# Chandpur-3

Chandpur-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 Chandpur Sadar and Haimchar upazilas.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Comilla constituency when the former Comilla District was split into three districts: Brahmanbaria, Comilla, and Chandpur.
Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes in light of the 2001 Bangladesh census. The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Harunur Rashid Khan | Jatiya Party |
| 1991 | Alam Khan | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 1996 | G. M. Fazlul Haque | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 2001 | G. M. Fazlul Haque | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 2008 | Dipu Moni | Awami League |
| 2014 | Dipu Moni | Awami League |
| 2018 | Dipu Moni | Awami League |
| 2024 | Dipu Moni | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Dipu Moni was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after 18 parties led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party boycotted the election citing unfair conditions for the election.

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Chandpur-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Dipu Moni | 134,836 | 52.2 | +13.9 |
| | BNP | G. M. Fazlul Haque | 116,068 | 45.0 | −13.9 |
| | IAB | Md. Nurul Amin | 4,474 | 1.7 | N/A |
| | BSD | Shajahan Talukder | 1,363 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Selim Akbar | 518 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | BTF | Mizanur Rahman | 430 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | BKA | Md. Hossain Akhand | 267 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Gano Front | Hafiz Masud Akhter | 118 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,768 | 7.3 | −13.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 258,074 | 82.8 | +20.5 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Chandpur-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | G. M. Fazlul Haque | 72,830 | 58.9 | +19.3 |
| | AL | Shamsul Haq Bhuiyan | 47,324 | 38.3 | +5.7 |
| | IJOF | Mizanur Rahman | 3,009 | 2.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Alam Khan | 338 | 0.3 | −3.6 |
| | Independent | Sabur Khan | 217 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25,506 | 20.6 | +13.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 123,718 | 62.3 | −6.0 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Chandpur-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | G. M. Fazlul Haque | 39,415 | 39.6 | −4.5 |
| | AL | AB Siddique | 32,419 | 32.6 | +6.3 |
| | JP(E) | Harunur Rashid Khan | 15,977 | 16.1 | +3.1 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Abdur Rob | 6,285 | 6.3 | −7.3 |
| | Independent | Alam Khan | 3,851 | 3.9 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Abdus Samad | 757 | 0.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Zakaria | 514 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Islamic Sashantantrik Andolan | Md. Jahangir Alam Khan | 186 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Bekar Samaj | Md. Shafiqul Islam Patwan | 77 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,996 | 7.0 | −10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 99,481 | 68.3 | +24.8 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
General Election 1991: Chandpur-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Alam Khan | 38,162 | 44.1 | |
| | AL | Md. Riasat Ullah | 22,747 | 26.3 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Abdur Rob | 11,781 | 13.6 | |
| | JP(E) | Harunur Rashid Khan | 11,253 | 13.0 | |
| | JSD | H. M. Gias Uddin | 1,089 | 1.3 | |
| | JSD (S) | Md. Khorshed Alam | 619 | 0.7 | |
| | Bangladesh People's League(Garib A Nawaz) | Md. Siddiqur Rahman Hazra | 254 | 0.3 | |
| | Independent | Ali Ashraf Patowari | 251 | 0.3 | |
| | NAP (Muzaffar) | Shahid Ullah | 196 | 0.2 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Wali Ahmed Patowari | 184 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,415 | 17.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86,536 | 43.5 | |
| | 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) |