | Syed Abul Hossain | Awami League |
| 2014 | AFM Bahauddin Nasim | Awami League |
| 2018 | Abdus Sobhan Golap | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

AFM Bahauddin Nasim was 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: Madaripur-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Syed Abul Hossain | 129,638 | 68.9 | +4.3 |
| | BNP | Md. Habibur Rahman | 48,319 | 25.7 | N/A |
| | IAB | Syed Belayet Hossain | 6,642 | 3.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Shahidul Islam Hawlader | 3,048 | 1.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | Tasmin Rana | 518 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81,319 | 43.2 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 188,165 | 84.0 | +14.0 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
General Election 2001: Madaripur-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Syed Abul Hossain | 110,993 | 64.6 | +6.0 |
| | Independent | Habibur Rahman Azad | 36,788 | 21.4 | N/A |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Fariduddin Ahmad | 18,245 | 10.6 | +3.0 |
| | IJOF | Syed Belayet Hossain | 5,200 | 3.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Kazi Emdadul Haq | 373 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Sayem Talukder | 175 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Moniruzzaman | 172 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74,205 | 43.2 | +3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 171,946 | 70.1 | −0.1 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Madaripur-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Syed Abul Hossain | 71,922 | 58.6 | +4.4 |
| | BNP | Khandakar Mashukur Rahman | 23,720 | 19.3 | −4.8 |
| | JP(E) | Sheikh Shahidul Islam | 12,121 | 9.9 | +9.3 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Farid Uddin Khan | 9,317 | 7.6 | −8.9 |
| | IOJ | Sayed Belayet Hossain | 4,843 | 3.9 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Hindu League | Khokon Munshi | 400 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali) | Md. Alauddin Hawladar | 346 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48,202 | 39.3 | +9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 122,669 | 70.2 | +21.7 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
General Election 1991: Madaripur-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Syed Abul Hossain | 60,660 | 54.2 | |
| | BNP | A. Matin Molla | 27,022 | 24.1 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Farid Uddin | 18,424 | 16.5 | |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Shikbul Hossein | 3,668 | 3.3 | |
| | Jatiya Biplobi Front | Emdad Hossein | 918 | 0.8 | |
| | JP(E) | A. Latif Jonaki | 720 | 0.6 | |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) | A. K. M. Jahangir | 481 | 0.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33,638 | 30.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 111,893 | 48.5 | |
| | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) |