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.[3]
| Moulvibazar-3 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| District | Moulvibazar District |
| Division | Sylhet Division |
| Electorate | 391,358 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
| Party | Awami League |
| Member(s) | Mohammad Zillur Rahman[2] |
Boundaries edit
The constituency encompasses Moulvibazar Sadar and Rajnagar upazilas.[4][5]
History edit
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.[6]
Members of Parliament edit
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Azizur Rahman | Awami League[7] | |
| 1988 | Gias Uddin Chowdhury | Jatiya Party[8] | |
| 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[1] | |
| 2024 | Mohammad Zillur Rahman | Awami League | |
Elections edit
Elections in the 2010s edit
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.[9]
Syed Mohsin Ali was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[10]
Elections in the 2000s edit
| 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 | 32,026 | 12.2 | -76.4 | |||
| Turnout | 262,124 | 84.8 | +45.3 | |||
| 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.[13]
| 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 | 96,786 | 88.6 | +82.3 | ||
| Turnout | 109,188 | 39.5 | -35.7 | ||
| BNP hold | |||||
| 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 | 13,194 | 6.3 | -6.1 | ||
| Turnout | 208,668 | 75.2 | -0.3 | ||
| BNP hold | |||||
Elections in the 1990s edit
| 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 | 21,115 | 12.4 | -0.7 | |||
| Turnout | 170,082 | 75.5 | +24.6 | |||
| BNP gain from AL | ||||||
| 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 | 17,449 | 13.1 | ||||
| Turnout | 132,961 | 50.9 | ||||
| AL gain from JP(E) | ||||||
References edit
- ^ a b "Moulvibazar-3". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "মৌলভীবাজারের ৪ আসনেই বিজয়ী নৌকা". SomoyNews.tv. Retrieved 7 Jan 2024.
- ^ "মৌলভীবাজারের ৪ আসনেই বিজয়ী নৌকা". SomoyNews.tv. Retrieved 7 Jan 2024.
- ^ a b (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Sylhet" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Ex-minister Mohsin Ali's widow wins Moulvibazar by-polls". bdnews24.com. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ . Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Litany Of Allegations". The Daily Star. 5 February 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. pp. 358, 367. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ a b c . Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
External links edit
- "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.
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