# Moulvibazar-3

Moulvibazar-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Mohammad Zillur Rahman of the Awami League.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Moulvibazar Sadar and Rajnagar upazilas.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Sylhet constituency when the former Sylhet District was split into four districts: Sunamganj, Sylhet, Moulvibazar, and Habiganj.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Azizur Rahman | Awami League |
| 1988 | Gias Uddin Chowdhury | Jatiya Party |
| 1991 | Azizur Rahman | Awami League |
| 1996 | Saifur Rahman | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Nov 2001 by-election | Naser Rahman | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 2008 | Syed Mohsin Ali | Awami League |
| 2015 by-election | Syeda Saira Mohsin | Awami League |
| 2018 | Nesar Ahmed | Awami League |
| 2024 | Mohammad Zillur Rahman | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Syed Mohsin Ali died in September 2015. Syeda Saira Mohsin, his widow, was elected unopposed in November 2015 after the Election Commission disqualified the other four candidates in the by-election scheduled for December 2015.
Syed Mohsin Ali 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: Moulvibazar-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Syed Mohsin Ali | 144,921 | 55.3 | N/A |
| | BNP | Saifur Rahman | 112,895 | 43.1 | −51.2 |
| | Independent | Shamim Afzal | 1,950 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | CPB | Syed Abu Zafar Ahmed | 1,264 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | BSD | Mamunur Rashid Sohel | 997 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | JSD | Aliur Rahman | 97 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32,026 | 12.2 | −76.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 262,124 | 84.8 | +45.3 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
Saifur Rahman stood for two seats in the October 2001 general election: Sylhet-1 and Moulvibazar-3. After winning both, he chose to represent the former and quit the latter, triggering a by-election. Naser Rahman, his son, was elected on the BNP ticket in a November 2001 by-election.
Moulvibazar-3 by-election, November 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Naser Rahman | 102,987 | 94.3 | +42.3 |
| | JP(E) | Syed Sahab Uddin Ahmad | 6,201 | 5.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96,786 | 88.6 | +82.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 109,188 | 39.5 | −35.7 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
General Election 2001: Moulvibazar-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Saifur Rahman | 108,513 | 52.0 | +2.4 |
| | AL | Azizur Rahman | 95,319 | 45.7 | +8.5 |
| | IJOF | Suleman Khan | 3,980 | 1.9 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) | Mamunur Rashid | 485 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. A. Matin | 371 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,194 | 6.3 | −6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 208,668 | 75.2 | −0.3 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Moulvibazar-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Saifur Rahman | 84,292 | 49.6 | +23.0 |
| | AL | Azizur Rahman | 63,177 | 37.2 | −4.9 |
| | JP(E) | Gias Uddin Chowdhury | 15,170 | 8.9 | −20.1 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Sirajul Islam Motlib | 3,530 | 2.1 | N/A |
| | IOJ | Jobayer Ahmed Chowdhury | 2,237 | 1.3 | N/A |
| | JSD | Md. Abdul Haq | 535 | 0.3 | −1.5 |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali) | Md. Abdul Matin | 427 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Nilufar Zaman Nila Chowdhury | 255 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Saeed Ullah | 249 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman) | Badrul Hossain | 210 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,115 | 12.4 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 170,082 | 75.5 | +24.6 |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |
General Election 1991: Moulvibazar-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Azizur Rahman | 55,977 | 42.1 | |
| | JP(E) | Gias Uddin Ahmed | 35,528 | 29.0 | |
| | BNP | Saifur Rahman | 35,396 | 26.6 | |
| | JSD | Md. Abdul Haq | 2,344 | 1.8 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Nasir Uddin Chowdhury | 419 | 0.3 | |
| | Zaker Party | Ibrahim Khalil Azadi | 297 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,449 | 13.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 132,961 | 50.9 | |
| | 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) |