# Kurigram-3

Kurigram-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 Ulipur Upazila.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Rangpur-16 constituency when the former Rangpur District was split into five districts: Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Kurigram, and Gaibandha.
Ahead of 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.
Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission altered the boundaries of the constituency by removing one union parishad of Ulipur Upazila: Saheber Alga, and four union parishads of Rajarhat Upazila: Bidyananda, Gharialdanga, Nazimkhan, and Omar Majid, and adding all but two union parishads of Chilmari Upazila: Ashtamir Char and Nayerhat.
Ahead of the 2018 general election, the Election Commission altered the boundaries of the constituency by removing all portions of Chilmari Upazila, and adding the only missing union parishad of Ulipur Upazila: Saheber Alga.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | AKM Maidul Islam | Jatiya Party |
| 1991 | Md. Amjad Hossain Talukdar | Awami League |
| Feb 1996 | AKM Maidul Islam | BNP |
| Sep 1996 by-election | Mozammel Hossain Lalu | Jatiya Party |
| 2001 | Md. Motiur Rahman | Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |
| 2008 | AKM Maidul Islam | Jatiya Party |
| 2018 by-election | Akkas Ali | Jatiya Party |
| 2018 | MA Matin | Awami League |
| 2024 | Soumendra Prasad Pandey | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

AKM Maidul Islam died in May 2018. Akkas Ali was elected in a July by-election.
Kurigram-3 by-election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | Akkas Ali | 82,598 | 50.8 | N/A |
| | AL | MA Matin | 79,895 | 49.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,703 | 1.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 162,493 | 44.3 | N/A |
| | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold |
AKM Maidul Islam was 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: Kurigram-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | AKM Maidul Islam | 187,528 | 75.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Tashvirul Islam | 20,871 | 8.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Habibul Haque Sarker | 12,561 | 5.0 | N/A |
| | BNP | Md. Motiur Rahman | 11,590 | 4.6 | −33.2 |
| | IAB | Md. Razaul Karim | 9,455 | 3.8 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | A. T. M. Zohirul Islam | 6,130 | 2.5 | N/A |
| | BSD | Sayeed Akhter Amin | 661 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Kalyan Party | Mohammad Alli Sarker | 486 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Sarker Mohammad Alli | 380 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 166,657 | 66.8 | +63.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 249,662 | 83.5 | +12.4 |
| | 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: Kurigram-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | IJOF | Md. Motiur Rahman | 68,579 | 40.8 | N/A |
| | BNP | AKM Maidul Islam | 63,582 | 37.8 | +14.0 |
| | AL | Md. Amjad Hossain Talukdar | 34,140 | 20.3 | −3.2 |
| | CPB | Md. Abdul Mottaleb | 742 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Khalilur Rahman | 648 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Sawpan Kumar Baksi | 369 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,997 | 3.0 | −11.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 168,060 | 71.1 | +13.0 |
| | 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

Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood from jail for five seats in the June 1996 general election: Rangpur-2, Rangpur-3, Rangpur-5, Rangpur-6, and Kurigram-3. After winning all five, he chose to represent Rangpur-3 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them.
Kurigram-3 by-election, September 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | Mozammel Hossain Lalu | 41,809 | 39.8 | −28.7 |
| | AL | Md. Fulu Sarker | 26,802 | 25.5 | +7.3 |
| | BNP | AKM Maidul Islam | 24,949 | 23.8 | +7.2 |
| | Independent | M. Kafil Uddin | 10,535 | 10.0 | N/A |
| | IOJ | Md. Khalilur Rahman | 610 | 0.6 | −0.3 |
| | Independent | Mamtazul Hasan Koreshi | 302 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,007 | 14.3 | −27.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 105,007 | 58.1 | −4.0 |
| | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold |
General Election June 1996: Kurigram-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | Hussain Mohammad Ershad | 67,262 | 60.0 | +41.7 |
| | AL | Md. Amjad Hossain Talukdar | 20,408 | 18.2 | −5.5 |
| | BNP | AKM Maidul Islam | 18,662 | 16.6 | +13.7 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Abdul Quddus | 3,475 | 3.1 | +0.7 |
| | IOJ | Md. Khalilur Rahman | 1,029 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Md. Abdul Jalil Sarkar | 477 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Abdul Karim Sarkar | 422 | 0.4 | −4.9 |
| | Independent | Mosammat Marina Rahman | 291 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Golam Md. Kader | 168 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46,854 | 41.8 | +40.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 112,194 | 62.1 | +18.6 |
| | JP(E) gain from AL | JP(E) gain from AL | JP(E) gain from AL | JP(E) gain from AL | JP(E) gain from AL |
General Election 1991: Kurigram-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Md. Amjad Hossain Talukdar | 20,547 | 23.7 | |
| | Independent | AKM Maidul Islam | 19,699 | 22.8 | |
| | Islamic Al Zihad Dal | Matiar Rahaman | 18,938 | 21.9 | |
| | JP(E) | Md. Golam Mostafa | 15,799 | 18.3 | |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Aminul Islam | 4,559 | 5.3 | |
| | BNP | Md. Mohiul Islam Haqqani | 2,497 | 2.9 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Abdul Kuddus | 2,066 | 2.4 | |
| | Independent | Md. Abdul Jalil Sarkar | 1,275 | 1.5 | |
| | JSD | Md. Lutfar Rahaman | 1,032 | 1.2 | |
| | BAKSAL | Shree Somendro Prashad Pande | 132 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 848 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86,544 | 43.5 | |
| | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) |