Rangpur-3
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
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Rangpur-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Md. Mahbubur Rahman Belal is the current member of parliament.
| Rangpur-3 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| |
| District | Rangpur District |
| Division | Rangpur Division |
| Electorate | 508,223 (2026) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Parliamentary Party | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |
| Member of Parliament | Md. Mahbubur Rahman |
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Rangpur Sadar Upazila, wards 10 through 33 of Rangpur City Corporation and Rangpur Cantonment area.[1][2][failed verification]
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 reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had also included eight union parishads of Rangpur Sadar Upazila: Chandanpat, Darshana, Mominpur, Rjendrapur, Sadya Pushkarni, Satgara, Tamphat, and Tapodhan.[3][4]
Ahead of the 2018 general election, the Election Commission altered the boundaries of the constituency by removing wards 1 through 8 of Rangpur City Corporation, and adding Rangpur Sadar Upazila.[1][5]
The constituency was one of six chosen by lottery to use electronic voting machines in the 2018 general election.[6]
Ahead of the 2026 general election, the Election Commission altered the boundaries of the constituency by removing ward 9 of Rangpur City Corporation, and adding the Rangpur Cantonment area.[7][failed verification]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Jonab Ali Ukil | Bangladesh Awami League[8] | |
| 1979 | Kazi Abdul Kuader | Bangladesh Muslim League[9] | |
| Major Boundary Changes | |||
| 1986 | Shafiqul Ghani Swapan | Jatiya Party (Ershad)[10][11] | |
| 1988 | Mofazzal Hossain | ||
| 1991 | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | ||
| 2001 | GM Quader | Islami Jatiya Oikya Front | |
| Apr 2009 by-election | Rowshan Ershad | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | |
| 2014 | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | ||
| 2019 by-election | Saad Ershad | ||
| 2024 | GM Quader | ||
| 2026 | Md. Mahbubur Rahman | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami | |
Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaat | Md. Mahbubur Rahman | 178,064 | 55.6 | +50.4 | ||
| BNP | Md. Shamsuzzaman Samu | 85,498 | 26.7 | +3.7 | ||
| JP(E) | GM Quader | 43,385 | 13.5 | −48.4 | ||
| Majority | 92,566 | 28.9 | −9.9 | |||
| Turnout | 320,479 | 63.1 | +7.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 508,223 | |||||
| Jamaat gain from JP(E) | ||||||
Elections in the 2010s
Hussain Muhammad Ershad died in July 2019. his son Saad Ershad was elected in an October 2019 by-election.
| Party | Symbol | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JaPa(E) | Plough | Rahgir Al-Mahe Saad Ershad | 58,878 | 62.63 | N/A | |
| BNP | Sheaf of paddy | Rita Rahman | 16,947 | 18.03 |  4.95 | |
| Independent | Car | Hussain Maqbul Shahriar Asif | 14,984 | 15.94 | N/A | |
| Gano Front | Fish | Kazi M. Shahidullah Bayazid | 1,662 | 1.77 | N/A | |
| Khelafat Majlish | Wall clock | Md. Tauhidur Rahman Mondal | 924 | 0.98 |  0.79 | |
| NPP(S) | Mango | Shafiul Alam | 611 | 0.65 | N/A | |
| Valid votes | 94,006 | 100.0 | ||||
| Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | ||||
| Total votes | 94,006 | 100.0 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 441,224 | 21.31 | 34.64 | |||
| Majority | 41,931 | 44.60 | +5.72 | |||
| Jatiya Party (Ershad) hold | Swing | +2.09 | ||||
| Party | Symbol | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JaPa(E) | Plough | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | 142,926 | 61.86 | 6.47 | |
| PPB(R) | Sheaf of paddy | Rita Rahman | 53,089 | 22.98 | N/A | |
| IAB | Hand fan | Mohammad Amiruzzaman Hossain | 23,177 | 10.03 | N/A | |
| SPB(M) | Hoe | Md. Anwar Hossain Bablu | 3,214 | 1.39 | N/A | |
| Zaker Party | Rose | Md. Alamgir Hussain Alam | 3,085 | 1.34 | N/A | |
| PDP | Tiger | Sabbir Ahmed | 2,660 | 1.15 | 30.52 | |
| JaSaD(I) | Torch | Md. Sakhawat Hussain Ranga | 1,534 | 0.66 | N/A | |
| NPP(S) | Mango | Md. Shamsul Haque | 922 | 0.40 | N/A | |
| Khelafat Majlish | Wall clock | Md. Tauhidur Rahman Mondal | 449 | 0.19 | N/A | |
