Dinajpur-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Iqbalur Rahim of the Awami League.

Dinajpur-3
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictDinajpur District
DivisionRangpur Division
Electorate349,569 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created1973
PartyAwami League
Member(s)Iqbalur Rahim
Seat no. 8

Boundaries edit

The constituency encompasses Dinajpur Sadar Upazila.[2][3]

History edit

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

Members of Parliament edit

Election Member Party
1973 Mohammad Fazlul Karim Awami League[4]
1979 Rezwanul Haque Bangladesh Nationalist Party[5]
Major Boundary Changes
1986 Amzad Hossain Awami League[6]
1988 Mokhlesur Rahman Jatiya Party[7]
1991 M. Abdur Rahim BAKSAL
1996 Khurshid Jahan Bangladesh Nationalist Party
2008 Iqbalur Rahim Awami League

Elections edit

Elections in the 2010s edit

General Election 2014: Dinajpur-3[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Iqbalur Rahim 96,349 59.1 +5.4
WPB Mahmudul Hasan Manik 3,327 1.0 N/A
Majority 93,022 93.3 +79.8
Turnout 99,676 31.7 +57.4
AL hold

Elections in the 2000s edit

General Election 2008: Dinajpur-3[2][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Iqbalur Rahim 140,934 56.4 +12.9
BNP Shafiul Alam Prodhan 107,353 43.0 -6.2
BDB Md. Asraful Islam 638 0.3 N/A
IAB A. K. M. Lofijuddin Choudhuri 603 0.2 N/A
Majority 33,581 13.5 +2.5
Turnout 249,528 89.1 +5.7
AL gain from BNP

Khurshid Jahan died in June 2006. To fill the vacant seat, the Election Commission planned a by-election for 7 September. The High Court, however, blocked the by-election on the grounds that it would be wasteful, as the parliament's tenure was due to end in October with the formation of a caretaker government in preparation for the next general election.[11]

General Election 2001: Dinajpur-3[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Khurshid Jahan 102,640 51.8 +17.8
AL M. Abdur Rahim 80,814 40.8 +8.1
IJOF Mokhlesur Rahman 13,952 7.0 N/A
Bangladesh Janata Party Fayez Uddin Ahmed 459 0.2 +0.1
WPB Mahmudul Hasan Manik 293 0.2 0.0
JSD Md. Abdul Hye 113 0.1 -0.1
Majority 21,826 11.0 +9.7
Turnout 198,271 83.4 +4.6
BNP hold

Elections in the 1990s edit

General Election June 1996: Dinajpur-3[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Khurshid Jahan 51,802 34.0 +12.8
AL M. Abdur Rahim 49,857 32.7 N/A
JP(E) Mokhlesur Rahman 34,931 22.9 -0.1
Jamaat-e-Islami Muzibur Rahman 13,396 8.8 -7.2
IOJ Md. Rustam Ali 607 0.4 N/A
Gano Forum Khatibuddin Ahmed 589 0.4 N/A
JSD M. Golam Rahman 287 0.2 N/A
WPB Md. Rafiqul Amin 257 0.2 N/A
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Imamul Islam 189 0.1 -0.1
Zaker Party Md. Shaker Ullah 166 0.1 -0.4
Independent Md. Motahar Hossain 123 0.1 N/A
Bangladesh Janata Party Fayez Uddin Ahmed 81 0.1 N/A
Majority 1,945 1.3 -13.4
Turnout 152,285 78.8 +15.8
BNP gain from BAKSAL
General Election 1991: Dinajpur-3[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BAKSAL M. Abdur Rahim 44,784 37.8
JP(E) Mokhlesur Rahman 27,318 23.0
BNP M. A. Jalil 25,109 21.2
Jamaat-e-Islami Md. Abul Kashem 18,969 16
Independent Amzad Hossain 703 0.6
Zaker Party M. A. Towab 550 0.5
Jatiya Ganatantrik Party Md. Aminul Haq 394 0.3
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Imamul Islam 273 0.2
FP Syed Zakir Hossein 148 0.1
Independent Md. Siddiqur Rahman 127 0.1
JSD (S) Md. Abdur Rahim Sarkar 93 0.1
Independent Syed Sharafat Hossein 88 0.1
Majority 17,466 14.7
Turnout 118,556 63.0
BAKSAL gain from JP(E)

References edit

  1. ^ "Dinajpur-3". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  4. ^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  5. ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Dinajpur-3". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  11. ^ Adam, Gani (19 August 2006). "By-elections to Dinajpuir-3 and Commilla-8 seats may not be held EC secretary". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  12. ^ a b c "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

External links edit

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