Chittagong-16
Chittagong-16 | |
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Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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District | Chittagong District |
Division | Chittagong Division |
Electorate | 303,123 (2018)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2008 |
Parliamentary Party | None |
Member of Parliament | Vacant |
Council area | Banshkhali Upazila |
Prev. Constituency | Chittagong-15 (Constituency 292) |
Next Constituency | Cox's Bazar-1 (Constituency 294) |
Chattogram-16 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is Vacant.
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency encompasses Banshkhali Upazila.[2]
History
[edit]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.[3] The 2008 redistricting added a new seat to Chattogram District, increasing the number of constituencies in the district to 16.[4] 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).[5][6]
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.[6][2]
Members of Parliament
[edit]Election | Member | Party | |
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1973 | Shamsuddin Ahmad Chowdhury | Awami League | |
1979 | Mahmudul Karim Chowdhury | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
Major Boundary Changes | |||
2008 | Mostafa Kamal Pasha | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
2014 | Mustafizur Rahman Chowdhury | Awami League |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2010s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BNP | Mostafa Kamal Pasha | 62,397 | 53.4 | N/A | |
Independent | Mahfuzur Rahman | 33,544 | 28.7 | N/A | |
AL | Jamal Uddin Chowdhury | 20,245 | 17.3 | N/A | |
IAB | Didarul Maola | 565 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 28,853 | 24.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 116,751 | 76.3 | N/A | ||
BNP win (new seat) |
References
[edit]- ^ "Chattogram-16". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ 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 c "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.
- ^ "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
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