Sylhet-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of

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since 2008 by Mahmud Us Samad Chowdhury of the

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Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Balaganj, Dakshin Surma, and Fenchuganj 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. Ahead of the 2018 general election, the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency by adding eleven union parishads of Balaganj Upazila: Balaganj, Boaljur, Burunga Bazar, Dayamir, Boula Bazar, Omarpur, Osmanpur, Paschim Pailanpur, Purba Pailanpur, Sadipur, and Tajpur.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Mahmud Us Samad Chowdhury was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

References

External links

* Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh Dakshin Surma Upazila Balaganj Upazila Fenchuganj Upazila {{Bangladesh-geo-stub