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Cox's Bazar-4
Cox's Bazar-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Shahina Akhtar of the Awami League.
| Cox's Bazar-4 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| District | Cox's Bazar District |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| Electorate | 266,146 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
| Parliamentary Party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Member of Parliament | Shahina Akhtar |
| Prev. Constituency | Cox's Bazar-3 (Constituency 296) |
| Next Constituency | Khagrachhari (Constituency 298) |
Boundaries edit
The constituency encompasses Teknaf and Ukhia upazilas.[2][3]
History edit
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 edit
Elections edit
Elections in the 2010s edit
| 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 edit
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 edit
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 edit
- ^ a b "Cox's Bazar-4". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Chittagong" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ . Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 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 edit
- "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.
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