Shariatpur-3 | |
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Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad |
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District | Shariatpur District |
Division | Dhaka Division |
Electorate | 181,396 (2008) |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1984 |
Party | Awami League |
Member(s) | Nahim Razzaq |
Created from | Faridpur-16 |
Shariatpur-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2012 by Nahim Razzaq of the Bangladesh Awami League.
The constituency covers 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.
The constituency was created in 1984 from the Faridpur-16 constituency when the former Faridpur District was split into five districts: Faridpur, Rajbari, Gopalganj, Madaripur, and Shariatpur.
Nahim Razzaq was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 General Election after opposition parties withdraw their candidacies in a boycott of the election.
Abdur Razzaq died in December 2011. Nahim Razzaq, his son, was elected unopposed in a 2012 by-election.
Coordinates: 23°09′N 90°27′E / 23.15°N 90.45°E