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Cox's Bazar-4

Coordinates: 20°52′N 92°18′E / 20.87°N 92.30°E / 20.87; 92.30
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Cox's Bazar-4
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictCox's Bazar District
DivisionChittagong Division
Electorate266,146 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created1984

Cox's Bazar-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is Vacant.

Boundaries

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The constituency encompasses Teknaf and Ukhia upazilas.[2][3]

History

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The constituency was created in 1984 from the Chittagong-18 constituency when the former Chittagong District was split into two districts: Chittagong and Cox's Bazar.[4]

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
1986 AHA Gafur Chowdhury Jatiya Party[5]
1988 Abdul Gani Independent[6]
1991 Shahjahan Chowdhury NDP
Feb 1996 BNP
Jun 1996 Mohammad Ali Awami League
2001 Shahjahan Chowdhury BNP
2008 Abdur Rahman Bodi Awami League[1]
2018 Shahin Akhtar

Elections

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Elections in the 2010s

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General Election 2014: Cox's Bazar-4[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Abdur Rahman Bodi 105,489 93.6 +37.2
JP(E) Taha Yahiya 7,233 6.4 N/A
Majority 98,256 87.2 +74.0
Turnout 112,722 48.3 −40.1
AL hold

Elections in the 2000s

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General Election 2008: Cox's Bazar-4[2][8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Abdur Rahman Bodi 103,626 56.4 +21.2
BNP Shahjahan Chowdhury 79,310 43.2 −21.6
Independent Shahin Aktar 676 0.4 N/A
Majority 24,316 13.2 −16.4
Turnout 183,612 88.4 +15.2
AL gain from BNP
General Election 2001: Cox's Bazar-4[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Shahjahan Chowdhury 89,747 64.8 +34.5
AL Mohammad Ali 48,735 35.2 −9.1
Majority 41,012 29.6 +15.6
Turnout 138,482 73.2 +4.0
BNP gain from AL

Elections in the 1990s

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General Election June 1996: Cox's Bazar-4[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Mohammad Ali 44,706 44.3 +0.4
BNP Shahjahan Chowdhury 30,594 30.3 −18.4
Jamaat-e-Islami Shah Jalal Chowdhury 17,607 17.4 +16.9
IOJ Shah Abul Monzur 8,048 8.0 N/A
Majority 14,112 14.0 +9.1
Turnout 100,955 69.2 +16.2
AL gain from BNP
General Election 1991: Cox's Bazar-4[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Shahjahan Chowdhury 36,872 48.7
AL Mohammad Ali 33,176 43.9
Independent H. Abdul Gani 4,130 5.5
JP(E) Abul Fazal Chowdhury 919 1.2
Jamaat-e-Islami Shah Jalal Chowdhury 397 0.5
Independent Muhammadul Haque Chowdhury 148 0.2
Majority 3,696 4.9
Turnout 75,642 53.0
BNP gain from

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cox's Bazar-4". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  4. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Chittagong" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  5. ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Cox's Bazar-4". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  10. ^ 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.
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