Gaibandha-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Eunus Ali Sarkar of the Awami League.

Gaibandha-3
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictGaibandha District
DivisionRangpur Division
Electorate369,797 (2014)
Current constituency
Created1984
PartyAwami League
Member(s)Umme Kulsum Smriti
Seat no. 31

Boundaries edit

The constituency encompasses Palashbari and Sadullapur upazilas.[1][2]

History edit

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 edit

Election Member Party
1986 TIM Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury Jatiya Party[3][4]
February 1996 Mukhlesur Rahman Bangladesh Nationalist Party[5]
June 1996 TIM Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury Jatiya Party
2001 TIM Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury Islami Jatiya Oikya Front
2008 TIM Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury Jatiya Party (Ershad)
2014 Eunus Ali Sarkar Awami League
2018 Eunus Ali Sarkar Awami League
2020 by-election Umme Kulsum Smriti Awami League[6]

Elections edit

Elections in the 2010s edit

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate, TIM Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury, died ten days before the 30 December 2018 general election.[7] Voting in the constituency was postponed until 27 January 2019. The BNP selected Moinul Hasan Sadik to run in his place.[8]

General Election 2014: Gaibandha-3[9][10]
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 edit

General Election 2008: Gaibandha-3[1][11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP(E) TIM Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury 179,095 63.2 N/A
Jamaat-e-Islami 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[13]
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-e-Islami 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 edit

General Election June 1996: Gaibandha-3[13]
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-e-Islami 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[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP(E) TIM Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury 56,869 41.1
BAKSAL Abu Taleb Mia 39,872 28.8
Jamaat-e-Islami 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

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  3. ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  4. ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  5. ^ "List of 6th Parliament Members" (PDF). Jatiya Sangsad. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  6. ^ "AL candidate wins Gaibandha-3 by-election". unb.com.bd. Archived from the original on 2020-03-22. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  7. ^ "Gaibandha-3 aspirant Fazle Rabbi dies". Prothom Alo. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  8. ^ "BNP picks Moinul Hasan Sadik to run for Gaibandha-3 after death of Rabbi". bdnews24.com. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Gaibandha-3". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Electoral Area Result Statistics: Gaibandha-3". AmarMP. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  13. ^ a b c "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

External links edit

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