Chittagong-7

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Chittagong-7
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
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District Chittagong District
Division Chittagong Division
Electorate313,091 (2024)[ citation needed ]
Current constituency
Created1973
Parliamentary PartyVacant
Member of Parliament Vacant

Chittagong-7 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.

Contents

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses the entirety of Rangunia Upazila and one union parishad of Boalkhali Upazila, namely Sreepur Kharandwip, integrating these areas under a single administrative and electoral boundary. [1]

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. [2] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency. [3]

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. Prior to that, Chittagong-7 had encompassed all but one union parishad (Sreepur Kharandwip) of Boalkhali Upazila, and Chittagong City Corporation wards 3 through 7. [1] [4]

Members of Parliament

Key

  AL   BNP   JP(E)   BML   CPB

ElectionMemberParty
1973 M. A. Manan Bangladesh Awami League [5]
1979 Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury Bangladesh Muslim League [6]
1986 Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury Jatiya Party (Ershad) [7]
1988 Nazrul Islam Jatiya Party (Ershad) [8]
1991 Md. Yusuf Communist Party of Bangladesh
Feb 1996 Nurul Alam Independent
Jun 1996 Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury Bangladesh Nationalist Party
2001
2008 Muhammad Hasan Mahmud Bangladesh Awami League
2014
2018
2024

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General Election 2026: Chittagong-7
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Hummam Quader Chowdhury
JP(E) TBD
JI Dr. ATM Rezaul Karim
IAB TBD
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors 3,13,091

Elections in the 2010s

Muhammad Hasan Mahmud was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election. [9]

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Chittagong-7 [4] [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AL Muhammad Hasan Mahmud 101,34058.4+6.3
BNP Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury 72,07341.6−5.4
Majority 29,26716.9+11.8
Turnout 173,41387.4+17.8
AL hold
General Election 2001: Chittagong-7 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury 65,11649.0+7.3
AL Mohammad Sadek Chowdhury55,26741.6+4.7
Independent Md. Nurul Alam Talung11,8308.9−6.0
CPB Pramod Baran Barua4030.3N/A
Independent Kazi Md. Yusuf2010.2N/A
Majority 9,8497.4+2.6
Turnout 132,81772.6+3.2
BNP hold

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Chittagong-7 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury 39,29641.7+17.3
AL Mohammad Sadek Chowdhury34,75436.9N/A
Independent Md. Nurul Alam14,08614.9N/A
JI Md. Amiruzzaman3,7093.9N/A
BIF Qazi Mohammad Musa Naymi1,4211.5−0.1
JP(E) Md. Nazrul Islam 8930.9N/A
Zaker Party M. A. Haider Chowdhury1120.10.0
Majority 4,5424.8−3.3
Turnout 94,27169.4+15.4
AL gain from CPB
General Election 1991: Chittagong-7 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPB Md. Yusuf 34,61540.3
NDP Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury 27,64032.2
BNP Md. Nurul Alam20,99124.4
BIF Fazlul Kabir Chowdhury1,3851.6
Independent Babu Sontos Bhuson Das6150.7
Independent Sadekun Nur C3860.4
Zaker PartyM. A. Haider Chowdhury1060.1
NAP (Bhashani)A. Kader Chowdhury990.1
Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader)Alamgir Chowdhury860.1
Majority 6,9758.1
Turnout 85,92354.0
CPB gain from JP(E)

References

  1. 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.
  2. ↑ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN   978-0-8108-7453-4.
  3. ↑ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
  4. 1 2 "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  9. ↑ Zakaria, Mohammad (14 December 2013). "The number now goes up to 151". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  11. ↑ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  12. 1 2 3 "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.

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