Gaibandha-3

Gaibandha-3
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictGaibandha District
DivisionRangpur Division
Electorate506,185 (2026)
Current constituency
Created1984
PartyBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
MemberAbul Kawsar Mohammad Nazrul Islam

Gaibandha-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2026 by Abul Kawsar Mohammad Nazrul Islam of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Palashbari and Sadullapur upazilas.

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Rangpur constituency when the former Rangpur District was split into five districts: Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Kurigram, and Gaibandha.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1986 Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury Jatiya Party
Feb 1996 Mukhlesur Rahman Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Jun 1996 Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury Jatiya Party
2001 Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury Islami Jatiya Oikya Front
2008 Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury Jatiya Party (Ershad)
2014 Eunus Ali Sarkar Awami League
2020 by-election Umme Kulsum Smriti Awami League
2026 Abul Kawsar Mohammad Nazrul Islam Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General Election 2026: Gaibandha-3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Jamaat Abul Kawsar Mohammad Nazrul Islam 162,457 52.0 N/A
BNP Syed Mainul Hasan Sadiq 139,864 44.7 N/A
IAB Md. ATM Awlad Hossain 2,835 0.9 N/A
Independent SM Khademul Islam Khudi 2,045 0.7 N/A
GOP Md. Suruj Mia 1,792 0.6 N/A
JP(E) Mainur Rabbi Chowdhury 1,638 0.5 N/A
Independent Md. Azizar Rahman 1,142 0.4 N/A
CPB Md. Abdullah Adil 521 0.2 N/A
Janotar Dol Md. Manjurul Haque 158 0.1 N/A
IBB Md. Mosaddiqul Islam 147 0.0 N/A
Majority 22,593 7.2 N/A
Turnout 312,599 61.8 N/A
Jamaat gain from AL

Elections in the 2010s

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate, TIM Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury, died ten days before the 30 December 2018 general election. Voting in the constituency was postponed until 27 January 2019. The BNP selected Moinul Hasan Sadik to run in his place.

General Election 2014: Gaibandha-3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Eunus Ali Sarkar 127,563 86.3 N/A
Independent SM Khademul Islam Khudi 18,204 12.3 N/A
Jatiya Party (M) Fazle Karim Ahmed Pallab 1,992 1.3 N/A
Majority 109,359 74.0 +37.8
Turnout 147,759 40.0 −46.8
AL gain from JP(E)

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Gaibandha-3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP(E) TIM Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury 179,095 63.2 N/A
Jamaat Abul Kowser Mohammad Nazrul Islam 76,460 27.0 −1.6
Independent Eunus Ali Sarkar 27,581 9.7 N/A
BKA Md. Kholilur Rahman 425 0.1 N/A
Majority 102,635 36.2 +30.1
Turnout 283,561 86.8 +9.2
JP(E) gain from IJOF
General Election 2001: Gaibandha-3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
IJOF TIM Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury 91,109 37.8 N/A
AL Eunus Ali Sarkar 76,439 31.7 +4.5
Jamaat Nazrul Islam 69,022 28.6 +11.4
Jatiya Party (M) Fazle Karim Ahmed Pallab 3,583 1.5 N/A
Ganatantri Party Ganesh Prasad 573 0.2 N/A
Independent Md. Khairul Alam 312 0.1 N/A
Majority 14,670 6.1 −15.0
Turnout 241,038 77.6 +6.3
IJOF gain from JP(E)

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Gaibandha-3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP(E) TIM Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury 85,027 48.3 +7.2
AL Md. Nazrul Islam 47,937 27.2 N/A
Jamaat Nazrul Islam 30,264 17.2 −6.2
BNP Shah Badrul Islam 9,121 5.2 +1.8
WPB Md. Jakaria Khandakar 1,133 0.6 N/A
IOJ Md. Entanz Ali 1,121 0.6 N/A
CPB Md. Zahedur Rahman 887 0.5 N/A
Zaker Party Md. Moazzem Hossain 600 0.3 −0.5
Majority 37,090 21.1 +8.8
Turnout 176,090 71.3 +15.9
JP(E) hold
General Election 1991: Gaibandha-3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP(E) TIM Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury 56,869 41.1
BAKSAL Abu Taleb Mia 39,872 28.8
Jamaat Nazrul Islam 32,337 23.4
BNP R. A. Gani 4,675 3.4
Zaker Party Md. Moazzem Hossain 1,126 0.8
Independent Azgar Ali Khan 816 0.6
Independent Abdul Momin Chawdhury 682 0.5
Independent Md. Muslem Uddin Khandakar 487 0.4
Independent Md. Nazrul Islam 454 0.3
FP Md. Mia Saikat Asgar 388 0.3
NAP (Muzaffar) Nurul Haq Mondol 310 0.2
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Md. Abul Khaer 242 0.2
Majority 16,997 12.3
Turnout 138,258 55.4
JP(E) hold

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