Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
Chittagong-8 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh . Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is Vacant .
Boundaries
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
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
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
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
Elections in the 1990s
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]
References
^ a b "Chattogram-8" . The Daily Star . Retrieved 31 December 2018 .
^ 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 .
^ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh . Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4 .
^ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published" . The Daily Star .
^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF) . Bangladesh Election Commission . 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014 .
^ "53 constituencies get new boundaries" . The Daily Star . 4 July 2013.
^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF) . Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014 .
^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF) . Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014 .
^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF) . Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014 .
^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF) . Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2014 .
^ "চট্টগ্রাম-৮ আসনের উপনিবার্চনে মোছলেম উদ্দিন বেসরকারিভাবে নির্বাচিত" . ittefaq . 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2020-01-30 .
^ Zakaria, Mohammad (14 December 2013). "The number now goes up to 151" . Dhaka Tribune . Retrieved 16 March 2018 .
^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results" . Amar Desh . Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2018 .
^ "Nomination submission List" . Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018 .
^ 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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "List of 5th Parliament Members" . Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 April 2018 .
^ Akhter, Muhammad Yeahia (2001). Electoral Corruption in Bangladesh . Ashgate. p. 243. ISBN 0-7546-1628-2 .
External links
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