# Thakurgaon-3

Thakurgaon-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, The constituency remains vacant.

## 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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Muhammad Shahidullah | Communist Party |
| 1988 | Hafiz Uddin Ahmed | Jatiya Party |
| 1991 | Md. Mokhlesur Rahman | Awami League |
| Feb 1996 | Abdul Malek | BNP |
| Jun 1996 | Emdadul Haque | Awami League |
| 2001 | Hafiz Uddin Ahmed | Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |
| 2008 | Hafiz Uddin Ahmed | Jatiya Party |
| 2014 | Yeasin Ali | Workers Party |
| 2018 | Jahidur Rahman | BNP |
| 2023 by-election | Hafiz Uddin Ahmed | Jatiya Party |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Thakurgaon-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | WPB | Yeasin Ali | 62,118 | 62.2 | +60.3 |
| | JP(E) | Hafiz Uddin Ahmed | 37,673 | 37.8 | −36.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24,445 | 24.5 | −28.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 99,791 | 37.7 | −53.7 |
| | WPB gain from JP(E) | WPB gain from JP(E) | WPB gain from JP(E) | WPB gain from JP(E) | WPB gain from JP(E) |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Thakurgaon-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | Hafiz Uddin Ahmed | 160,107 | 74.0 | N/A |
| | BNP | Jahidur Rahman | 46,545 | 21.5 | +16.8 |
| | CPB | Monsurul Alam | 4,438 | 2.1 | +1.2 |
| | WPB | Shahidullah Sahid | 4,060 | 1.9 | N/A |
| | IAB | Abul Hasan Kasemi | 745 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | BDB | Mirza Md. Habibullah Chowdhury | 380 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 113,562 | 52.5 | +46.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 216,275 | 91.4 | +4.0 |
| | 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: Thakurgaon-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | IJOF | Hafiz Uddin Ahmed | 89,468 | 50.1 | N/A |
| | AL | Emdadul Haque | 78,998 | 44.3 | +0.5 |
| | BNP | Jahidur Rahman | 8,359 | 4.7 | −2.4 |
| | CPB | Monsurul Alam | 1,656 | 0.9 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,470 | 5.9 | +3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 178,481 | 87.4 | +10.0 |
| | IJOF gain from AL | IJOF gain from AL | IJOF gain from AL | IJOF gain from AL | IJOF gain from AL |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Thakurgaon-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Emdadul Haque | 55,953 | 43.8 | +1.6 |
| | JP(E) | Md. Ikramul Hauqe | 52,342 | 41.0 | +8.6 |
| | BNP | Abdul Malek | 9,060 | 7.1 | N/A |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Mizanur Rahman | 8,081 | 6.3 | −8.7 |
| | CPB | Md. Monsurul Rahman | 1,439 | 1.1 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Nazimuddin Ahmed | 415 | 0.3 | −8.7 |
| | Independent | Kazi Jafar Ahmed | 333 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,611 | 2.8 | −7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 127,623 | 77.4 | +8.4 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
General Election 1991: Thakurgaon-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Md. Mokhlesur Rahman | 50,221 | 42.2 | |
| | JP(E) | Hafiz Uddin Ahmed | 38,538 | 32.4 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Mizanur Rahman | 17,841 | 15.0 | |
| | NAP (Muzaffar) | A. Malek | 6,461 | 5.4 | |
| | BNP | Zahedur Ruman | 5,107 | 4.3 | |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Abdur Rahman | 424 | 0.4 | |
| | UCL | Shahidullah Shahid | 335 | 0.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,683 | 9.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 118,927 | 69.0 | |
| | 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) |