Lakshmipur-3 Explained

Lakshmipur-3
Parl Name:Jatiya Sangsad
District:Lakshmipur District
Region Label:Division
Region:Chittagong Division
Electorate:330,930 (2018)
Member Label:Member of Parliament
Members:Vacant
Blank1 Name:Previous Constituency
Blank1 Info:Lakshmipur-2 (Constituency 275)
Blank2 Name:Next Constituency
Blank2 Info:Lakshmipur-4 (Constituency 277)
Party Label:Parliamentary Party
Party:None

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 Laxmipur Sadar except: 1. North Hamsadi, 2. South Hamsadi, 3. Dalal Bazar, 4. Char Ruhita, 5. Parbati Nagar, 6. Shakchar, 7. Tumchar, 8. Char Ramanimohan, and 9. Bakshipur.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1973AMM Advocate Bismillah MiaAwami League
1986Mohammad UllahJatiya Party
1988Abdus SattarCombined opposition
1991Khairul EnamBangladesh Nationalist Party
February 1996Nurul Amin BhuiyanBangladesh Nationalist Party
June 1996Khairul EnamBangladesh Nationalist Party
2001Shahiduddin Chowdhury AnnieBangladesh Nationalist Party
2008Shahiduddin Chowdhury AnnieBangladesh Nationalist Party
2014A.K.M. Shahjahan KamalAwami League
2018A.K.M. Shahjahan KamalAwami League
2023 - by electionMohammed Golam FaroqueAwami 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 the 5th of November 2023.[1] 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.[2]

Elections in the 2010s

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

Elections in the 2000s

Notes and References

  1. News: AL candidate Pinku wins Lakshmipur-3 by-polls . The Daily Observer . 5 November 2023.
  2. Web site: Former BCL Leader stamps 43 ballots in 57-second, video goes viral . 7 November 2023 .