Rajshahi-3 Explained

Rajshahi-3
Parl Name:Jatiya Sangsad
District:Rajshahi District
Region Label:Division
Region:Rajshahi Division
Electorate:357,375 (2018)
Year:1973
Members:Vacant
Module:Seat no. 54

Rajshahi-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. The constituency was established in 1973. The preceding member of the constituency was Asaduzzaman Asad from Awami League.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Mohanpur and Paba upazilas.

History

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

Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1973A. A. M. Mesbahul HaqAwami League
1979Ehsan Ali KhanBangladesh Nationalist Party
Major Boundary Changes
1986Sardar Amjad HossainBangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League
1988Sardar Amjad HossainJatiya Party
February 1996Muhammad Abdul GafurBangladesh Nationalist Party
June 1996Abu Hena
2008Meraj Uddin MollahAwami League
2014Ayeen Uddin
2024Asaduzzaman Asad

Elections

Elections in the 1990s

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