Chittagong-3
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
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Chittagong-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad, the national parliament of Bangladesh.
| Chittagong-3 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| |
| District | Chittagong District |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| Electorate | 260,485 (2026) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Parliamentary Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Member of Parliament | Mostafa Kamal Pasha |
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses the entirety of Sandwip Upazila, including its main towns, villages, and surrounding rural areas, as well as the island of Urirchar, integrating both regions under a single administrative and electoral boundary.[1]
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission renumbered the seat for Sandwip Upazila from Chittagong-16 to Chittagong-3, bumping up by one the suffix of the former constituency of that name and the higher numbered constituencies in the district. Previously Chittagong-3 encompassed Sitakunda Upazila and Chittagong City Corporation wards 9 and 10.[1][2]
Members of Parliament
Key
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Mostafa Kamal Pasha | 73,037 | 60.39 | +58.49 | |
| Jamaat | Mohammad Alauddin Sikder | 39,662 | 32.79 | +26.99 | |
| IAB | Muhammad Amzad Hossain | 5,145 | 4.25 | +3.05 | |
| Independent | Md. Moahedul | 308 | 0.25 | +0.25 | |
| Majority | 33,375 | 27.59 | −67.41 | ||
| Turnout | 120,950 | 46.43 | −36.27 | ||
| Registered electors | 260,485 | ||||
| BNP gain from AL | Swing | 36.51 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Mahfuzur Rahaman | 162,356 | 96.90 | +0.6 | |
| BNP | Mostafa Kamal Pasha | 3,122 | 1.90 | −51.5 | |
| IAB | Monsurul Haque | 2,076 | 1.20 | +0.7 | |
| Majority | 159,234 | 95.00 | +1.7 | ||
| Turnout | 167,554 | 82.70 | +6.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 202,635 | ||||
| AL hold | Swing | +0.6 | |||
- 2014 General Election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Mahfuzur Rahaman | 111,743 | 96.3 | +41.9 | ||
| JP(E) | M. A. Salam | 3,466 | 3.0 | N/A | ||
| JSD | Nurul Akhtar | 874 | 0.8 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 108,277 | 93.3 | +83.9 | |||
| Turnout | 116,083 | 65.6 | −15.5 | |||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Mostafa Kamal Pasha | 62,397 | 53.4 | −10.4 | |
| Independent | Mahfuzur Rahaman | 33,544 | 28.7 | N/A | |
| AL | Jamal Uddin Chowdhury | 20,245 | 17.3 | −18.5 | |
| IAB | Didarul Maola | 565 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 28,853 | 24.7 | −3.2 | ||
| Turnout | 116,751 | 76.3 | +8.5 | ||
| BNP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Mostafa Kamal Pasha | 69,546 | 63.8 | +21.7 | |
| AL | Mustafizur Rahman | 39,135 | 35.9 | −15.5 | |
| IJOF | M. A. Salam | 264 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Independent | Mohammad Nazrul Islam | 97 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Independent | Jamal Uddin Chowdhury | 46 | 0.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 30,411 | 27.9 | +18.7 | ||
| Turnout | 109,088 | 67.8 | +2.5 | ||
| BNP hold | |||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Mustafizur Rahman | 40,911 | 51.4 | −13.4 | ||
| BNP | Mostafa Kamal Pasha | 33,557 | 42.1 | +15.5 | ||
| Jamaat | Md. Nurul Huda | 4,600 | 5.8 | −1.2 | ||
| JP(E) | Md. Rafiqul Moula | 264 | 0.3 | −0.7 | ||
| Independent | Manirul Huda Baban | 123 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Zaker Party | Jasimuddin Ahmmed Chowdhury | 103 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Gano Forum | Md. Mainuddin Mahmud | 95 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 7,354 | 9.2 | −29.0 | |||
| Turnout | 79,653 | 65.3 | +14.1 | |||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Mustafizur Rahman | 55,523 | 64.8 | ||
| BNP | A K M Rafiq Ullah Chowdhury | 22,805 | 26.6 | ||
| Jamaat | Md. Nurul Huda | 5,981 | 7.0 | ||
| JP(E) | M. A. Salam | 835 | 1.0 | ||
| CPB | Shafiqul Mawla | 332 | 0.4 | ||
| JSD | Abul Kashem | 171 | 0.2 | ||
| Majority | 32,718 | 38.2 | |||
| Turnout | 85,647 | 51.2 | |||
| AL hold | |||||
