Chittagong-1
Chittagong-1 | |
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Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
District | Chittagong District |
Division | Chittagong Division |
Electorate | 235,090 (2008)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1973 |
Party | Awami League |
Member(s) | Mosharraf Hossain |
Chittagong-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Mosharraf Hossain of the Awami League.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Mirsharai Upazila.[1][2]
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, 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.[7]
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 Proressive 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.[11] Mosharraf Hossain was elected in a September 1996 by-election.[12]
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
- ^ a b c "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. 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".
- ^ "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). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. 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.
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