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Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad

Nilphamari-3 Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad District Nilphamari District Division Rangpur Division Electorate 294,446 (2026) Current constituency Created 1984 Parliamentary Party Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Member of Parliament Obaidullah Salafi ← 13 Nilphamari-2 15 Nilphamari-4 →

**Nilphamari-3** is a constituency represented in the [Jatiya Sangsad](/source/Jatiya_Sangsad) (National Parliament) of [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh). [Obaidullah Salafi](/source/Obaidullah_Salafi) is the current member of Parliament.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses [Jaldhaka Upazila](/source/Jaldhaka_Upazila).[1]

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Rangpur constituency when the former Rangpur District was split into five districts: [Nilphamari](/source/Nilphamari_District), [Lalmonirhat](/source/Lalmonirhat_District), [Rangpur](/source/Rangpur_District), [Kurigram](/source/Kurigram_District), and [Gaibandha](/source/Gaibandha_District).

Ahead of the [2018 general election](/source/2018_Bangladeshi_general_election), the Election Commission altered the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it included three [union parishads](/source/Union_parishad) of [Kishoreganj Upazila](/source/Kishoreganj_Upazila): Barabhita, Putimari, and Ranachandi.[2][3]

## Members of Parliament

Election Member Party 1986 Joban Uddin Ahmad Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami[4] 1988 MK Alam Chowdhury Jatiya Party (Ershad)[5] 1991 Md. Azaharul Islam Bangladesh Awami League Feb 1996 Anwarul Kabir Chowdhury Bangladesh Nationalist Party Jun 1996 Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami 2008 Kazi Faruque Kader Jatiya Party (Ershad) 2014 Golam Mostofa Bangladesh Awami League 2018 Rana Mohammad Sohel Jatiya Party (Ershad)[6] 2024 Saddam Hussain Pavel Independent 2026 Obaidullah Salafi Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

## Elections

### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2026: Nilphamari-3[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Jamaat Obaidullah Salafi 108,560 52.8 +21.6 BNP Alhaj Syed Ali 89,102 43.3 N/A Majority 19,458 9.5 −27.3 Turnout 205,764 69.9 −21.3 Registered electors 294,446 Jamaat gain from Independent Swing +21.6

### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Nilphamari-3[8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Golam Mostofa 78,919 79.5 N/A JP(E) Kazi Faruque Kader 20,345 20.5 −47.6 Majority 58,574 59.0 +22.2 Turnout 99,264 38.0 −53.2 AL gain from JP(E)

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Nilphamari-3[2][9][10] Party Candidate Votes % ±% JP(E) Kazi Faruque Kader 145,688 68.1 N/A Jamaat Azizul Islam 66,849 31.2 −6.8 IAB Md. Abdul Monayem 1,549 0.7 N/A Majority 78,839 36.8 +31.4 Turnout 214,086 91.2 +9.2 JP(E) gain from Jamaat

General Election 2001: Nilphamari-3[11] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Jamaat Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury 64,180 38.0 +6.7 AL Dipendra Nath Sarkar 55,043 32.6 N/A IJOF Rashidul Alam Chowdhury 44,014 26.1 N/A Jatiya Party (M) Md. Kazi Nurannabi 4,081 2.4 N/A CPB Md. Jahed Ali 552 0.3 −0.2 JSD Azizul Islam 496 0.3 N/A Independent A. K. Nazrul Haque 388 0.2 N/A Majority 9,137 5.4 +3.3 Turnout 168,754 82.0 +11.2 Jamaat hold

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Nilphamari-3[11] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Jamaat Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury 37,546 31.3 +5.5 JP(E) Rashidul Alam Chowdhury 35,030 29.2 +2.2 AL Md. Azharul Islam 34,439 28.7 −4.6 BNP Anwarul Kabir Chowdhury 8,702 7.3 +2.3 Samridhya Bangladesh Andolan Md. Kamrul Alam Kabir 1,810 1.5 N/A Gano Forum Md. Abdul Hakim 731 0.6 N/A CPB Md. Jahed Ali 577 0.5 N/A Independent Md. Abdul Gafur 572 0.5 N/A Zaker Party Md. Mozaffor Hossain 446 0.4 +0.1 Majority 2,516 2.1 −4.2 Turnout 119,853 70.8 +12.1 Jamaat gain from AL

General Election 1991: Nilphamari-3[11] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Md. Azaharul Islam 37,131 33.3 JP(E) Md. Nurul Haq 30,064 27.0 Jamaat Joban Uddin Ahmad 28,806 25.8 BNP Md. Mominur Rahman Chowdhury 5,538 5.0 Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) Kazi Abdul Kader 4,834 4.3 Independent Md. Kamrul Alam Kabir 3,414 3.1 BAKSAL Md. Nuruzzaman 1,076 1.0 Zaker Party Md. Abdur Rouf Pramanik 446 0.3 Independent Md. Hamidul Ehesan 155 0.2 Majority 7,067 6.3 Turnout 111,464 58.7 AL gain from JP(E)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-pa1May2018_1-0)** ["EC 'gerrymanders' 25 constituencies for pressure of ministers, MPs"](http://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/news/174911/EC-changes-25-parliament-seat-demarcations-under). *Prothom Alo*. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-maps_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-maps_2-1) ["Constituency Maps of Bangladesh"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140814131945/http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Election Commission*. 2010. Archived from [the original](http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf) (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ecs_3-0)** ["Delimitation of Constituencies"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140727220238/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF) (PDF). *Bangladesh Election Commission* (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from [the original](http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF) (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1986results_4-0)** ["List of 3rd Parliament Members"](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1988results_5-0)** ["List of 4th Parliament Members"](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2018results_6-0)** ["Nilphamari-3"](https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Nilphamari-3&d=rangpur). *The Daily Star*. Retrieved 31 December 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["নীলফামারী-৩"](https://election.prothomalo.com/seat/14). *প্রথম আলো* (in Bengali).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2014results_8-0)** ["Nilphamari-3"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180430113848/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=14). *Bangladesh Election Result 2014*. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from [the original](http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=14) on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2008results_9-0)** ["Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results"](http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=11&Year=2008). *Amar Desh*. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2008nomination_10-0)** ["Nomination submission List"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180211190041/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1). *Bangladesh Election Commission* (in Bengali). Archived from [the original](http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1) on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_11-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_11-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_11-2) ["Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081224223156/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=14). *Vote Monitor Networks*. Archived from [the original](http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=14) on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

## External links

- ["People's Republic of Bangladesh"](http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/bangladesh/). *Psephos*.

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