# Pabna-3

Pabna-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Mokbul Hossain of the Awami League.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Bhangura, Chatmohar, and Faridpur upazilas.

## History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1973 | Raushanul Haque Moti Mia | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Jamshed Ali | BNP |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Wazi Uddin Khan | Awami League |
| | 1988 | AKM Shamsuddin | Jatiya Party |
| | 1991 | Saiful Azam | BNP |
| | 1996 | Wazi Uddin Khan | Awami League |
| | 2001 | K. M. Anowarul Islam | BNP |
| | 2008 | Mokbul Hossain | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Pabna-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Mokbul Hossain | 100,496 | 87.4 | +27.0 |
| | Independent | Abul Kalam Azad | 12,673 | 11.0 | N/A |
| | Ganatantri Party | Md. Khairul Alam | 1,819 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87,823 | 76.4 | +54.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 114,988 | 31.9 | −59.3 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Pabna-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Mokbul Hossain | 178,975 | 60.4 | +13.0 |
| | BNP | Saiful Azam | 115,190 | 38.9 | −13.0 |
| | Zaker Party | Asaduzzaman | 1,580 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Ganatantri Party | Md. Khairul Alam | 343 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | BJP | Mir Nadim Mohammad Dablu | 154 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 63,784 | 21.5 | +17.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 296,241 | 91.2 | +7.0 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Pabna-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | K. M. Anwarul Islam | 131,294 | 51.9 | +13.5 |
| | AL | Mokbul Hossain | 119,794 | 47.4 | +1.3 |
| | IJOF | Abdus Sattar | 1,727 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,500 | 4.5 | −3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 252,815 | 84.2 | +0.5 |
| | 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: Pabna-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Md. Waziuddin Khan | 85,644 | 46.1 | +7.7 |
| | BNP | K. M. Anwarul Islam | 71,435 | 38.4 | −16.1 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Afzal Hossain | 14,936 | 8.0 | N/A |
| | JP(E) | Sayed Md. Abdur Rahim | 10,752 | 5.8 | +4.1 |
| | WPB | Md. K.M. Ataur Rahman | 1,469 | 0.8 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Asaduzzaman | 973 | 0.5 | −1.4 |
| | Gano Forum | Abdus Sattar | 665 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,209 | 7.6 | −8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 185,874 | 83.7 | +15.2 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 1991: Pabna-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Saiful Azam | 91,540 | 54.5 | |
| | AL | Md. Waziuddin Khan | 64,523 | 38.4 | |
| | IOJ | Md. Korban Ali | 5,060 | 3.0 | |
| | Zaker Party | Asaduzzaman | 3,185 | 1.9 | |
| | JP(E) | AKM Shamsuddin | 2,933 | 1.7 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Shahidullah | 361 | 0.2 | |
| | NAP (Muzaffar) | Md. Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq | 195 | 0.1 | |
| | BAKSAL | Md. Shah Alam | 146 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27,017 | 16.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 167,943 | 68.5 | |
| | 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) |