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Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad

Rangpur-3 Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad District Rangpur District Division Rangpur Division Electorate 508,223 (2026) Current constituency Created 1973 Parliamentary Party Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Member of Parliament Md. Mahbubur Rahman ← 20 Rangpur-2 22 Rangpur-4 →

**Rangpur-3** is a constituency represented in the [Jatiya Sangsad](/source/Jatiya_Sangsad) (National Parliament) of [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh). [Md. Mahbubur Rahman Belal](/source/Md_Mahbubur_Rahman_(Rangpur_politician)) is the current member of parliament.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses [Rangpur Sadar Upazila](/source/Rangpur_Sadar_Upazila), wards 10 through 33 of [Rangpur City Corporation](/source/Rangpur_City_Corporation) and [Rangpur Cantonment](/source/Rangpur_Cantonment) area.[1][2][*[failed verification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability)*]

## History

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

Ahead of the [2014 general election](/source/2014_Bangladeshi_general_election), the [Election Commission](/source/Bangladesh_Election_Commission) reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had also included eight [union parishads](/source/Union_parishad) of Rangpur Sadar Upazila: Chandanpat, Darshana, Mominpur, Rjendrapur, Sadya Pushkarni, Satgara, Tamphat, and Tapodhan.[3][4]

Ahead of the [2018 general election](/source/2018_Bangladeshi_general_election), the Election Commission altered the boundaries of the constituency by removing wards 1 through 8 of [Rangpur City Corporation](/source/Rangpur_City_Corporation), and adding Rangpur Sadar Upazila.[1][5]

The constituency was one of six chosen by lottery to use [electronic voting machines](/source/Electronic_voting_machines) in the 2018 general election.[6]

Ahead of the [2026 general election](/source/2026_Bangladeshi_general_election), the Election Commission altered the boundaries of the constituency by removing ward 9 of Rangpur City Corporation, and adding the [Rangpur Cantonment](/source/Rangpur_Cantonment) area.[7][*[failed verification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability)*]

## Members of Parliament

Election Member Party 1973 Jonab Ali Ukil Bangladesh Awami League[8] 1979 Kazi Abdul Kuader Bangladesh Muslim League[9] Major Boundary Changes 1986 Shafiqul Ghani Swapan Jatiya Party (Ershad)[10][11] 1988 Mofazzal Hossain 1991 Hussain Muhammad Ershad 2001 GM Quader Islami Jatiya Oikya Front Apr 2009 by-election Rowshan Ershad Jatiya Party (Ershad) 2014 Hussain Muhammad Ershad 2019 by-election Saad Ershad 2024 GM Quader 2026 Md. Mahbubur Rahman Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

## Elections

General election 2026: Rangpur-3[12] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Jamaat Md. Mahbubur Rahman 178,064 55.6 +50.4 BNP Md. Shamsuzzaman Samu 85,498 26.7 +3.7 JP(E) GM Quader 43,385 13.5 −48.4 Majority 92,566 28.9 −9.9 Turnout 320,479 63.1 +7.2 Registered electors 508,223 Jamaat gain from JP(E)

### Elections in the 2010s

Hussain Muhammad Ershad died in July 2019. his son Saad Ershad was elected in an October 2019 by-election.

Rangpur-3 by-election 2019 Party Symbol Candidate Votes % ±pp JaPa(E) Plough Rahgir Al-Mahe Saad Ershad 58,878 62.63 N/A BNP Sheaf of paddy Rita Rahman 16,947 18.03 4.95 Independent Car Hussain Maqbul Shahriar Asif 14,984 15.94 N/A Gano Front Fish Kazi M. Shahidullah Bayazid 1,662 1.77 N/A Khelafat Majlish Wall clock Md. Tauhidur Rahman Mondal 924 0.98 0.79 NPP(S) Mango Shafiul Alam 611 0.65 N/A Valid votes 94,006 100.0 Invalid votes 0 0.00 Total votes 94,006 100.0 Registered voters/turnout 441,224 21.31 34.64 Majority 41,931 44.60 +5.72 Jatiya Party (Ershad) hold Swing +2.09

