# Chapai Nawabganj-3

Chapai Nawabganj-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 Chapai Nawabganj Sadar Upazila.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Rajshahi-3 constituency when the former Rajshahi District was split into four districts: Nawabganj, Naogaon, Rajshahi, and Natore.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Latifur Rahman | Jamaat-e-Islami |
| 1988 | Ehsan Ali Khan | Combined Opposition Party |
| 1991 | Latifur Rahman | Jamaat-e-Islami |
| 1996 | Harunur Rashid | BNP |
| 2008 | Abdul Odud | Awami League |
| 2018 | Harunur Rashid | BNP |
| 2023 by-election | Abdul Odud | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s
#### General Election 2018

General Election 2018: Chapai Nawabganj-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Harunur Rashid | 1,33,661 | | N/A |
| | AL | Md. Abdul Odud | 85,938 | | N/A |
| | Independent | Md Nurul Islam | 59,517 | | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,82,580 | | |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |
Abdul Odud was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Chapai Nawabganj-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Abdul Odud | 112,753 | 43.1 | +16.8 |
| | BNP | Harunur Rashid | 76,178 | 29.1 | −10.3 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Latifur Rahman | 72,341 | 27.6 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Kalyan Party | Mohammad Sadruzzaman | 634 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36,575 | 14.0 | +2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 261,906 | 88.0 | +3.9 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Chapai Nawabganj-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Harunur Rashid | 85,489 | 39.4 | −4.1 |
| | Independent | Latifur Rahman | 60,460 | 27.8 | N/A |
| | AL | Shamsul Haq | 57,219 | 26.3 | +6.3 |
| | Independent | Md. Rafiqul Islam | 11,642 | 5.4 | N/A |
| | IJOF | Md. Kamal Uddin | 1,621 | 0.8 | N/A |
| | Gano Azadi League (Samad) | Abdus Samad | 468 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Aminur Rahman | 335 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25,029 | 11.5 | −5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 217,234 | 84.1 | +1.3 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Chapai Nawabganj-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Harunur Rashid | 77,929 | 43.5 | +16.6 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Latifur Rahman | 47,048 | 26.3 | −9.0 |
| | AL | Nasir Uddin Ahmed | 35,836 | 20.0 | +2.1 |
| | JP(E) | Ruhul Amin | 16,190 | 9.0 | +8.0 |
| | GAL | Abdus Samad | 812 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Abdus Sattar | 654 | 0.4 | +0.2 |
| | JSD | Abdus Samad Bokul | 370 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Sazeman Haque | 207 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30,881 | 17.2 | +8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 179,046 | 82.8 | +11.7 |
| | BNP gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | BNP gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | BNP gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | BNP gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | BNP gain from Jamaat-e-Islami |
General Election 1991: Chapai Nawabganj-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Latifur Rahman | 58,333 | 35.3 | |
| | BNP | Sultanul Islam Moni | 44,318 | 26.9 | |
| | AL | A. A. M. Mesbahul Haq | 29,455 | 17.9 | |
| | Independent | Abdul Mannan Sentu | 28,930 | 17.5 | |
| | JP(E) | Ehsan Ali Khan | 1,625 | 1.0 | |
| | Gano Azadi League (Samad) | Abdus Samad | 1,314 | 0.8 | |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) | Md. Belal Uddin | 609 | 0.4 | |
| | Zaker Party | Syed Ahmod Imam | 245 | 0.2 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Azizul Haq | 213 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,015 | 8.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 165,042 | 71.1 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from JP(E) | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from JP(E) | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from JP(E) | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from JP(E) | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from JP(E) |