Cox's Bazar-1

For other uses, see Cox's Bazar (disambiguation).

Cox's Bazar-1
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Cox's Bazar District
Division	Chittagong Division
Electorate	530,928 (2026)
Current constituency
Created	1984
Parliamentary Party	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Member of Parliament	Salahuddin Ahmed
← 293 Chittagong-16 295 Cox's Bazar-2 →

Cox's Bazar-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Chakaria and Pekua, integrating both upazilas under a single administrative and electoral boundary. ^{[1] [2]}

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Chittagong constituency when the former Chittagong District was split into two districts: Chittagong and Cox's Bazar. ^[3]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1986	A. H. Salahuddin Mahmud	Jatiya Party (Ershad) [4] [5]
	1991	Enamul Haq Manju	Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
	1996	Salahuddin Ahmed	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
	2001
	2008	Hasina Ahmed
	2014	Mohammed Ellias	Jatiya Party (Ershad)
	2018	Jafar Alam	Bangladesh Awami League [6]
	2024	Syed Muhammad Ibrahim	Bangladesh Kalyan Party [7]
	2026	Salahuddin Ahmed	Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General Election 2026: Cox's Bazar-1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Salahuddin Ahmed	222,019	63.12	+46.02
	Jamaat	Abdullah Al Faruk	129,728	36.88	+19.68
Majority			92,291	26.24	−39.40
Turnout			362,687	67.06	−17.66
Registered electors			540,890
	BNP gain from Bangladesh Kalyan Party

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2018: Cox’s Bazar-1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Jafar Alam	273,856	82.74	+39.24
	BNP	Hasina Ahmed	56,601	17.10	−39.10
	IAB	Md Ali Asgor	522	0.16	New
Majority			217,255	65.64	+52.94
Turnout			330,979	84.72	−4.58
Registered electors			390,829
	AL gain from BNP

Mohammed Ellias was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election. ^[8]

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Cox's Bazar-1 ^{[1] [9] [10]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Hasina Ahmed	156,512	56.2	−7.2
	AL	Salah Uddin Ahmed	121,111	43.5	+8.5
	BSD	Rafiqul Ahsan	706	0.3	N/A
	National People's Party	Mohammad Iftekhar Uddin	175	0.1	N/A
Majority			35,401	12.7	−15.7
Turnout			278,504	89.3	+14.6
	BNP hold

General Election 2001: Cox's Bazar-1 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Salah Uddin Ahmad	134,602	63.4	+17.2
	AL	Salah Uddin Ahmed CIP	74,297	35.0	+2.6
	IJOF	Abdul Hamid	1,039	0.5	N/A
	Independent	Shafiul Alam	655	0.3	N/A
	WPB	Abu Md. Bashirul Alam	554	0.3	0.0
	Independent	Maksudul Haq Chuttu	406	0.2	N/A
	Independent	Md. Shafi Ullah	241	0.1	−0.1
	Jatiya Party (M)	Sohrab Hossain	204	0.1	N/A
	Independent	Ziauddin	154	0.1	N/A
	Independent	Fajlul Karim	81	0.0	N/A
	JSD	M. Ali Amir Khan Parvez	60	0.0	N/A
	Independent	Nurul Kader	54	0.0	N/A
	Independent	Bahadur Shah	49	0.0	N/A
	Independent	Nurul Absar	42	0.0	N/A
Majority			60,305	28.4	+14.5
Turnout			212,438	74.7	+0.5
	BNP hold

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Cox's Bazar-1 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Salah Uddin Ahmed	72,594	46.2	+31.2
	AL	Salah Uddin Ahmed CIP	50,829	32.4	+2.1
	Jamaat	Enamul Haq Manju	27,054	17.2	−17.8
	IOJ	Md. Abdur Rahim Bakhali	4,313	2.7	N/A
	JP(E)	Md. Monwar Alam	1,083	0.7	N/A
	WPB	Abu Md. Bashirul Alam	423	0.3	N/A
	Independent	Md. Shafi Ullah	296	0.2	N/A
	Independent	Md. Rafique Ahmed	212	0.1	N/A
	Independent	Md. Ibrahim Chowdhury	89	0.1	N/A
	Independent	Momtajul Islam	69	0.0	N/A
	Independent	Abul Hossain Monu	64	0.0	N/A
Majority			21,765	13.9	+9.2
Turnout			157,026	74.2	+22.9
	BNP gain from Jamaat

General Election 1991: Cox's Bazar-1 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Jamaat	Enamul Haq Manju	37,893	35.0
	AL	Johirul Islam	32,849	30.3
	NDP	Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury	20,311	18.7
	BNP	Mahmudul Karim	16,238	15.0
	BAKSAL	S. A. K. Shamsul Huda	484	0.4
	Jatiya Jukta Front	Selim Chowdhury	373	0.3
	Zaker Party	Md. Ibrahim	220	0.2
Majority			5,044	4.7
Turnout			108,368	51.3
	Jamaat gain from JP(E)

References

1. "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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. "District Statistics 2011: Chittagong" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
4. "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
5. "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
6. "Cox's Bazar-1". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
7. "AL candidates win in 3 seats out of 4 in Cox's Bazar". Daily Sun. 9 January 2024.
8. Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
9. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
10. "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
11. "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.

External links

• "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.

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