General Election 2018: Rangpur-3[13] Party Symbol Candidate Votes % ±pp JaPa(E) Plough Hussain Muhammad Ershad 142,926 61.86 6.47 PPB(R) Sheaf of paddy Rita Rahman 53,089 22.98 N/A IAB Hand fan Mohammad Amiruzzaman Hossain 23,177 10.03 N/A SPB(M) Hoe Md. Anwar Hossain Bablu 3,214 1.39 N/A Zaker Party Rose Md. Alamgir Hussain Alam 3,085 1.34 N/A PDP Tiger Sabbir Ahmed 2,660 1.15 30.52 JaSaD(I) Torch Md. Sakhawat Hussain Ranga 1,534 0.66 N/A NPP(S) Mango Md. Shamsul Haque 922 0.40 N/A Khelafat Majlish Wall clock Md. Tauhidur Rahman Mondal 449 0.19 N/A Valid votes 231,056 100.0 Invalid votes 0 0.00 Total votes 231,056 100.0 Registered voters/turnout 412,990 55.95 38.02 Majority 89,837 38.88 +2.21 Jatiya Party (Ershad) hold Swing −6.47

General Election 2014: Rangpur-3[14] Party Candidate Votes % ±% JP(E) Hussain Muhammad Ershad 55,453 68.4 Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Sabbir Ahmed 25,586 31.6 Majority 29,867 38.9 Turnout 81,039 17.8 JP(E) hold

### Elections in the 2000s

Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood for three seats in the 2008 general election: Rangpur-3, [Kurigram-2](/source/Kurigram-2), and [Dhaka-17](/source/Dhaka-17). After winning all three, he chose to represent Dhaka-17 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them.[15] [Rowshan Ershad](/source/Rowshan_Ershad), his wife, was elected in an April 2009 by-election, defeating BNP candidate Rahim Uddin Bharosha.[16]

General Election 2008: Rangpur-3[3][17][18] Party Candidate Votes % ±% JP(E) Hussain Muhammad Ershad 239,046 89.5 N/A BNP Md. Abdul Kaium Mondol 19,640 7.3 −3.6 IAB A. T. M. Golam Mustafa 5,676 2.1 N/A CPB Md. Shahadat Hussain 1,602 0.6 N/A BSD Abdul Kuddus 693 0.3 N/A KSJL Sayed Ali 341 0.1 N/A Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Md. Sekendar Rahman Dudu 223 0.1 N/A Majority 219,406 82.1 +45.3 Turnout 267,221 80.1 +7.8 JP(E) gain from IJOF

General Election 2001: Rangpur-3[19] Party Candidate Votes % ±% IJOF Golam Mohammad Kader 130,562 62.5 N/A AL Mustafizur Rahman 53,748 25.7 +7.0 BNP Habib-un-Nabi Khan 22,756 10.9 +6.9 Independent Md. Jahangir Hossain 889 0.4 N/A Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) Abdul Kuddus 432 0.2 N/A JSD Rafiqul Islam Golap 235 0.1 N/A Sama-Samaj Gonotantri Party Md. Abdul Mannan Sarkar 131 0.1 N/A Independent Md. Noor Alam 99 0.0 N/A Majority 76,814 36.8 −14.3 Turnout 208,872 72.3 +3.0 IJOF gain from JP(E)

