Chittagong-13

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Chittagong-13
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
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District Chittagong District
Division Chittagong Division
Electorate3,56,864 (2024) [1]
Current constituency
Created1973
Parliamentary PartyNone
Member of Parliament Vacant

Chittagong-13 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is Vacant.

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Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Karnaphuli Thana, Anwara Upazila, and five union parishads of Patiya Upazila: Bara Uthan, Char Lakshya, Char Patharghata, Juldha, and Sikalbaha integrating these areas under a single administrative and electoral boundary. [2]

History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. [3] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency. [4]

Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission renumbered the seat for Sandwip Upazila from Chittagong-16 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 Chittagong-13 covers the area previously covered by Chittagong-12. Previously Chittagong-13 encompassed Chandanaish Upazila and seven union parishads of Satkania Upazila: Bazalia, Dharmapur, Kaliais, Keochia, Khagaria, Puranagar, and Sadaha. [5] [2]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1973 B. M. Faizur Rahman Bangladesh Awami League [6]
1979 Mahbub Kabir Chowdhury Bangladesh Nationalist Party [7]
1980 by-election Oli Ahmad [8]
1986 Afsar Uddin Ahmed National Awami Party [9] [10]
Feb 1991 Oli Ahmad Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Sep 1996 Sarwar Jamal Nizam
2001 Sarwar Jamal Nizam
2008 Bangladesh Nationalist Party
2014 Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Bangladesh Awami League
2018
2024

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Chittagong-13 [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AL Saifuzzaman Chowdhury 178,98596.0+61.6
JP(E) Tapan Chakrabarti5,4182.9+2.6
BNF Narayan Rakkhit1,9541.0N/A
Majority 173,56793.1+81.7
Turnout 186,35768.3−19.8
AL gain from LDP

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Chittagong-13 [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LDP Oli Ahmad 82,03645.8N/A
AL Afsar Uddin Ahmed 61,64634.4−9.9
BNP Mizanul Haque Chowdhury33,33518.6−35.2
BIF Shah Kholilur Rhaman1,2840.7−0.5
JP(E) Mridul Guha4780.3N/A
National People's PartyMd. Aktaruzzaman1670.1N/A
Bangladesh Kalyan PartyMd. Gulam Ishak Khan830.0N/A
Majority 20,39011.4+1.9
Turnout 179,02988.1+13.6
LDP gain from BNP
General Election 2001: Chittagong-13 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Oli Ahmad 70,01653.8
AL Abser Uddin Ahmad 57,70044.3
BIF Ahmad Hossain Al Kaderi1,6141.2
IJOF Mridul Guha3800.3
Independent Abul Kashem2930.2
Independent Abdul Nabi1550.1
JSD Syed Manjur Rahman Jubair690.1
Majority 12,3169.5
Turnout 130,22774.5
BNP hold

Elections in the 1990s

Oli Ahmad stood for two seats in the June 1996 general election: Chittagong-13 and Chittagong-14. After winning both, he chose to represent Chittagong-14 and quit Chittagong-13, triggering a by-election in Chittagong-13. [15] [16] Mamtaz Begum of the BNP was elected in a September 1996 by-election. [17]

General Election June 1996: Chittagong-13 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Oli Ahmad 62,32361.8+2.3
AL Nazrul Islam Chowdhury 30,72830.5−0.4
JI Shamsul Islam6,4336.4−0.6
JP(E) Mridul Guha6510.6−0.1
CPB Abdul Nabi4010.4N/A
Zaker PartyMd. Siddiqul Islam1120.1−0.1
FP Md. Ali Jobaier850.1−0.1
NAP Syed Mostafa Kamal610.1N/A
Majority 31,59531.3+2.8
Turnout 100,79477.7+21.0
BNP hold
General Election 1991: Chittagong-13 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Oli Ahmad 52,07259.5
AL Zafar Ahmed Chowdhury27,09230.9
JI Shamsul Islam6,1087.0
BIF Md. Rezaul Karim1,1291.3
JP(E) Nurul Absar6120.7
FP Abu Syed2060.2
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD A. K. M. Shamsuddin1860.2
Zaker PartyNurul Islam1580.2
Majority 24,98028.5
Turnout 87,56356.7
BNP gain from NAP

References

  1. ↑
  2. 1 2 "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN   978-0-8108-7453-4.
  4. ↑ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
  5. ↑ "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Life Sketch". Dr. Oli Ahmad. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  9. ↑ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Chittagong-13". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  12. ↑ "Electoral Area Result Statistics: Chittagong-13". AmarMP. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  13. ↑ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  14. ↑ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  16. ↑ "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  17. ↑ "List of 7th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  18. "Chattogram-13". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.

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