# Cox's Bazar-3

Cox's Bazar-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 Cox's Bazar Sadar, Ramu and Eidgaon upazilas.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Chittagong-17 constituency when the former Chittagong District was split into two districts: Chittagong and Cox's Bazar. The boundaries remained the same.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Didarul Alam Chowdhury | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| 1991 | Mostaq Ahmad Chowdhury | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 1996 | Mohammad Khalequzzaman | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 2001 | Mohammad Sahiduzzaman | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 2008 | Lutfur Rahman Kajal | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 2014 | Shaimum Sarwar Kamal | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 2018 | Shaimum Sarwar Kamal | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 2024 | Shaimum Sarwar Kamal | Bangladesh Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Shaimum Sarwar Kamal 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: Cox's Bazar-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Lutfur Rahman Kajal | 126,478 | 45.6 | −46.3 |
| | AL | Shaimum Sarwar Kamal | 86,536 | 31.2 | +24.5 |
| | Independent | Mohammad Sahiduzzaman | 63,068 | 22.8 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Saiful Islam Chowdhury | 578 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | FP | Syed Ullaya Azad | 247 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Kalyan Party | RAM Ismail Faruk | 185 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39,942 | 14.4 | −70.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 277,092 | 94.4 | +51.8 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
The BNP candidate died days before the 1 October 2001 general election. Voting in the constituency was postponed until 1 November. Mohammad Sahiduzzaman, the deceased's younger brother, ran in his place.
General Election 2001: Cox's Bazar-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Mohammad Sahiduzzaman | 113,895 | 91.9 | +48.6 |
| | AL | Mostaq Ahmad Chowdhury | 8,312 | 6.7 | −19.3 |
| | Independent | Lutfur Rahman Kajal | 746 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | BKSMA (Sadeq) | Krishak Md. Sadeq | 539 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Manobatabadi Dal (Bamad) | Md. Omar Faruk | 237 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Ameer Mohammad Bachchu | 190 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105,583 | 85.2 | +67.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 123,919 | 42.6 | −32.2 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Cox's Bazar-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Mohammad Khalequzzaman | 69,119 | 43.3 | +14.0 |
| | AL | Mostaq Ahmad Chowdhury | 41,405 | 26.0 | −4.2 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Salamat Ullah | 30,901 | 19.4 | −8.9 |
| | JP(E) | Nurul Abdar | 13,124 | 8.2 | +7.5 |
| | IOJ | Mohammad Muslem | 4,509 | 2.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | Didarul Alam Chowdhury | 393 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27,714 | 17.4 | +16.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 159,451 | 74.8 | +21.8 |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |
General Election 1991: Cox's Bazar-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Mostaq Ahmad Chowdhury | 32,106 | 30.2 | |
| | BNP | Mohammad Khalequzzaman | 31,109 | 29.3 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Salamat Ullah | 30,141 | 28.3 | |
| | NDP | Shahjahan Chowdhury | 9,913 | 9.3 | |
| | BAKSAL | Nurul Islam | 1,686 | 1.6 | |
| | JP(E) | Khorshed Ara Haque | 776 | 0.7 | |
| | Independent | Hafez Ahmad | 222 | 0.2 | |
| | Independent | Nurul Haque | 210 | 0.2 | |
| | Independent | Munirul Alam Chowdhury | 159 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 997 | 0.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 106,322 | 53.0 | |
| | 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) |