{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Chandpur-3 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = চাঁদপুর-৩.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Chandpur District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Chittagong Division]] | population = | electorate = 430,400 (2018)<ref name="2018results" /> | towns = | future = | year = 1984 | abolished_label = | abolished = | members_label = Member of Parliament | members = [[Sheikh Farid Ahmed Manik]] | seats = | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | next = | previous = | module = {{align|left|← [[Chandpur-2|261 Chandpur-2]]}}{{align|right|[[Chandpur-4|263 Chandpur-4]] →}} }} '''Chandpur-3''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]]. The current member of parliament is [[Sheikh Farid Ahmed Manik]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Chandpur Sadar Upazila|Chandpur Sadar]] and [[Haimchar Upazila|Haimchar]] upazilas.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created in 1984 from a Comilla constituency when the former Comilla District was split into three districts: [[Brahmanbaria District|Brahmanbaria]], [[Comilla District|Comilla]], and [[Chandpur District|Chandpur]].
Ahead of the [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008 general election]], the [[Bangladesh Election Commission|Election Commission]] redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes in light of the [[2001 Bangladesh census]].<ref name="Rahman2010" /> The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.<ref name="ds11Jul2008" />
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Harunur Rashid Khan]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]]<ref name="1986results" /><ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Alam Khan (politician)|Alam Khan]] | rowspan="3" | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|1996]] | rowspan="2" | [[G. M. Fazlul Haque]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | rowspan="4" | [[Dipu Moni]] | rowspan="4" | [[Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] |[[Sheikh Farid Ahmed Manik]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]<ref name="https://www.dhakapost.com/parliament-election/seats/chandpur-3" /><ref name="2026results" /> |- |}
== Elections ==
=== Elections in the 2010s === Dipu Moni was re-elected unopposed in the [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014 general election]] after 18 parties led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party boycotted the election citing unfair conditions for the election.<ref>{{cite news |date=2 December 2013 |title=Bangladesh opposition to boycott elections |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2013/12/bangladesh-opposition-boycott-elections-2013122900876856.html |access-date=9 March 2022 |newspaper=[[Al Jazeera]]}}</ref><ref name="2014results" />
=== Elections in the 2000s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Chandpur-3<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Dipu Moni]] |votes = 134,836 |percentage = 52.2 |change = +13.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[G. M. Fazlul Haque]] |votes = 116,068 |percentage = 45.0 |change = -13.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Nurul Amin |votes = 4,474 |percentage = 1.7 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Socialist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Shajahan Talukder |votes = 1,363 |percentage = 0.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Gano Forum |candidate = Selim Akbar |votes = 518 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Tarikat Federation |candidate = Mizanur Rahman |votes = 430 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan |candidate = Md. Hossain Akhand |votes = 267 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Gano Front |candidate = Hafiz Masud Akhter |votes = 118 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 18,768 |percentage = 7.3 |change = -13.3 }}
{{Election box turnout| |votes = 258,074 |percentage = 82.8 |change = +20.5 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Chandpur-3<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[G. M. Fazlul Haque]] |votes = 72,830 |percentage = 58.9 |change = +19.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Shamsul Haq Bhuiyan |votes = 47,324 |percentage = 38.3 |change = +5.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = Mizanur Rahman |votes = 3,009 |percentage = 2.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = [[Alam Khan (politician)|Alam Khan]] |votes = 338 |percentage = 0.3 |change = -3.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Sabur Khan |votes = 217 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 25,506 |percentage = 20.6 |change = +13.6 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 123,718 |percentage = 62.3 |change = -6.0 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Chandpur-3<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[G. M. Fazlul Haque]] |votes = 39,415 |percentage = 39.6 |change = -4.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[AB Siddique]] |votes = 32,419 |percentage = 32.6 |change = +6.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Harunur Rashid Khan]] |votes = 15,977 |percentage = 16.1 |change = +3.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Md. Abdur Rob |votes = 6,285 |percentage = 6.3 |change = -7.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = [[Alam Khan (politician)|Alam Khan]] |votes = 3,851 |percentage = 3.9 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Md. Abdus Samad |votes = 757 |percentage = 0.8 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Zakaria |votes = 514 |percentage = 0.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Islamic Sashantantrik Andolan |candidate = Md. Jahangir Alam Khan |votes = 186 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Bekar Samaj |candidate = Md. Shafiqul Islam Patwan |votes = 77 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 6,996 |percentage = 7.0 |change = -10.8 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 99,481 |percentage = 68.3 |change = +24.8 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Chandpur-3<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Alam Khan (politician)|Alam Khan]] |votes = 38,162 |percentage = 44.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Md. Riasat Ullah |votes = 22,747 |percentage = 26.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Md. Abdur Rob |votes = 11,781 |percentage = 13.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Harunur Rashid Khan]] |votes = 11,253 |percentage = 13.0 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = H. M. Gias Uddin |votes = 1,089 |percentage = 1.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Siraj) |candidate = Md. Khorshed Alam |votes = 619 |percentage = 0.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh People's League(Garib A Nawaz) |candidate = Md. Siddiqur Rahman Hazra |votes = 254 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Ali Ashraf Patowari |votes = 251 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = NAP (Muzaffar) |candidate = Shahid Ullah |votes = 196 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = Wali Ahmed Patowari |votes = 184 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 15,415 |percentage = 17.8 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 86,536 |percentage = 43.5 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
== References == <references> <ref name="2018results">{{cite news |title=Chandpur-3 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Chandpur-3&d=chattogram |work=The Daily Star |access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref> <ref name="maps">{{cite web |url=http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf |title=Constituency Maps of Bangladesh |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2010 |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |format=PDF |access-date=13 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814131945/http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf# |archive-date=2014-08-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="ecs">{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF |title=Delimitation of Constituencies |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2013 |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |format=PDF |language=bn |access-date=23 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727220238/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF |archive-date=27 July 2014}}</ref> <ref name="Rahman2010">{{cite book |last=Rahman |first=Syedur |date=2010 |title=Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bJfcCPUr0OoC&pg=PA105 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |page=105 |isbn=978-0-8108-7453-4}}</ref> <ref name="ds11Jul2008">{{cite news |last=Liton |first=Shakhawat |date=11 July 2008 |title=Final list of redrawn JS seats published |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-45202 |newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> <ref name="1986results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf |title=List of 3rd Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> <ref name="1988results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf |title=List of 4th Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> <ref name="2014results">{{cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Taib |date=15 December 2013 |title=AL closer to majority before voting |url=http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/ |newspaper=New Age |location=Dhaka |access-date=12 August 2014 |archive-date=3 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503164909/http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=261&Year=2008 |title=Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Amar Desh |access-date=8 February 2018}}</ref> <ref name="2008nomination">{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1 |title=Nomination submission List |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |language=bn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211190041/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1 |archive-date=11 February 2018 |access-date=9 February 2018}}</ref> <ref name="votemonitor">{{cite web |url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=262 |title=Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Vote Monitor Networks |access-date=11 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229000043/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=262 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </references>
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