# Khulna-3

Khulna-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Monnujan Sufian of the Awami League.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Khulna City Corporation wards 1 through 15, and two union parishads of Dighalia Upazila: Aronghata and Jogipole.

## 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.
Ahead of the 2018 general election, the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency by adding one union parishad of Dighalia Upazila: Ayongghata.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1973 | Mir Sakhawat Ali | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Aftab Uddin Hawlader | BNP |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Hasina Banu Shirin | Jatiya Party |
| | 1988 | Abdul Gaffar Biswas | Independent |
| | 1991 | Ashraf Hossain | BNP |
| | 1996 | Kazi Sekandar Ali | Awami League |
| | 2001 | Ashraf Hossain | BNP |
| | 2008 | Monnujan Sufian | Awami League |
| | 2024 | SM Kamal Hossain | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Khulna-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Monnujan Sufian | 45,950 | 86.9 | +34.7 |
| | Independent | Moniruzzaman Khan Khokon | 6,424 | 12.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Shahida Begum | 512 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39,526 | 74.7 | +63.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,886 | 29.6 | −48.7 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
| | Independent | Md. Lemon Mridha | 515 | 1.0 | N/A |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Khulna-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Monnujan Sufian | 74,678 | 52.2 | +11.9 |
| | BNP | Kazi Md. Shah Shakender Ali | 58,177 | 40.6 | −11.6 |
| | IAB | Gaji Nur Ahmad | 7,435 | 5.2 | N/A |
| | JP(E) | Abdul Gaffar Biswas | 2,648 | 1.8 | N/A |
| | BKA | S. M. Zahangir Mia | 135 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | BML | Sheikh Jahedul Islam | 107 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,501 | 11.5 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 143,180 | 78.3 | +2.6 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Khulna-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Ashraf Hossain | 72,285 | 52.2 | +20.3 |
| | AL | Kazi Sekender Ali | 55,797 | 40.3 | +7.1 |
| | IJOF | Md. Mokhter Husain | 10,305 | 7.4 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Sharif Shafiqul Hamid Chandan | 99 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,488 | 11.9 | +10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 138,486 | 75.7 | −2.3 |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Khulna-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Kazi Sekandar Ali | 39,332 | 33.2 | +0.5 |
| | BNP | Ashraf Hossain | 37,780 | 31.9 | −8.4 |
| | JP(E) | S. M. A. Rob | 28,693 | 24.2 | +9.4 |
| | JI | Mia Golam Parwar | 7,898 | 6.7 | −2.7 |
| | IOJ | Moktar Hossain | 3,448 | 2.9 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Delwar Hossain | 440 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Munshi Shamim-Ur-Rahman | 371 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Hasina Banu Shirin | 365 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Julfikar Ali Mollah | 228 | 0.2 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,552 | 1.3 | −6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 118,555 | 78.0 | +21.1 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 1991: Khulna-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Ashraf Hossain | 38,872 | 40.3 | |
| | AL | Monnujan Sufian | 31,502 | 32.7 | |
| | JP(E) | S. M. A. Rob | 14,246 | 14.8 | |
| | JI | AKM Yusuf | 9,100 | 9.4 | |
| | IOJ | Ali Hossein | 2,343 | 2.4 | |
| | Zaker Party | Sheikh Shah Jamal | 256 | 0.3 | |
| | JSD | Shahjahan | 105 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,370 | 7.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 96,424 | 56.9 | |
| | 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) |