# Rangpur-3

Rangpur-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 Rangpur Sadar Upazila and wards 9 through 33 of Rangpur City Corporation.

## History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had also included eight union parishads of Rangpur Sadar Upazila: Chandanpat, Darshana, Mominpur, Rjendrapur, Sadya Pushkarni, Satgara, Tamphat, and Tapodhan.
Ahead of the 2018 general election, the Election Commission altered the boundaries of the constituency by removing wards 1 through 8 of Rangpur City Corporation, and adding Rangpur Sadar Upazila.
The constituency was one of six chosen by lottery to use electronic voting machines in the 2018 general election.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1973 | Jonab Ali Ukil | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Kazi Abdul Kuader | Muslim League |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Shafiqul Ghani Swapan | Jatiya Party |
| | 1988 | Mofazzal Hossain | Jatiya Party |
| | 1991 | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | Jatiya Party |
| | 2001 | GM Quader | Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |
| | Apr 2009 by-election | Rowshan Ershad | Jatiya Party |
| | 2014 | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | Jatiya Party |
| | 2019 by-election | Saad Ershad | Jatiya Party |
| | 2024 | GM Quader | Jatiya Party |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Hussain Muhammad Ershad died in July 2019. his son Saad Ershad was elected in an October 2019 by-election.
Rangpur-3 by-election 2019 :
| Party | Party | Symbol | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp |
| | JaPa(E) | Plough | Rahgir Al-Mahe Saad Ershad | 58,878 | 62.63 | N/A |
| | BNP | Sheaf of paddy | Rita Rahman | 16,947 | 18.03 | 4.95 |
| | Independent | Car | Hussain Maqbul Shahriar Asif | 14,984 | 15.94 | N/A |
| | Gano Front | Fish | Kazi M. Shahidullah Bayazid | 1,662 | 1.77 | N/A |
| | Khelafat Majlish | Wall clock | Md. Tauhidur Rahman Mondal | 924 | 0.98 | 0.79 |
| | NPP(S) | Mango | Shafiul Alam | 611 | 0.65 | N/A |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 94,006 | 100.0 | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 94,006 | 100.0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 441,224 | 21.31 | 34.64 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | Majority | 41,931 | 44.60 | +5.72 |
| | Jatiya Party (Ershad) hold | Jatiya Party (Ershad) hold | Jatiya Party (Ershad) hold | Swing | Swing | +2.09 |
General Election 2018: Rangpur-3 :
| Party | Party | Symbol | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp |
| | JaPa(E) | Plough | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | 142,926 | 61.86 | 6.47 |
| | PPB(R) | Sheaf of paddy | Rita Rahman | 53,089 | 22.98 | N/A |
| | IAB | Hand fan | Mohammad Amiruzzaman Hossain | 23,177 | 10.03 | N/A |
| | SPB(M) | Hoe | Md. Anwar Hossain Bablu | 3,214 | 1.39 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Rose | Md. Alamgir Hussain Alam | 3,085 | 1.34 | N/A |
| | PDP | Tiger | Sabbir Ahmed | 2,660 | 1.15 | 30.52 |
| | JaSaD(I) | Torch | Md. Sakhawat Hussain Ranga | 1,534 | 0.66 | N/A |
| | NPP(S) | Mango | Md. Shamsul Haque | 922 | 0.40 | N/A |
| | Khelafat Majlish | Wall clock | Md. Tauhidur Rahman Mondal | 449 | 0.19 | N/A |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 231,056 | 100.0 | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 231,056 | 100.0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 412,990 | 55.95 | 38.02 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | Majority | 89,837 | 38.88 | +2.21 |
| | Jatiya Party (Ershad) hold | Jatiya Party (Ershad) hold | Jatiya Party (Ershad) hold | Swing | Swing | −6.47 |
General Election 2014: Rangpur-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JP(E) | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | 55,453 | 68.4 |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Sabbir Ahmed | 25,586 | 31.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29,867 | 38.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81,039 | 17.8 |
| | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold |

