Cox's Bazar-3 Explained

Cox's Bazar-3
Parl Name:Jatiya Sangsad
District:Cox's Bazar District
Region Label:Division
Region:Chittagong Division
Electorate:414,930 (2018)
Year:1984

Cox's Bazar-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is Vacant.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Cox's Bazar Sadar, Ramu and Eidgaon upazilas.

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Chittagong-17 constituency when the former Chittagong District was split into two districts: Chittagong and Cox's Bazar. The boundaries remained the same.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1986Didarul Alam ChowdhuryJatiya Party
1991Mostaq Ahmad ChowdhuryAwami League
1996Mohammad KhalequzzamanBNP
2001Mohammad Sahiduzzaman
2008Lutfur Rahman Kajal
2014Shaimum Sarwar KamalAwami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Shaimum Sarwar Kamal was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.

Elections in the 2000s

The BNP candidate died days before the 1 October 2001 general election. Voting in the constituency was postponed until 1 November. Mohammad Sahiduzzaman, the deceased's younger brother, ran in his place.

Elections in the 1990s

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