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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 6 August 2024 the constituency is Vacant.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Teknaf and Ukhia upazilas.

History

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.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1986 AHA Gafur Chowdhury Jatiya Party
1988 Abdul Gani
1991 Shahjahan Chowdhury Bangladesh Nationalist Party
1996 Mohammad Ali Awami League
2001 Shahjahan Chowdhury Bangladesh Nationalist Party
2008 Abdur Rahman Bodi Awami League
2018 Shahin Akhtar Awami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Cox's Bazar-4
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

General Election 2008: Cox's Bazar-4
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
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

General Election June 1996: Cox's Bazar-4
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
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

  1. ^ "Cox's Bazar-4". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. ^ "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. ^ "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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