Chittagong-8

Coordinates: 22°23′N 91°52′E / 22.38°N 91.86°E / 22.38; 91.86
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Chittagong-8
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictChittagong District
DivisionChittagong Division
Electorate475,996 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created1973
Parliamentary PartyIndependent
Member of ParliamentAbdus Salam
City Council areaChattogram City Corporation
Prev. ConstituencyChittagong-7 (Constituency 284)
Next ConstituencyChittagong-9 (Constituency 286)

Chittagong-8 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. The incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) of this constituency, Abdus Salam.

Boundaries[edit]

The constituency encompasses Chattogram City Corporation wards 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and all but one union parishad of Boalkhali Upazila: Sreepur Kharandwip.[2]

History[edit]

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.[3] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.[4]

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-8 covers the area previously covered by Chittagong-7. Previously Chittagong-8 encompassed Chittagong City Corporation wards 15 through 23 and 31 through 35.[5][2][6]

Members of Parliament[edit]

Election Member Party
1973 Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Bangladesh Awami League[7]
1979 Sultan Ahmed Chowdhury Bangladesh Nationalist Party[8]
1986 Mohammad Ishaq Bangladesh Awami League

[9]

1988 Liaquat Ali Jatiya Party (Ershad)[10]
Sep 1991 by-election Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Feb 1996
June 1996
2001
2008 Nurul Islam Bangladesh Awami League
2014 Moin Uddin Khan Badal Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal
2018 Moin Uddin Khan Badal Bangladesh Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal[1]
Jan 2020 by-election Moslem Uddin Ahmad[11] Bangladesh Awami League
2023 by-election Noman Al Mahmud
2024 Abdus Salam Independent politician

Elections[edit]

Elections in the 2010s[edit]

Moin Uddin Khan Badal was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[12]

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

General Election 2008: Chittagong-8[5][13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Nurul Islam 140,411 55.6 +15.2
BNP Shamsul Alam 109,484 43.4 -13.3
IAB Mohammed Rafiqul Alam 685 0.3 N/A
BIF Mohammad Nurul Islam Zehadi 680 0.3 -0.3
BSD Md. Shafi Uddin Kabir 568 0.2 N/A
NDP Tapan Chakrabarti 443 0.2 N/A
National People's Party Anamul Hoque 115 0.0 N/A
Majority 30,927 12.3 -4.1
Turnout 252,386 79.8 +13.7
AL gain from BNP
General Election 2001: Chittagong-8[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury 181,584 56.7 +9.6
AL Md. Afsarul Amin 129,198 40.4 -2.6
IJOF Md. Osman Khan 3,983 1.2 N/A
BIF H. M. Mujibul Haq Shukkur 2,026 0.6 0.0
Liberal Party Bangladesh Md. Shahidul Islam Chowdhury 988 0.3 N/A
Jatiya Party (M) Md. Azad Dobhash 939 0.3 N/A
Gano Forum Jane Alam 510 0.2 N/A
Independent Abu Taiyab 231 0.1 0.0
Independent Bajal Ahmmad 147 0.0 -0.1
BKA Muhammad Abdur Razzak 145 0.0 N/A
Independent A. B. M. Shahjahan Chowdhury 136 0.0 N/A
Independent Md. Mahbubul Alam 85 0.0 N/A
Independent Mofazzal Hossain Bhuiya 53 0.0 N/A
Independent Md. Kamal Uddin 52 0.0 N/A
Majority 52,386 16.4 +12.3
Turnout 320,077 66.1 -4.3
BNP hold

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

General Election June 1996: Chittagong-8[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury 116,547 47.1
AL Md. Afsarul Amin 106,341 43.0
Jamaat-e-Islami Md. Abu Taher 19,803 8.0
BIF H. M. Majibul Haque Shukkur 1,593 0.6
IOJ Jashim Uddin Faruki 1,451 0.6
Bangladesh Tafsil Federation (Sudir) Jane Alam 688 0.3
Independent Abu Taiyab 367 0.1
Zaker Party Muhammad Azizur Rahman 244 0.1
Independent Bajal Ahmmad 235 0.1
NAP (Bhashani) A. K. M. Golam Kabir 108 0.0
Majority 10,206 4.1
Turnout 247,377 70.4
BNP hold

Khaleda Zia stood for five seats in the 1991 general election: Bogra-7,[16] Dhaka-5,[17] Dhaka-9,[18] Feni-1, and Chittagong-8. After winning all five, she chose to represent Feni-1 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them.[19] Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury of the BNP was elected in a September 1991 by-election.[20]

General Election 1991: Chittagong-8[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Khaleda Zia 69,422 52.1
AL Ishak Miah 44,154 33.2
Jamaat-e-Islami Md. Abu Taher 13,466 10.1
JP(E) Liaqat 3,141 2.4
JSD Nuruddin Zahed 1,388 1.0
IOJ Jasim Uddin Faruki 765 0.6
Zaker Party Salim Ullah 251 0.2
Independent Siddqul Islam 215 0.2
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Md. Yusuf Ali 139 0.1
NAP (Bhashani) A. K. M. Golam Kabir 137 0.1
Bangladesh Freedom Party Nizamul Amin 70 0.1
Majority 25,268 19.0
Turnout 133,148 56.0
BNP gain from

References[edit]

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  3. ^ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
  4. ^ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
  5. ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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  13. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "List of 5th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  20. ^ Akhter, Muhammad Yeahia (2001). Electoral Corruption in Bangladesh. Ashgate. p. 243. ISBN 0-7546-1628-2.

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