# Tangail-3

Tangail-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh .

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Ghatail Upazila.

## History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1973 | Shamsur Rahman Khan Shahjahan | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Sawkat Ali Bhuiyan | BNP |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Shamsur Rahman Khan Shahjahan | Awami League |
| | 1988 | Saidur Rahman Khan | Jatiya Party |
| | 1991 | Lutfor Rahman Khan Azad | BNP |
| | 2008 | Mohammad Matiur Rahman | Awami League |
| | 2012 by-election | Amanur Rahman Khan Rana | Independent |
| | 2014 | Amanur Rahman Khan Rana | Awami League |
| | 2018 | Ataur Rahman Khan | Awami League |
| | 2024 | Amanur Rahman Khan Rana | Independent |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Amanur Rahman Khan Rana was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.
Matiur Rahman died in September 2012. Independent candidate Amanur Rahman Khan Rana was elected in a November 2012 by-election.
Tangail-3 by-election, November 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Amanur Rahman Khan Rana | 97,808 | 63.5 | N/A |
| | AL | Shahidul Islam Lebu | 44,531 | 28.9 | −32.9 |
| | JP(E) | Syed Abu Yusuf Abdullah Tuhin | 11,684 | 7.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53,277 | 34.6 | +9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 154,023 | 56.8 | −30.6 |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Tangail-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Mohammad Matiur Rahman | 140,642 | 61.8 | +15.8 |
| | BNP | Lutfor Rahman Khan Azad | 83,076 | 36.5 | −12.4 |
| | Zaker Party | Khalilur Rahman | 1,627 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | KSJL | Abdul Kader Siddique | 1,081 | 0.5 | −3.1 |
| | IAB | Abdur Rashid | 917 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | BDB | Kazi Azijul Hoque | 238 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57,566 | 25.3 | +22.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 227,581 | 87.4 | +8.7 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Tangail-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Lutfor Rahman Khan Azad | 94,420 | 48.9 | −1.4 |
| | AL | Shamsur Rahman Khan Shahjahan | 88,725 | 46.0 | +2.7 |
| | KSJL | Abdul Kader Siddique | 6,964 | 3.6 | N/A |
| | IJOF | Md. Abdul Kashem | 2,278 | 1.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Habibur Rahman Khan | 499 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Ataur Rahman Khan | 111 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,695 | 3.0 | −4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 192,997 | 78.7 | −0.7 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Tangail-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Lutfor Rahman Khan Azad | 73,815 | 50.3 | −9.1 |
| | AL | Shamsur Rahman Khan Shahjahan | 63,538 | 43.3 | +3.9 |
| | JP(E) | S. A. S. Md. Jakaria | 6,381 | 4.3 | +4.0 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Abdul Hamid | 1,732 | 1.2 | N/A |
| | IOJ | Md. Yakub Ali Mian | 693 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Ajharul Islam | 458 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Ataur Rahman Khan | 248 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,277 | 7.0 | −13.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 146,865 | 79.4 | +19.2 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
General Election 1991: Tangail-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Lutfor Rahman Khan Azad | 71,157 | 59.4 | |
| | AL | Shafiqur Rahman Khan | 47,141 | 39.4 | |
| | CPB | Shree Kartik Chandra Dutta | 519 | 0.4 | |
| | JP(E) | Saidur Rahman Khan | 390 | 0.3 | |
| | JSD (S) | Md. Mahmudul Rashid Chand Miah | 291 | 0.2 | |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) | Md. Abul Kasem | 271 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24,016 | 20.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 119,769 | 60.2 | |
| | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) |