Dinajpur-3

Dinajpur-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 The constituency is vacant.

Dinajpur-3
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Dinajpur District
Division	Rangpur Division
Electorate	349,569 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1973
← 7 Dinajpur-2 9 Dinajpur-4 →

Boundaries

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

History

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

Members of Parliament

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

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

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

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

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
	JI	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
	JI	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)