| Valid votes | 231,056 | 100.0 | ||||
| Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | ||||
| Total votes | 231,056 | 100.0 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 412,990 | 55.95 | 38.02 | |||
| Majority | 89,837 | 38.88 | +2.21 | |||
| Jatiya Party (Ershad) hold | Swing | −6.47 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(E) | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | 55,453 | 68.4 | ||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Sabbir Ahmed | 25,586 | 31.6 | ||
| Majority | 29,867 | 38.9 | |||
| Turnout | 81,039 | 17.8 | |||
| JP(E) hold | |||||
Elections in the 2000s
Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood for three seats in the 2008 general election: Rangpur-3, Kurigram-2, and Dhaka-17. After winning all three, he chose to represent Dhaka-17 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them.[15] Rowshan Ershad, his wife, was elected in an April 2009 by-election, defeating BNP candidate Rahim Uddin Bharosha.[16]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(E) | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | 239,046 | 89.5 | N/A | ||
| BNP | Md. Abdul Kaium Mondol | 19,640 | 7.3 | −3.6 | ||
| IAB | A. T. M. Golam Mustafa | 5,676 | 2.1 | N/A | ||
| CPB | Md. Shahadat Hussain | 1,602 | 0.6 | N/A | ||
| BSD | Abdul Kuddus | 693 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
| KSJL | Sayed Ali | 341 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Sekendar Rahman Dudu | 223 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 219,406 | 82.1 | +45.3 | |||
| Turnout | 267,221 | 80.1 | +7.8 | |||
| JP(E) gain from IJOF | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IJOF | Golam Mohammad Kader | 130,562 | 62.5 | N/A | ||
| AL | Mustafizur Rahman | 53,748 | 25.7 | +7.0 | ||
| BNP | Habib-un-Nabi Khan | 22,756 | 10.9 | +6.9 | ||
| Independent | Md. Jahangir Hossain | 889 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
| Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) | Abdul Kuddus | 432 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| JSD | Rafiqul Islam Golap | 235 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Sama-Samaj Gonotantri Party | Md. Abdul Mannan Sarkar | 131 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Md. Noor Alam | 99 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 76,814 | 36.8 | −14.3 | |||
| Turnout | 208,872 | 72.3 | +3.0 | |||
| IJOF gain from JP(E) | ||||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(E) | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | 105,590 | 69.7 | +2.4 | |
| AL | Md. Siddique Hossain | 28,305 | 18.7 | N/A | |
| Jamaat | Mahbubur Rahman Belal | 7,890 | 5.2 | +0.6 | |
| BNP | Kazi Md. Tareq | 6,010 | 4.0 | −0.7 | |
| IOJ | Md. Abdur Rahman | 1,386 | 0.9 | +0.3 | |
| JSD | Md. Shamsul Ajam Khan | 1,232 | 0.8 | N/A | |
| Independent | Subrata Ghatak | 305 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Independent | A. K. M. Khairul Anam | 198 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Independent | Mozzammel Hossain | 99 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Independent | Shah Gausul Azam | 94 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Independent | Golam Md. Kader | 83 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Mahbub) | Md. Anowar Hossain Bablu | 74 | 0.0 | N/A | |
| FP | Md. Faizur Rahman Mithu | 67 | 0.0 | N/A | |
| Independent | Moazzem Hossain | 57 | 0.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 77,285 | 51.1 | +5.6 | ||
| Turnout | 151,390 | 69.3 | +8.8 | ||
| JP(E) hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(E) | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | 86,114 | 67.3 | ||
| Ganatantri Party | Mohammed Afzal | 27,938 | 21.8 | ||
| BNP | Md. Rezaul Haq Sarkar | 6,049 | 4.7 | ||
| Jamaat | Md. Nazrul Islam | 5,911 | 4.6 | ||
| IOJ | Md. Abdus Salam Sarkar | 794 | 0.6 | ||
| Zaker Party | Abu Azgar Ahmed | 358 | 0.3 | ||
| NAP (Muzaffar) | Md. Khalilur Rahman | 232 | 0.2 | ||
| JSD (S) | Md. Habibur Rahman | 226 | 0.2 | ||
| Independent | Md. Siddiq Hussain | 164 | 0.1 | ||
| Independent | Zohra Alam | 115 | 0.1 | ||
| Independent | Mostafa Zafar Haider | 96 | 0.1 | ||
| Majority | 58,176 | 45.5 | |||
| Turnout | 127,997 | 60.5 | |||
| JP(E) hold | |||||