# Nilphamari-3

Nilphamari-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 Jaldhaka Upazila.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Rangpur constituency when the former Rangpur District was split into five districts: Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Kurigram, and Gaibandha.
Ahead of the 2018 general election, the Election Commission altered the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it included three union parishads of Kishoreganj Upazila: Barabhita, Putimari, and Ranachandi.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Joban Uddin Ahmad | Jamaat-e-Islami |
| 1988 | MK Alam Chowdhury | Jatiya Party |
| 1991 | Md. Azaharul Islam | Awami League |
| Feb 1996 | Anwarul Kabir Chowdhury | BNP |
| Jun 1996 | Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury | Jamaat-e-Islami |
| 2008 | Kazi Faruque Kader | Jatiya Party |
| 2014 | Golam Mostofa | Awami League |
| 2018 | Rana Mohammad Sohel | Jatiya Party |
| 2024 | Saddam Hussain Pavel | Independent |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Nilphamari-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Golam Mostofa | 78,919 | 79.5 | N/A |
| | JP(E) | Kazi Faruque Kader | 20,345 | 20.5 | −47.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58,574 | 59.0 | +22.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 99,264 | 38.0 | −53.2 |
| | 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) |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Nilphamari-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | Kazi Faruque Kader | 145,688 | 68.1 | N/A |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Azizul Islam | 66,849 | 31.2 | −6.8 |
| | IAB | Md. Abdul Monayem | 1,549 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78,839 | 36.8 | +31.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 214,086 | 91.2 | +9.2 |
| | JP(E) gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | JP(E) gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | JP(E) gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | JP(E) gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | JP(E) gain from Jamaat-e-Islami |
General Election 2001: Nilphamari-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury | 64,180 | 38.0 | +6.7 |
| | AL | Dipendra Nath Sarkar | 55,043 | 32.6 | N/A |
| | IJOF | Rashidul Alam Chowdhury | 44,014 | 26.1 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Kazi Nurannabi | 4,081 | 2.4 | N/A |
| | CPB | Md. Jahed Ali | 552 | 0.3 | −0.2 |
| | JSD | Azizul Islam | 496 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | A. K. Nazrul Haque | 388 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,137 | 5.4 | +3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 168,754 | 82.0 | +11.2 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami hold | Jamaat-e-Islami hold | Jamaat-e-Islami hold | Jamaat-e-Islami hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Nilphamari-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury | 37,546 | 31.3 | +5.5 |
| | JP(E) | Rashidul Alam Chowdhury | 35,030 | 29.2 | +2.2 |
| | AL | Md. Azharul Islam | 34,439 | 28.7 | −4.6 |
| | BNP | Anwarul Kabir Chowdhury | 8,702 | 7.3 | +2.3 |
| | Samridhya Bangladesh Andolan | Md. Kamrul Alam Kabir | 1,810 | 1.5 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Md. Abdul Hakim | 731 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | CPB | Md. Jahed Ali | 577 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Abdul Gafur | 572 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Mozaffor Hossain | 446 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,516 | 2.1 | −4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 119,853 | 70.8 | +12.1 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from AL | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from AL | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from AL | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from AL | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from AL |
General Election 1991: Nilphamari-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Md. Azaharul Islam | 37,131 | 33.3 | |
| | JP(E) | Md. Nurul Haq | 30,064 | 27.0 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Joban Uddin Ahmad | 28,806 | 25.8 | |
| | BNP | Md. Mominur Rahman Chowdhury | 5,538 | 5.0 | |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) | Kazi Abdul Kader | 4,834 | 4.3 | |
| | Independent | Md. Kamrul Alam Kabir | 3,414 | 3.1 | |
| | BAKSAL | Md. Nuruzzaman | 1,076 | 1.0 | |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Abdur Rouf Pramanik | 446 | 0.3 | |
| | Independent | Md. Hamidul Ehesan | 155 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,067 | 6.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 111,464 | 58.7 | |
| | 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) |