Cox's Bazar-3 is a constituency represented in the
Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of
Bangladesh
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since 2014 by
Shaimum Sarwar Kamal of the
Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for '' Awam'', the Urdu language word for common people.
The adjective appears in the following proper names:
*Awami Colony, a neighbourhood of Landhi Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
*Awami Front, wa ...
.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses
Cox's Bazar Sadar ,
Ramu
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and
Eidgaon upazilas.
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from the Chittagong-17 constituency when the former Chittagong District was split into two districts:
Chittagong
Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...
and
Cox's Bazar
Cox's Bazar (; bn, কক্সবাজার, Kôksbajar; ) is a city, fishing port, tourism centre, and district headquarters in Southeastern Bangladesh. It is located south of the city of Chittagong. Cox's Bazar is also known by the na ...
. The boundaries remained the same.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Shaimum Sarwar Kamal was elected unopposed in the
2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.
Elections in the 2000s
The 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.
Elections in the 1990s
References
External links
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Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh
Cox's Bazar District
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