Cox's Bazar-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.
Boundaries[edit]The constituency encompasses Cox's Bazar Sadar, Ramu, and Eidgaon, integrating all three upazilas under a single administrative and electoral boundary.[1][2]
History[edit]The constituency was created in 1984 from the Chittagong-17 constituency when the former Chittagong District was split into two districts: Chittagong and Cox's Bazar. The boundaries remained the same.[3]
Members of Parliament[edit] Election Member Party 1986 Didarul Alam Chowdhury Jatiya Party (Ershad)[4][5] 1991 Mostaq Ahmad Chowdhury Bangladesh Awami League 1996 Mohammad Khalequzzaman Bangladesh Nationalist Party 2001 Mohammad Sahiduzzaman 2008 Lutfur Rahman Kajal 2014 Shaimum Sarwar Kamal Bangladesh Awami League 2018 2024 Elections[edit] Elections in the 2010s[edit]Shaimum Sarwar Kamal was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[6]
Elections in the 2000s[edit] General Election 2008: Cox's Bazar-3[1][7][8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Lutfur Rahman Kajal 126,478 45.6 −46.3 AL Shaimum Sarwar Kamal 86,536 31.2 +24.5 Independent Mohammad Sahiduzzaman 63,068 22.8 N/A Gano Forum Saiful Islam Chowdhury 578 0.2 N/A FP Syed Ullaya Azad 247 0.1 N/A Bangladesh Kalyan Party RAM Ismail Faruk 185 0.1 N/A Majority 39,942 14.4 −70.8 Turnout 277,092 94.4 +51.8 BNP holdThe BNP candidate died days before the 1 October 2001 general election. Voting in the constituency was postponed until 1 November. Mohammad Sahiduzzaman, the deceased's younger brother, ran in his place.[9]
General Election 2001: Cox's Bazar-3[10] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Mohammad Sahiduzzaman 113,895 91.9 +48.6 AL Mostaq Ahmad Chowdhury 8,312 6.7 −19.3 Independent Lutfur Rahman Kajal 746 0.6 N/A BKSMA (Sadeq) Krishak Md. Sadeq 539 0.4 N/A Bangladesh Manobatabadi Dal (Bamad) Md. Omar Faruk 237 0.2 N/A Independent Ameer Mohammad Bachchu 190 0.2 N/A Majority 105,583 85.2 +67.8 Turnout 123,919 42.6 −32.2 BNP hold Elections in the 1990s[edit] General Election June 1996: Cox's Bazar-3[10] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Mohammad Khalequzzaman 69,119 43.3 +14.0 AL Mostaq Ahmad Chowdhury 41,405 26.0 −4.2 JI Salamat Ullah 30,901 19.4 −8.9 JP(E) Nurul Abdar 13,124 8.2 +7.5 IOJ Mohammad Muslem 4,509 2.8 N/A Independent Didarul Alam Chowdhury 393 0.2 N/A Majority 27,714 17.4 +16.5 Turnout 159,451 74.8 +21.8 BNP gain from AL General Election 1991: Cox's Bazar-3[10] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Mostaq Ahmad Chowdhury 32,106 30.2 BNP Mohammad Khalequzzaman 31,109 29.3 JI Salamat Ullah 30,141 28.3 NDP Shahjahan Chowdhury 9,913 9.3 BAKSAL Nurul Islam 1,686 1.6 JP(E) Khorshed Ara Haque 776 0.7 Independent Hafez Ahmad 222 0.2 Independent Nurul Haque 210 0.2 Independent Munirul Alam Chowdhury 159 0.1 Majority 997 0.9 Turnout 106,322 53.0 AL gain from JP(E) References[edit] ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014. ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Chittagong" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2018. ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014. ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2014. ^ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2014. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018. ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018. ^ "Bangladeshi Four-Party Alliance Wins 11 More Seats in Re-polling". Xinhua News Agency. 9 October 2001. Election to the Cox's Bazar-3 constituency, suspended due to the death of a candidate two days before the October 1 general election, has been rescheduled for November 1. ^ a b c "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018. External links[edit] "People's Republic of Bangladesh". 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