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Rangpur-3[19] Party Candidate Votes % ±% JP(E) Hussain Muhammad Ershad 105,590 69.7 +2.4 AL Md. Siddique Hossain 28,305 18.7 N/A Jamaat Mahbubur Rahman Belal 7,890 5.2 +0.6 BNP Kazi Md. Tareq 6,010 4.0 −0.7 IOJ Md. Abdur Rahman 1,386 0.9 +0.3 JSD Md. Shamsul Ajam Khan 1,232 0.8 N/A Independent Subrata Ghatak 305 0.2 N/A Independent A. K. M. Khairul Anam 198 0.1 N/A Independent Mozzammel Hossain 99 0.1 N/A Independent Shah Gausul Azam 94 0.1 N/A Independent Golam Md. Kader 83 0.1 N/A Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Mahbub) Md. Anowar Hossain Bablu 74 0.0 N/A FP Md. Faizur Rahman Mithu 67 0.0 N/A Independent Moazzem Hossain 57 0.0 N/A Majority 77,285 51.1 +5.6 Turnout 151,390 69.3 +8.8 JP(E) hold

General Election 1991: Rangpur-3[19] Party Candidate Votes % ±% JP(E) Hussain Muhammad Ershad 86,114 67.3 Ganatantri Party Mohammed Afzal 27,938 21.8 BNP Md. Rezaul Haq Sarkar 6,049 4.7 Jamaat Md. Nazrul Islam 5,911 4.6 IOJ Md. Abdus Salam Sarkar 794 0.6 Zaker Party Abu Azgar Ahmed 358 0.3 NAP (Muzaffar) Md. Khalilur Rahman 232 0.2 JSD (S) Md. Habibur Rahman 226 0.2 Independent Md. Siddiq Hussain 164 0.1 Independent Zohra Alam 115 0.1 Independent Mostafa Zafar Haider 96 0.1 Majority 58,176 45.5 Turnout 127,997 60.5 JP(E) hold

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## External links

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

v t e Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad ("National Parliament") Rangpur Division (Seat: 1–33) Panchagarh District: 1st 2nd Thakurgaon District: 1st 2nd 3rd Dinajpur District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Nilphamari District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lalmonirhat District: 1st 2nd 3rd Rangpur District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Kurigram District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Gaibandha District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Rajshahi Division (Seat: 34–72) Joypurhat District: 1st 2nd Bogra District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th Chapai Nawabganj District: 1st 2nd 3rd Naogaon District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Rajshahi District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Natore District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Sirajganj District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Pabna District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Khulna Division (Seat: 73–108) Meherpur District: 1st 2nd Kushtia District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Chuadanga District: 1st 2nd Jhenaidah District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Jessore District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Magura District: 1st 2nd Narail District: 1st 2nd Bagerhat District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Khulna District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Satkhira District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Barisal Division (Seat: 109–129) Barguna District: 1st 2nd Patuakhali District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Bhola District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Barisal District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Jhalokati District: 1st 2nd Pirojpur District: 1st 2nd 3rd Mymensingh Division (Seat: 130–167) Tangail District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Jamalpur District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Sherpur District: 1st 2nd 3rd Mymensingh District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th Netrokona District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Kishoreganj District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Dhaka Division (Seat: 168–223) Manikganj District: 1st 2nd 3rd Munshiganj District: 1st 2nd 3rd Dhaka District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th Gazipur District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Narsingdi District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Narayanganj District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Rajbari District: 1st 2nd Faridpur District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Gopalganj District: 1st 2nd 3rd Madaripur District: 1st 2nd 3rd Shariatpur District: 1st 2nd 3rd Sylhet Division (Seat: 224–242) Sunamganj District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Sylhet District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Moulvibazar District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Habiganj District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Chittagong Division (Seat: 243–300) Brahmanbaria District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Comilla District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th Chandpur District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Feni District: 1st 2nd 3rd Noakhali District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Lakshmipur District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Chittagong District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th Cox's Bazar District: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Khagrachhari District At-large Rangamati District At-large Bandarban District At-large Defunct constituencies Bakerganj Cum Pirojpur Bakerganj-18 Barisal Cum Pirojpur Chandpur-6 Comilla-12 Faridpur-5 Kishoreganj-7 Manikganj-4 Munshiganj-4 Pirojpur-4 Satkhira-5 Sirajganj-7

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