Rajshahi-3

Rajshahi-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant.

Rajshahi-3
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Rajshahi District
Division	Rajshahi Division
Electorate	357,375 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1973
← 53 Rajshahi-2 55 Rajshahi-4 →

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Mohanpur and Paba upazilas.^[2][3]

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.^[4] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.^[5][6]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1973	A. A. M. Mesbahul Haq	Awami League[7]
	1979	Ehsan Ali Khan	BNP[8]
Major Boundary Changes
	1986	Sardar Amjad Hossain	BaKSAL[9]
	1988		Jatiya Party[10]
	Feb 1996	Muhammad Abdul Gafur	BNP
	Jun 1996	Abu Hena
	2008	Meraj Uddin Mollah	Awami League
	2014	Ayeen Uddin
	2024	Asaduzzaman Asad

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Rajshahi-3^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Ayeen Uddin	67,879	82.8	+29.9
	Independent	Meraj Uddin Mollah	12,343	15.1	N/A
	JP(E)	Md. Shahabuddin	1,744	2.1	N/A
Majority			55,536	67.8	+49.7
Turnout			81,966	25.6	−67.3
	AL hold

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Rajshahi-3^[12][13][14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Meraj Uddin Mollah	142,487	52.9	+21.9
	BNP	Kabir Hossain	93,649	34.8	−11.0
	JI	Ataur Rahman	32,527	12.1	N/A
	PDP	Md. Abdul Hay	500	0.2	N/A
Majority			48,838	18.1	+3.3
Turnout			269,163	92.9	+6.5
	AL gain from BNP

General Election 2001: Rajshahi-3^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Abu Hena	113,255	45.8	+11.6
	AL	Jinatun Nesa Talukder	76,717	31.0	+3.7
	IJOF	Sarder Amjad Hossain	56,652	22.9	N/A
	Independent	Md. Altafur Rahman	782	0.3	N/A
Majority			36,538	14.8	+7.9
Turnout			247,406	86.4	+2.6
	BNP hold

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Rajshahi-3^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Abu Hena	67,863	34.2	+26.3
	AL	Md. Ibrahim Hossain	54,121	27.3	+2.9
	JP(E)	Sardar Amjad Hossain	41,836	21.1	−10.7
	JI	Md. Abdul Ahad Kabiraj	33,824	17.1	−9.1
	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD	Abu Zahid Mostaq Hossain	497	0.3	N/A
Majority			13,742	6.9	+1.3
Turnout			198,141	83.8	+15.0
	BNP gain from JP(E)

General Election 1991: Rajshahi-3^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP(E)	Sardar Amjad Hossain	49,136	31.8
	JI	Md. Abu Ahad Kabiraj	40,436	26.2
	AL	Shree Rakhal Chandra Das	37,626	24.4
	CPB	Md. Ibrahim Hossain	14,891	9.6
	BNP	Md. Enamul Haq	12,157	7.9
	Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader)	Nurul Alam	134	0.1
Majority			8,700	5.6
Turnout			154,380	68.8
	JP(E) hold