# Natore-3

Natore-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Singra Upazila.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Rajshahi constituency when the former Rajshahi District was split into four districts: Nawabganj, Naogaon, Rajshahi, and Natore.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Yakub Ali | Jatiya Party |
| 1991 | Md. Abu Bakar | Jamaat-e-Islami |
| 1995 by-election | Kazi Golam Morshed | BNP |
| Feb 1996 | Abul Kalam Azad | BNP |
| Jun 1996 | Kazi Golam Morshed | BNP |
| 2008 | Zunaid Ahmed Palak | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Natore-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Zunaid Ahmed Palak | 80,688 | 86.1 | +25.0 |
| | WPB | Mizanur Rahman Mizan | 13,027 | 13.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67,661 | 72.2 | +48.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 93,715 | 37.9 | −55.6 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Natore-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Zunaid Ahmed Palak | 127,987 | 61.1 | +15.0 |
| | BNP | Kazi Golam Morshed | 78,043 | 37.2 | −14.3 |
| | IAB | Md. Azizur Rahman | 1,908 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | BDB | Md. Mustafizur Rahman | 1.131 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Tamiz Uddin Ahammed | 554 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49,944 | 23.8 | +18.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 209,623 | 93.5 | +6.1 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Natore-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Kazi Golam Morshed | 88,071 | 51.5 | +15.8 |
| | AL | Md. Shahjahan Ali | 78,848 | 46.1 | +11.6 |
| | Independent | M. M. Rahmat Ullah | 1,822 | 1.1 | N/A |
| | IJOF | Motahar Hossain Shahajada | 1,443 | 0.8 | N/A |
| | WPB | Mizanur Rahman Mizan | 666 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| | Bangladesh Progressive Party | Md. Tamij Uddin Ahmed | 120 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,223 | 5.4 | +4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 170,970 | 87.4 | +6.9 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Natore-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Kazi Golam Morshed | 43,162 | 35.7 | +22.5 |
| | AL | Md. Shahjahan Ali | 41,718 | 34.5 | +0.2 |
| | JP(E) | Md. Abul Hassan | 15,420 | 12.7 | −1.0 |
| | Independent | Yakub Ali | 8,005 | 6.6 | N/A |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Afsar Ali | 6,314 | 5.2 | −30.8 |
| | IOJ | Golam Sorwar Chowdhury | 5,305 | 4.4 | N/A |
| | WPB | Mizanur Rahman Mizan | 504 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Nazrul Islam | 486 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | NAP (Bhashani) | Zamir Uddin Mollah | 145 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,444 | 1.2 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 121,059 | 80.5 | +11.0 |
| | BNP gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | BNP gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | BNP gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | BNP gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | BNP gain from Jamaat-e-Islami |
Kazi Golam Morshed of the BNP was elected in a January 1995 by-election.
General Election 1991: Natore-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Abu Bakar | 38,138 | 36.0 | |
| | AL | Md. Shahjahan Ali | 36,287 | 34.3 | |
| | JP(E) | Md. Yakub Islam | 14,516 | 13.7 | |
| | BNP | Md. Ashraful Islam | 14,049 | 13.2 | |
| | Independent | Md. Monjur Alam | 2,506 | 2.4 | |
| | JSD | Md. Mojibar Rahman | 250 | 0.2 | |
| | NAP (Muzaffar) | Zamir Uddin Mollah | 196 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,851 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 105,942 | 69.5 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from JP(E) | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from JP(E) | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from JP(E) | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from JP(E) | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from JP(E) |