Thakurgaon-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. The current Member of Parliament in this constituency is Jahidur Rahman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Pirganj Upazila, Ranisankail Municipality, and six union parishads of Ranisankail Upazila: Bachor, Hossain Gaon, Lehemba, Nonduar, Nekmarad, and Raton.

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Dinajpur-5 constituency when the former Dinajpur District was split into three districts: Panchagarh, Thakurgaon, and Dinajpur.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1986Muhammad ShahidullahCommunist Party of Bangladesh
1988Hafiz Uddin AhmedJatiya Party (Ershad)
1991Md. Mokhlesur RahmanBangladesh Awami League
Feb 1996Abdul MalekBangladesh Nationalist Party
Jun 1996Emdadul HaqueBangladesh Awami League
2001Hafiz Uddin AhmedIslami Jatiya Oikya Front
2008Jatiya Party (Ershad)
2014Yeasin AliWorkers Party of Bangladesh
2018Jahidur RahmanBangladesh Nationalist Party
2023 by-electionHafiz Uddin AhmedJatiya Party (Ershad)
2026Jahidur RahmanBangladesh Nationalist Party

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2026: Thakurgaon-3
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNPJahidur Rahman132,79759.09+37.59
JamaatMd. Mizanur Rahman91,93440.91+34.61
JP(E)Hafiz Uddin Ahmed27,13312.07
Majority40,86318.18−34.32
Turnout224,73161.72−29.68
Registered electors364,129
BNP gain from JP(E)

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Thakurgaon-3
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WPBYeasin Ali62,11862.2+60.3
JP(E)Hafiz Uddin Ahmed37,67337.8−36.2
Majority24,44524.5−28.0
Turnout99,79137.7−53.7
WPB gain from JP(E)

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Thakurgaon-3
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JP(E)Hafiz Uddin Ahmed160,10774.0N/A
BNPJahidur Rahman46,54521.5+16.8
CPBMonsurul Alam4,4382.1+1.2
WPBShahidullah Sahid4,0601.9N/A
IABAbul Hasan Kasemi7450.3N/A
BDBMirza Md. Habibullah Chowdhury3800.2N/A
Majority113,56252.5+46.6
Turnout216,27591.4+4.0
JP(E) gain from IJOF
General Election 2001: Thakurgaon-3
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IJOFHafiz Uddin Ahmed89,46850.1N/A
ALEmdadul Haque78,99844.3+0.5
BNPJahidur Rahman8,3594.7−2.4
CPBMonsurul Alam1,6560.9−0.2
Majority10,4705.9+3.1
Turnout178,48187.4+10.0
IJOF gain from AL

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Thakurgaon-3
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ALEmdadul Haque55,95343.8+1.6
JP(E)Md. Ikramul Hauqe52,34241.0+8.6
BNPAbdul Malek9,0607.1N/A
JamaatMizanur Rahman8,0816.3−8.7
CPBMd. Monsurul Rahman1,4391.1N/A
Zaker PartyNazimuddin Ahmed4150.3−8.7
IndependentKazi Jafar Ahmed3330.3N/A
Majority3,6112.8−7.0
Turnout127,62377.4+8.4
AL hold
General Election 1991: Thakurgaon-3
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ALMd. Mokhlesur Rahman50,22142.2
JP(E)Hafiz Uddin Ahmed38,53832.4
JamaatMizanur Rahman17,84115.0
NAP (Muzaffar)A. Malek6,4615.4
BNPZahedur Ruman5,1074.3
Zaker PartyMd. Abdur Rahman4240.4
UCLShahidullah Shahid3350.3
Majority11,6839.8
Turnout118,92769.0
AL gain from JP(E)

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