Chittagong-6

Chittagong-6
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictChittagong District
DivisionChittagong Division
Electorate336,021 (2026)
Current constituency
Created1973
Parliamentary PartyBangladesh Nationalist Party
Member of ParliamentGiasuddin Quader Chowdhury

Chittagong-6 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 Raozan Upazila, including its main towns, villages, and surrounding rural areas, forming a single administrative and electoral unit.[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 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.[4][1][5]

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1973 Mohammad Khaled Bangladesh Awami League[6]
1979 A. M. Zahiruddin Khan Bangladesh Nationalist Party[7]
1986 Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury Jatiya Party (Ershad)[8][9]
1988 Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu
1991 Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury National Democratic Party
Feb 1996 Golam Akbar Khondakar Bangladesh Nationalist Party
June 1996 Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury
2001 A.B.M. Fazle Karim Chowdhury Bangladesh Awami League
2008
2014
2018
2024
2026 Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General Election 2026: Chittagong-6
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury 111,201 67.76 +66.80
BIF Mohammad Ilias Nuri 26,696 16.27 +14.67
Jamaat Shahjahan Manju 21,013 12.80 +11.20
Majority 84,505 51.49 −46.00
Turnout 164,105 48.27 −38.21
Registered electors 339,988
BNP gain from AL

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2018: Chittagong-6
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL A. B. M. Fazle Karim Chowdhury 230,471 98.44 +40.0
BNP Jashim Uddin Shikder 2,244 0.96 −40.6
IAB Md. Abdul Ali 1,409 0.60 N/A
Majority 228,227 97.48 +80.8
Turnout 234,124 86.48 −0.9
Registered electors 270,760
AL hold


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.[10]

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Chittagong-6[4][11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL A. B. M. Fazle Karim Chowdhury 101,340 58.4 +6.3
BNP Giasuddin 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-6[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL 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
AL gain from BNP

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Chittagong-6[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Gias Uddin Kader Chowdhury 50,059 52.4 +51.0
AL 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 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 NDP
General Election 1991: Chittagong-6[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NDP Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury 48,646 54.0 N/A
AL Abdullah Al Harun 32,105 35.7 N/A
JP(E) Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu 6,655 7.4 N/A
BNP Hasan Chowdhury 1,296 1.4 N/A
BIF Nasir Uddin 853 0.9 N/A
BML A. F. M. Hasan 199 0.2 N/A
JSD Nurul Azim 137 0.2 N/A
Zaker Party Md. Yakub Chowdhury 128 0.1 N/A
Majority 16,541 18.4 N/A
Turnout 90,019 47.5 N/A
NDP gain from JP(E)

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  5. ^ "53 constituencies get new boundaries". The Daily Star. 4 July 2013.
  6. ^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. ^ "List of 2nd 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. ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  10. ^ Zakaria, Mohammad (14 December 2013). "The number now goes up to 151". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  11. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  13. ^ a b c "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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