Chittagong-6
Chittagong-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by A.B.M. Fazle Karim Chowdhury of the Awami League.
| Chittagong-6 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| District | Chittagong District |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| Electorate | 270,760 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Party | Awami League |
| Current MP | A.B.M. Fazle Karim Chowdhury |
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Raozan Upazila.[2]
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.[3] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.[4]
Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission renumbered the seat for Chittagong-16 (Sandwip) to Chittagong-3, bumping up by one the suffix of the former constituency of that name and higher numbered constituencies in the district. Thus Chittagong-6 covers the area previously covered by Chittagong-5. Previously Chittagong-6 encompassed Rangunia Upazila and one union parishad of Boalkhali Upazila: Sreepur Kharandwip.[5][2][6]
Members of Parliament
Key
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
A.B.M. Fazle Karim Chowdhury was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[11]
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Awami League | Muhammad Hasan Mahmud | 101,340 | 58.4 | +6.3 | |
| BNP | Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury | 72,073 | 41.6 | -5.4 | |
| Majority | 29,267 | 16.9 | +11.8 | ||
| Turnout | 173,413 | 87.4 | +17.8 | ||
| Bangladesh Awami League hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Awami League | A.B.M. Fazle Karim Chowdhury | 74,669 | 52.1 | +14.4 | ||
| BNP | Gias Uddin Kader Chowdhury | 67,340 | 47.0 | -5.4 | ||
| IJOF | Salamat Ali | 1,389 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 7,329 | 5.1 | -9.6 | |||
| Turnout | 143,398 | 69.6 | +2.9 | |||
| Bangladesh Awami League gain from BNP | ||||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Gias Uddin Kader Chowdhury | 50,059 | 52.4 | +51.0 | |
| Bangladesh Awami League | A.B.M. Fazle Karim Chowdhury | 35,993 | 37.7 | +2.0 | |
| JP(E) | Zia Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury | 6,400 | 6.7 | -0.7 | |
| BIF | Abu Nasar Talukdar | 1,519 | 1.6 | +0.7 | |
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Jamal Hossain | 1,504 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| Zaker Party | Md. Yaqul Chowdhury | 122 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 14,066 | 14.7 | -3.7 | ||
| Turnout | 95,597 | 66.7 | +19.2 | ||
| BNP gain from National Democratic Party (Bangladesh) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury | 48,646 | 54.0 | ||
| Bangladesh Awami League | Abdullah Al Harun | 32,105 | 35.7 | ||
| JP(E) | Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu | 6,655 | 7.4 | ||
| BNP | Hasan Chowdhury | 1,296 | 1.4 | ||
| BIF | Nasir Uddin | 853 | 0.9 | ||
| Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) | A. F. M. Hasan | 199 | 0.2 | ||
| JSD (R) | Nurul Azim | 137 | 0.2 | ||
| Zaker Party | Md. Yakub Chowdhury | 128 | 0.1 | ||
| Majority | 16,541 | 18.4 | |||
| Turnout | 90,019 | 47.5 | |||
| National Democratic Party (Bangladesh) gain from JP(E) | |||||
References
- ^ "Chattogram-6". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b (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.
- ^ a b (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "53 constituencies get new boundaries". The Daily Star. 4 July 2013.
- ^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Zakaria, Mohammad (14 December 2013). "The number now goes up to 151". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ . Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b c . Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
External links
- "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.
Coordinates: 22°32′N 91°55′E / 22.54°N 91.91°E