# Barisal-3

Barisal-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Golam Kibria Tipu of the Jatiya Party (Ershad).

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Babuganj and Muladi upazilas.

## 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 | Member | Party |
| 1973 | Motahar Uddin | Awami League |
| 1979 | M. M. Nazrul Islam | Awami League |
| 1986 | Mohammad Abdul Barek | Jatiya Party |
| 1991 | Mosharraf Hossain Mongu | BNP |
| 2008 | Golam Kibria Tipu | Jatiya Party |
| 2014 | Tipu Sultan | Workers Party |
| 2018 | Golam Kibria Tipu | Jatiya Party |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Barisal-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | WPB | Tipu Sultan | 35,602 | 60.3 | N/A |
| | JP(E) | Golam Kibria Tipu | 23,407 | 39.7 | −4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,195 | 20.7 | +16.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,009 | 27.2 | −55.6 |
| | WPB gain from JP(E) | WPB gain from JP(E) | WPB gain from JP(E) | WPB gain from JP(E) | WPB gain from JP(E) |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Barisal-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | Golam Kibria Tipu | 66,463 | 44.0 | N/A |
| | BNP | Selima Rahman | 60,051 | 39.7 | −16.1 |
| | Independent | Jainul Abedin | 20,048 | 13.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Ishaque Sikder | 2,675 | 1.8 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Nur Mohammad Howlader | 1,574 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | BKA | Master Ansar Uddin | 397 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,412 | 4.2 | −15.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 151,208 | 82.8 | +18.0 |
| | JP(E) gain from BNP | JP(E) gain from BNP | JP(E) gain from BNP | JP(E) gain from BNP | JP(E) gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Barisal-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Mosharraf Hossain Mongu | 71,638 | 55.8 | +6.3 |
| | AL | Md. Afjalul Karim | 46,832 | 36.5 | +4.9 |
| | IJOF | Syed Badrul Hossain | 9,317 | 7.3 | N/A |
| | JSD | M. A. Nayan Rahman | 296 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Ishaq Bhuyan | 226 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Abdul Mazid | 110 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Bakhtiar Uddin Khan Iqbal | 50 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24,806 | 19.3 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 128,469 | 64.8 | −6.9 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Barisal-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Mosharraf Hossain Mongu | 48,041 | 49.5 | +20.0 |
| | AL | Abdul Bari | 30,665 | 31.6 | +8.1 |
| | IOJ | Md. Humayun Kabir Chowdhury | 5,889 | 6.1 | N/A |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Syed Md. Nurul Haque | 5,672 | 5.8 | −12.0 |
| | JP(E) | Anwar Hossain | 5,171 | 5.3 | +4.9 |
| | Social Democratic Party | Syed Badrul Hossain | 879 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | CPB | FRM Nazmul Ahsan | 263 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | M. A. Nayon Rahman | 241 | 0.2 | −0.1 |
| | Independent | A. T. M. Mahabub Alam | 207 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,376 | 17.9 | +11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 97,028 | 71.7 | +34.0 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
General Election 1991: Barisal-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Mosharraf Hossain Mongu | 23,777 | 29.5 | |
| | AL | Abdul Bari | 18,952 | 23.5 | |
| | Independent | Md. Tofazzal Haq Chowdhury | 15,477 | 19.2 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Syed Narul Haq | 14,346 | 17.8 | |
| | Independent | Md. Abdul Kader Faruki | 2,756 | 3.4 | |
| | JSD | Moshtak Hossain | 2,557 | 3.2 | |
| | IOJ | Sultan Ahmed | 1,452 | 1.8 | |
| | JP(E) | Begam Hasina Nazrul | 348 | 0.4 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Gulzar Alauddin | 241 | 0.3 | |
| | Jatiya Biplobi Front | Ohid Khan | 232 | 0.3 | |
| | CPB | Nazmul Ahsan | 211 | 0.3 | |
| | Bangladesh National Congress | Hossain Ali | 138 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,825 | 6.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 80,487 | 37.7 | |
| | 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) |