### Elections in the 2000s

Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood for three seats in the 2008 general election: Rangpur-3, Kurigram-2, and Dhaka-17. After winning all three, he chose to represent Dhaka-17 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them. Rowshan Ershad, his wife, was elected in an April 2009 by-election, defeating BNP candidate Rahim Uddin Bharosha.
General Election 2008: Rangpur-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | 239,046 | 89.5 | N/A |
| | BNP | Md. Abdul Kaium Mondol | 19,640 | 7.3 | −3.6 |
| | IAB | A. T. M. Golam Mustafa | 5,676 | 2.1 | N/A |
| | CPB | Md. Shahadat Hussain | 1,602 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | BSD | Abdul Kuddus | 693 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | KSJL | Sayed Ali | 341 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Sekendar Rahman Dudu | 223 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 219,406 | 82.1 | +45.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 267,221 | 80.1 | +7.8 |
| | JP(E) gain from IJOF | JP(E) gain from IJOF | JP(E) gain from IJOF | JP(E) gain from IJOF | JP(E) gain from IJOF |
General Election 2001: Rangpur-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | IJOF | Golam Mohammad Kader | 130,562 | 62.5 | N/A |
| | AL | Mustafizur Rahman | 53,748 | 25.7 | +7.0 |
| | BNP | Habib-un-Nabi Khan | 22,756 | 10.9 | +6.9 |
| | Independent | Md. Jahangir Hossain | 889 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) | Abdul Kuddus | 432 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | JSD | Rafiqul Islam Golap | 235 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Sama-Samaj Gonotantri Party | Md. Abdul Mannan Sarkar | 131 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Noor Alam | 99 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 76,814 | 36.8 | −14.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 208,872 | 72.3 | +3.0 |
| | IJOF gain from JP(E) | IJOF gain from JP(E) | IJOF gain from JP(E) | IJOF gain from JP(E) | IJOF gain from JP(E) |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Rangpur-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | 105,590 | 69.7 | +2.4 |
| | AL | Md. Siddique Hossain | 28,305 | 18.7 | N/A |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Mahbubur Rahman Belal | 7,890 | 5.2 | +0.6 |
| | BNP | Kazi Md. Tareq | 6,010 | 4.0 | −0.7 |
| | IOJ | Md. Abdur Rahman | 1,386 | 0.9 | +0.3 |
| | JSD | Md. Shamsul Ajam Khan | 1,232 | 0.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | Subrata Ghatak | 305 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | A. K. M. Khairul Anam | 198 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Mozzammel Hossain | 99 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Shah Gausul Azam | 94 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Golam Md. Kader | 83 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Mahbub) | Md. Anowar Hossain Bablu | 74 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | FP | Md. Faizur Rahman Mithu | 67 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Moazzem Hossain | 57 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77,285 | 51.1 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 151,390 | 69.3 | +8.8 |
| | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold |
General Election 1991: Rangpur-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JP(E) | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | 86,114 | 67.3 |
| | Ganatantri Party | Mohammed Afzal | 27,938 | 21.8 |
| | BNP | Md. Rezaul Haq Sarkar | 6,049 | 4.7 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Nazrul Islam | 5,911 | 4.6 |
| | IOJ | Md. Abdus Salam Sarkar | 794 | 0.6 |
| | Zaker Party | Abu Azgar Ahmed | 358 | 0.3 |
| | NAP (Muzaffar) | Md. Khalilur Rahman | 232 | 0.2 |
| | JSD (S) | Md. Habibur Rahman | 226 | 0.2 |
| | Independent | Md. Siddiq Hussain | 164 | 0.1 |
| | Independent | Zohra Alam | 115 | 0.1 |
| | Independent | Mostafa Zafar Haider | 96 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58,176 | 45.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 127,997 | 60.5 |
| | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold |