# Gaibandha-3

Gaibandha-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 Palashbari and Sadullapur upazilas.

## 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.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury | Jatiya Party |
| Feb 1996 | Mukhlesur Rahman | BNP |
| Jun 1996 | Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury | Jatiya Party |
| 2001 | Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury | Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |
| 2008 | Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury | Jatiya Party |
| 2014 | Eunus Ali Sarkar | Awami League |
| 2020 by-election | Umme Kulsum Smriti | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate, TIM Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury, died ten days before the 30 December 2018 general election. Voting in the constituency was postponed until 27 January 2019. The BNP selected Moinul Hasan Sadik to run in his place.
General Election 2014: Gaibandha-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Eunus Ali Sarkar | 127,563 | 86.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | SM Khademul Islam Khudi | 18,204 | 12.3 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Fazle Karim Ahmed Pallab | 1,992 | 1.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109,359 | 74.0 | +37.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 147,759 | 40.0 | −46.8 |
| | 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: Gaibandha-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | TIM Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury | 179,095 | 63.2 | N/A |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Abul Kowser Mohammad Nazrul Islam | 76,460 | 27.0 | −1.6 |
| | Independent | Eunus Ali Sarkar | 27,581 | 9.7 | N/A |
| | BKA | Md. Kholilur Rahman | 425 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 102,635 | 36.2 | +30.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 283,561 | 86.8 | +9.2 |
| | 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: Gaibandha-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | IJOF | TIM Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury | 91,109 | 37.8 | N/A |
| | AL | Eunus Ali Sarkar | 76,439 | 31.7 | +4.5 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Nazrul Islam | 69,022 | 28.6 | +11.4 |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Fazle Karim Ahmed Pallab | 3,583 | 1.5 | N/A |
| | Ganatantri Party | Ganesh Prasad | 573 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Khairul Alam | 312 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,670 | 6.1 | −15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 241,038 | 77.6 | +6.3 |
| | IJOF gain from JP(E) | IJOF gain from JP(E) | IJOF gain from JP(E) | IJOF gain from JP(E) | IJOF gain from JP(E) |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Gaibandha-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | TIM Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury | 85,027 | 48.3 | +7.2 |
| | AL | Md. Nazrul Islam | 47,937 | 27.2 | N/A |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Nazrul Islam | 30,264 | 17.2 | −6.2 |
| | BNP | Shah Badrul Islam | 9,121 | 5.2 | +1.8 |
| | WPB | Md. Jakaria Khandakar | 1,133 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | IOJ | Md. Entanz Ali | 1,121 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | CPB | Md. Zahedur Rahman | 887 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Moazzem Hossain | 600 | 0.3 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37,090 | 21.1 | +8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 176,090 | 71.3 | +15.9 |
| | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold |
General Election 1991: Gaibandha-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JP(E) | TIM Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury | 56,869 | 41.1 |
| | BAKSAL | Abu Taleb Mia | 39,872 | 28.8 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Nazrul Islam | 32,337 | 23.4 |
| | BNP | R. A. Gani | 4,675 | 3.4 |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Moazzem Hossain | 1,126 | 0.8 |
| | Independent | Azgar Ali Khan | 816 | 0.6 |
| | Independent | Abdul Momin Chawdhury | 682 | 0.5 |
| | Independent | Md. Muslem Uddin Khandakar | 487 | 0.4 |
| | Independent | Md. Nazrul Islam | 454 | 0.3 |
| | FP | Md. Mia Saikat Asgar | 388 | 0.3 |
| | NAP (Muzaffar) | Nurul Haq Mondol | 310 | 0.2 |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Abul Khaer | 242 | 0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,997 | 12.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 138,258 | 55.4 |
| | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold |