Lakshmipur-3

Lakshmipur-3
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Lakshmipur District
Division	Chittagong Division
Electorate	4,03,473 (2024)
Current constituency
Created	1984
Parliamentary Party	None
Member of Parliament	Vacant
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Lakshmipur-3 is a constituency of the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Lakshmipur Sadar except for nine union parishads North Hamsadi, South Hamsadi, Dalal Bazar, Char Ruhita, Parbati Nagar, Shakchar, Tumchar, Char Ramanimohan, and Bakshipur integrating the remaining areas under a single administrative and electoral boundary.^[1]

History

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1973	AMM Advocate Bismillah Mia	Awami League
	1986	Mohammad Ullah	Jatiya Party
	1988	Abdus Sattar	Combined opposition
	1991	Khairul Enam	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
	February 1996	Nurul Amin Bhuiyan	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
	June 1996	Khairul Enam	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
	2001	Shahiduddin Chowdhury Annie	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
	2008	Shahiduddin Chowdhury Annie	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
	2014	A.K.M. Shahjahan Kamal	Awami League
	2018	A.K.M. Shahjahan Kamal	Awami League
	2023 - by election	Mohammed Golam Faroque	Awami League
	2024	Mohammed Golam Faroque	Awami League

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

After the death of the previous MP of this constituency A. K. M. Shahjahan Kamal, new by-elections were taken on 5 November 2023.^[2] However, the Bangladesh Election Commission has decided to cancel the results of the election after a video went viral online of a former Bangladesh Chhatra League leader (Awami League's student wing) is seen stamping the "boat" symbol of Awami League in 43 ballot papers in 57 seconds.^[3]

2023 by-election: Lakshmipur-3^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Mohammed Golam Faroque	1,20,599	96.91%
	JP(E)	Mohammad Rakib Hossain	3,846	3.09%
	AL hold

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2018: Lakshmipur-3^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	A.K.M. Shahjahan Kamal	2,33,728	70.63
	BNP	Shahiduddin Chowdhury Annie	14,492	4.38
	AL hold

General Election 2014: Lakshmipur-3^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

A.K.M. Shahjahan Kamal from Bangladesh Awami League won uncontested.

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Lakshmipur-3^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Shahiduddin Chowdhury Annie		56.45
	AL			42.25
	BNP hold

General Election 2001: Lakshmipur-3^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Shahiduddin Chowdhury Annie		68.02
	AL			29.46
	JP(E)			2.53
	BNP hold

References

1. "Laxmipur-3". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
2. "AL candidate Pinku wins Lakshmipur-3 by-polls". The Daily Observer. 5 November 2023.
3. "Former BCL Leader stamps 43 ballots in 57-second, video goes viral". 7 November 2023.