Chittagong-7

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Chittagong-7
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictChittagong District
DivisionChittagong Division
Electorate313,091 (2024)[citation needed]
Current constituency
Created1973
Parliamentary PartyVacant
Member of ParliamentVacant

Chittagong-7 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses the entirety of Rangunia Upazila and one union parishad of Boalkhali Upazila, namely Sreepur Kharandwip, integrating these areas under a single administrative and electoral boundary.[1]

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.[2] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.[3]

Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission renumbered the seat for Sandwip Upazila from Chittagong-16 to Chittagong-3, bumping up by one the suffix of the former constituency of that name and the higher numbered constituencies in the district. Prior to that, Chittagong-7 had encompassed all but one union parishad (Sreepur Kharandwip) of Boalkhali Upazila, and Chittagong City Corporation wards 3 through 7.[1][4]

Members of Parliament

Key

  AL   BNP   JP(E)   BML   CPB

ElectionMemberParty
1973 M. A. Manan Bangladesh Awami League[5]
1979 Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury Bangladesh Muslim League[6]
1986 Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury Jatiya Party (Ershad)[7]
1988 Nazrul Islam Jatiya Party (Ershad)[8]
1991 Md. Yusuf Communist Party of Bangladesh
Feb 1996 Nurul Alam Independent
Jun 1996 Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury Bangladesh Nationalist Party
2001
2008 Muhammad Hasan Mahmud Bangladesh Awami League
2014
2018
2024

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General Election 2026: Chittagong-7
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Hummam Quader Chowdhury
JP(E) TBD
JI Dr. ATM Rezaul Karim
IAB TBD
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors 3,13,091

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2018: Chittagong-7
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Muhammad Hasan Mahmud 217,155 96.39 +38.0
BNP Md. Nurul Alam 6,065 2.69 −38.9
BIF Md. Abu Nawshad 2,044 0.91 N/A
Majority 211,090 93.70 +76.8
Turnout 225,264 83.65 −3.8
Registered electors 269,332
AL hold


Muhammad Hasan Mahmud was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[9]

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Chittagong-7[4][10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL 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
AL hold
General Election 2001: Chittagong-7[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury 65,116 49.0 +7.3
AL Mohammad Sadek Chowdhury 55,267 41.6 +4.7
Independent Md. Nurul Alam Talung 11,830 8.9 −6.0
CPB Pramod Baran Barua 403 0.3 N/A
Independent Kazi Md. Yusuf 201 0.2 N/A
Majority 9,849 7.4 +2.6
Turnout 132,817 72.6 +3.2
BNP hold

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Chittagong-7[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury 39,296 41.7 +17.3
AL Mohammad Sadek Chowdhury 34,754 36.9 N/A
Independent Md. Nurul Alam 14,086 14.9 N/A
JI Md. Amiruzzaman 3,709 3.9 N/A
BIF Qazi Mohammad Musa Naymi 1,421 1.5 −0.1
JP(E) Md. Nazrul Islam 893 0.9 N/A
Zaker Party M. A. Haider Chowdhury 112 0.1 0.0
Majority 4,542 4.8 −3.3
Turnout 94,271 69.4 +15.4
AL gain from CPB
General Election 1991: Chittagong-7[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPB Md. Yusuf 34,615 40.3 N/A
NDP Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury 27,640 32.2 N/A
BNP Md. Nurul Alam 20,991 24.4 N/A
BIF Fazlul Kabir Chowdhury 1,385 1.6 N/A
Independent Babu Sontos Bhuson Das 615 0.7 N/A
Independent Sadekun Nur C 386 0.4 N/A
Zaker Party M. A. Haider Chowdhury 106 0.1 N/A
NAP(B) A. Kader Chowdhury 99 0.1 N/A
BML Alamgir Chowdhury 86 0.1 N/A
Majority 6,975 8.1 N/A
Turnout 85,923 54.0 N/A
CPB gain from JP(E)

References

  1. 1 2 "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
  3. ↑ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
  4. 1 2 "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  9. ↑ Zakaria, Mohammad (14 December 2013). "The number now goes up to 151". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  11. ↑ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  12. 1 2 3 "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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