# Chittagong-3

Chittagong-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 Sandwip Upazila.

## 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 renumbered the seat for Sandwip Upazila from Chittagong-16 to Chittagong-3, bumping up by one the suffix of the former constituency of that name and the higher numbered constituencies in the district. Previously Chittagong-3 encompassed Sitakunda Upazila and Chittagong City Corporation wards 9 and 10.

## Members of Parliament

Key
AL BNP Gano Front
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1973 | M. Obaidul Huq | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 1979 | AKM Rafiq Ullah Choudhury | Gano Front |
| 1986 | AKM Shamsul Huda | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 1991 | Alhaz Mustafizur Rahman | Bangladesh Awami League |
| February 1996 | Mostafa Kamal Pasha | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| June 1996 | Alhaz Mustafizur Rahman | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 2001 | Mostafa Kamal Pasha | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 2008 | ABM Abul Kashem | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 2014 | Mahfuzur Rahaman | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 2018 | Mahfuzur Rahaman | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 2024 | Mahfuzur Rahaman | Bangladesh Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2018: Chittagong-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Mahfuzur Rahaman | 1,62,356 | | N/A |
| | BNP | Mostafa Kamal Pasha | 3,122 | | N/A |
| | IAB | Monsurul Haque | 2,076 | | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,59,234 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,67,554 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,02,635 | | |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

#### 2014 General Election

General Election 2014: Chittagong-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Mahfuzur Rahaman | 111,743 | 96.3 | +41.9 |
| | JP(E) | M. A. Salam | 3,466 | 3.0 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Nurul Akhtar | 874 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 108,277 | 93.3 | +83.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 116,083 | 65.6 | −15.5 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2001: Chittagong-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Mostafa Kamal Pasha | 69,546 | 63.8 | +21.7 |
| | AL | Alhaz Mustafizur Rahman | 39,135 | 35.9 | −15.5 |
| | IJOF | M. A. Salam | 264 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Mohammad Nazrul Islam | 97 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Jamal Uddin Chowdhury | 46 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30,411 | 27.9 | +18.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 109,088 | 67.8 | +2.5 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Chittagong-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Alhaz Mustafizur Rahman | 40,911 | 51.4 | −13.4 |
| | BNP | Mostafa Kamal Pasha | 33,557 | 42.1 | +15.5 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Nurul Huda | 4,600 | 5.8 | −1.2 |
| | JP(E) | Md. Rafiqul Moula | 264 | 0.3 | −0.7 |
| | Independent | Manirul Huda Baban | 123 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Jasimuddin Ahmmed Chowdhury | 103 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Md. Mainuddin Mahmud | 95 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,354 | 9.2 | −29.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 79,653 | 65.3 | +14.1 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
General Election 1991: Chittagong-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Alhaz Mustafizur Rahman | 55,523 | 64.8 | |
| | BNP | A K M Rafiq Ullah Chowdhury | 22,805 | 26.6 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Nurul Huda | 5,981 | 7.0 | |
| | JP(E) | M. A. Salam | 835 | 1.0 | |
| | CPB | Shafiqul Mawla | 332 | 0.4 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Abul Kashem | 171 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32,718 | 38.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85,647 | 51.2 | |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |