Chittagong-1
Chittagong-1 | |
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Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
District | Chittagong District |
Division | Chittagong Division |
Electorate | 315,016 (2018)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1973 |
Parliamentary Party | Vacant |
Member of Parliament | Vacant |
Council area | Mirsharai Upazila |
Prev. Constituency | Lakshmipur-4 (Constituency 277) |
Next Constituency | Chittagong-2 (Constituency 279) |
Chittagong-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency is Vacant.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Mirsharai Upazila.[2][3]
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh which was held in 1973.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Mosharraf Hossain was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 General Election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[8]
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Mosharraf Hossain | 105,339 | 52.4 | +4.4 | ||
BNP | ADM Kamal Uddin Chowdhury | 94,665 | 47.1 | −3.6 | ||
Independent | Abu Salek | 441 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ||
Bangladesh Kalyan Party | Md. Yousuf | 399 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
BSD | Safiul Alam | 250 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Majority | 10,674 | 5.3 | +2.7 | |||
Turnout | 201,094 | 85.5 | +9.3 | |||
AL gain from BNP |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Mohamamd Ali Jinnah | 86,839 | 50.7 | +24.7 | ||
AL | Mosharraf Hossain | 82,333 | 48.0 | −24.9 | ||
IJOF | Ali Ashraf Chowdhury | 921 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
CPB (M-L) | Dilip Barua | 307 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Independent | Abu Salek | 294 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali) | M. A. Aziz | 226 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Bangladesh Progressive Party | Md. Kefayet Hossain | 138 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Independent | Nur Uddin Ahmed | 111 | 0.1 | −0.2 | ||
Jatiya Party (M) | Ibrahim Iqbal | 62 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Independent | Md. Nurul Absar | 51 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Independent | Abu Ahmad Jahirul Amin Khan | 45 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Independent | Md. Nurul Abser Chowdhury | 24 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Majority | 4,506 | 2.6 | −44.3 | |||
Turnout | 171,351 | 76.2 | +9.8 | |||
BNP gain from AL |
Elections in the 1990s
Khaleda Zia stood for five seats in the June 1996 general election: Bogra-6, Bogra-7, Feni-1, Lakshmipur-2 and Chittagong-1. After winning all five, she chose to represent Feni-1 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them.[12] Mosharraf Hossain was elected in a September 1996 by-election.[13]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Mosharraf Hossain | 83,600 | 72.9 | +27.8 | ||
BNP | Mohamamd Ali Jinnah | 29,786 | 26.0 | −22.2 | ||
JP(E) | Ali Ashraf Chowdhury | 895 | 0.8 | −0.9 | ||
Independent | Nur Uddin Ahmed | 306 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
Independent | Md. Jaffar Uddin Ahmed | 153 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Majority | 53,814 | 46.9 | +43.8 | |||
Turnout | 114,740 | 66.4 | −12.1 | |||
AL gain from BNP |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Khaleda Zia | 66,336 | 48.2 | −4.2 | |
AL | Mosharraf Hossain | 62,043 | 45.1 | +7.5 | |
Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Badrul Alam | 6,102 | 4.4 | −3.9 | |
JP(E) | Ali Asfraf Chowdhury | 2,382 | 1.7 | N/A | |
CPB (M-L) | Dilip Barua | 511 | 0.4 | −0.8 | |
Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali) | M. A. Aziz | 199 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Zaker Party | Mohammad Nurul Gani | 129 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 4,293 | 3.1 | −11.7 | ||
Turnout | 137,702 | 78.5 | +18.5 | ||
BNP hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Mohamamd Ali Jinnah | 66,969 | 52.4 | |||
AL | Mosharraf Hossain | 48,030 | 37.6 | |||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Shamsuddin | 10,605 | 8.3 | |||
CPB (M-L) | Dilip Barua | 1,552 | 1.2 | |||
Independent | Ridwanul Bari | 228 | 0.2 | |||
Zaker Party | Mirza Md. Nurul Haq | 183 | 0.1 | |||
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Abdul Manan | 161 | 0.1 | |||
Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) | Sk. Zulfiqar Bulbul Chowdhury | 82 | 0.1 | |||
Majority | 18,939 | 14.8 | ||||
Turnout | 127,810 | 60.0 | ||||
BNP gain from |
References
- ^ "Chattogram-1". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 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.
- ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ Bangladesh Election Commission (13 February 2018). "Parliament Election 1973: Constituency wise Result of Chittagong-1". Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). 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 (Bangladesh). Dhaka. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Statistical Report: 7th Jatiya Shangshad Election" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. p. 299. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Statistical Report: 7th Jatiya Shangshad Election" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. pp. 306, 312. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
External links
- "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.
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