Lakshmipur-3 Explained

Lakshmipur-3
Parl Name:Jatiya Sangsad
District:Lakshmipur District
Region Label:Division
Region:Chittagong Division
Electorate:330,930 (2018)
Members:Mohammed Golam Faroque
Party:Awami League

Lakshmipur-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2023 by Mohammed Golam Faroque of Awami League.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Laxmipur Sadar except: 1. North Hamsadi, 2. South Hamsadi, 3. Dalal Bazar, 4. Char Ruhita, 5. Parbati Nagar, 6. Shakchar, 7. Tumchar, 8. Char Ramanimohan, and 9. Bakshipur.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1970-1978AMM Advocate Bismillah MiaAwami League
1986Mohammad UllahJatiya Party
1988Abdus SattarCombined opposition
1991Khairul EnamBangladesh Nationalist Party
February 1996Nurul Amin BhuiyanBangladesh Nationalist Party
June 1996Khairul EnamBangladesh Nationalist Party
2001Shahiduddin Chowdhury AnnieBangladesh Nationalist Party
2014A.K.M. Shahjahan KamalAwami League
2018A.K.M. Shahjahan KamalAwami League
2023 - by electionMohammed Golam FaroqueAwami League

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

After the death of the previous MP of this constituency A. K. M. Shahjahan Kamal, new by-elections were taken on the 5th of November 2023.[1] However, the Bangladesh Election Commission has decided to cancel the results of the election after a video went viral online of a former Bangladesh Chhatra League leader(Awami League's student wing) is seen stamping the "boat" symbol of Awami League in 43 ballot papers in 57 seconds.[2]

Elections in the 2010s

A.K.M. Shahjahan Kamal from Bangladesh Awami League won uncontested.

Elections in the 2000s

Notes and References

  1. https://www.observerbd.com/news.php?id=444899
  2. Web site: Former BCL Leader stamps 43 ballots in 57-second, video goes viral . 7 November 2023 .