# Shariatpur-3

Shariatpur-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2012 by Nahim Razzaq of the Awami League.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Damudya and Gosairhat upazilas and the Bhedarganj Thana portion of Bhedarganj Upazila, all in Shariatpur District. Bhedarganj Thana consists of Bhedarganj Municipality and Chhaygaon, Mahisar, Naryanpur, and Rambhadrapur Union Parishads.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Faridpur-16 constituency when the former Faridpur District was split into five districts: Rajbari, Faridpur, Gopalganj, Madaripur, and Shariatpur.
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 |
| 1986 | Faruque Alam | Jatiya Party |
| 1988 | M. A. Reza | |
| 1991 | Abdur Razzaq | Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League |
| February 1996 | Safiqur Rahman Kiran | |
| June 1996 | Abdur Razzaq | Awami League |
| 2012 by-election | Nahim Razzaq | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Nahim Razzaq was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.
Abdur Razzaq died in December 2011. Nahim Razzaq, his son, was elected unopposed in February 2012 after the Election Commission disqualified the only other candidate in the by-election scheduled for March 2012.

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Shariatpur-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Abdur Razzaq | 102,925 | 64.9 | +8.6 |
| | BNP | K.M. Hemayet Ullah Auranga | 52,672 | 33.2 | −9.8 |
| | IAB | Mohammad Manik Mia | 2,884 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50,253 | 31.7 | +18.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 158,481 | 87.4 | +14.7 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
General Election 2001: Shariatpur-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Abdur Razzaq | 125,550 | 56.3 | +8.4 |
| | BNP | Md. Shafiqur Rahman Kiron | 95,961 | 43.0 | −1.9 |
| | Islamic Sashantantrik Andolan | A. Sattar | 1,175 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Shahidul Haq Shikder Litu | 244 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29,589 | 13.3 | +10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 222,930 | 72.7 | −5.1 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Shariatpur-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Abdur Razzaq | 82,543 | 47.9 | +1.9 |
| | BNP | Md. Shafiqur Rahman Kiron | 77,339 | 44.9 | +2.6 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Mostofa Sawar | 6,005 | 3.5 | −5.7 |
| | IOJ | Abdus Salam | 3,052 | 1.8 | N/A |
| | JP(E) | Md. A. Matin Mian | 1,650 | 1.0 | +0.2 |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Abdul Latif | 793 | 0.5 | −0.6 |
| | Democratic Republican Party | Kanchan Kumar Dey | 550 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | CPB | Md. Moslem Khan | 500 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,204 | 3.0 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 172,432 | 77.8 | +24.8 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 1991: Shariatpur-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BAKSAL | Abdur Razzaq | 65,455 | 46.0 | |
| | BNP | S. M. Lutfor Rahman Sarkar | 60,128 | 42.3 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Ali Hussein Madbor | 13,049 | 9.2 | |
| | Zaker Party | Gias Uddin Molla | 1,564 | 1.1 | |
| | JP(E) | Obaedul Haq | 1,072 | 0.8 | |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) | Yasin Sarkar | 649 | 0.5 | |
| | Independent | Abidur Reza Khan | 380 | 0.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,327 | 3.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 142,297 | 53.0 | |
| | BAKSAL gain from | BAKSAL gain from | BAKSAL gain from | BAKSAL gain from | BAKSAL gain from |