Chittagong-1
Chittagong-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024
the constituency in Vacant.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Mirsharai Upazila.
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.
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 Progressive 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. Mosharraf Hossain was elected in a September 1996 by-election.
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
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External links
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