Chittagong-16
| Chittagong-16 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| District | Chittagong District |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| Electorate | 370,775 (2024) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2008 |
| Parliamentary Party | None |
| Member of Parliament | Vacant |
Chattogram-16 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses the entirety of Banshkhali Upazila, integrating the area under a single administrative and electoral boundary.[1]
History
The constituency was created when, ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census.[2] The 2008 redistricting added a new seat to Chattogram District, increasing the number of constituencies in the district to 16.[3] The seat for Sandwip Upazila was renumbered from Chittagong-3 to Chittagong-16, and seats 2 through 7 were shuffled around so that the three metropolitan seats (Chittagong-8, 9, and 10) could be split into four (Chittagong-7, 8, 9, and 10).[4][5]
Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission renumbered the seat for Sandwip Upazila from Chattogram-16 back to Chittagong-3, bumping up by one the suffix of the former constituency of that name and the higher numbered constituencies in the district. Thus Chattogram-16 covers the area covered in 2008 by Chittagong-15.[5][1]
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Mustafizur Rahman Chowdhury | 147,855 | 95.6 | +78.3 | ||
| Jatiya Party (M) | AAM Haider Ali Chowdhury | 6,848 | 4.4 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 141,007 | 91.1 | +66.4 | |||
| Turnout | 154,703 | 57.6 | −18.7 | |||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Jafrul Islam Chowdhury | 99,896 | 51.7 | −10.8 | |
| AL | Sultanul Kabir Chowdhary | 91,870 | 47.5 | +12.6 | |
| BIF | Mohammed Azizur Rahman Aziz | 1,133 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Gano Forum | Ranjit Kumar Sikdar | 415 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,026 | 4.2 | −23.4 | ||
| Turnout | 193,314 | 85.7 | +13.0 | ||
| BNP hold | |||||
References
- ^ a b "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
- ^ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
- ^ "Statistical Report: 8th Parliament Election" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. p. 350. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Chittagong-16". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Parisankhyana pratibedana 9ma jatiya sangsad nirbacana" পরিসংখ্যান প্রতিবেদন ৯ম জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচন [Statistics Report 9th Parliament Election] (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). p. 322.
- ^ "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.
External links
- "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.
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