Chittagong-13
{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}}
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Chittagong-13 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is Vacant.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Karnaphuli Thana, Anwara Upazila, and five union parishads of Patiya Upazila: Bara Uthan, Char Lakshya, Char Patharghata, Juldha, and Sikalbaha.
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. The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.
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. Thus Chittagong-13 covers the area previously covered by Chittagong-12. Previously Chittagong-13 encompassed Chandanaish Upazila and seven union parishads of Satkania Upazila: Bazalia, Dharmapur, Kaliais, Keochia, Khagaria, Puranagar, and Sadaha.
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 1973 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
| 1979 | rowspan="2"|Bangladesh Nationalist Party | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
| 1980 by-election | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|National Awami Party}}" |
| 1986 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
| Feb 1991 | rowspan="3"|Bangladesh Nationalist Party | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
| Sep 1996 by-election | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
| 2001 | rowspan="2"|Oli Ahmad | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Bangladesh)}}" |
| 2008 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 2014 | rowspan="3"|Saifuzzaman Chowdhury | rowspan="3"|Bangladesh Awami League | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 2018 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 2024 |
Elections
= Elections in the 2010s =
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2014: Chittagong-13}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Saifuzzaman Chowdhury
|votes = 178,985
|percentage = 96.0
|change = +61.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = Tapan Chakrabarti
|votes = 5,418
|percentage = 2.9
|change = +2.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Front
|candidate = Narayan Rakkhit
|votes = 1,954
|percentage = 1.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 173,567
|percentage = 93.1
|change = +81.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 186,357
|percentage = 68.3
|change = -19.8
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Awami League
|loser = Liberal Democratic Party (Bangladesh)
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 2000s =
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2008: Chittagong-13}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Bangladesh)
|candidate = Oli Ahmad
|votes = 82,036
|percentage = 45.8
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Afsar Uddin Ahmed
|votes = 61,646
|percentage = 34.4
|change = -9.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Mizanul Haque Chowdhury
|votes = 33,335
|percentage = 18.6
|change = -35.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Islami Front
|candidate = Shah Kholilur Rhaman
|votes = 1,284
|percentage = 0.7
|change = -0.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = Mridul Guha
|votes = 478
|percentage = 0.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = National People's Party
|candidate = Md. Aktaruzzaman
|votes = 167
|percentage = 0.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Bangladesh Kalyan Party
|candidate = Md. Gulam Ishak Khan
|votes = 83
|percentage = 0.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 20,390
|percentage = 11.4
|change = +1.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 179,029
|percentage = 88.1
|change = +13.6
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Liberal Democratic Party (Bangladesh)
|loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2001: Chittagong-13}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Oli Ahmad
|votes = 70,016
|percentage = 53.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Abser Uddin Ahmad
|votes = 57,700
|percentage = 44.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Islami Front
|candidate = Ahmad Hossain Al Kaderi
|votes = 1,614
|percentage = 1.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front
|candidate = Mridul Guha
|votes = 380
|percentage = 0.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Abul Kashem
|votes = 293
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Abdul Nabi
|votes = 155
|percentage = 0.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal
|candidate = Syed Manjur Rahman Jubair
|votes = 69
|percentage = 0.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 12,316
|percentage = 9.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 130,227
|percentage = 74.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1990s =
Oli Ahmad stood for two seats in the June 1996 general election: Chittagong-13 and Chittagong-14. After winning both, he chose to represent Chittagong-14 and quit Chittagong-13, triggering a by-election in Chittagong-13. Mamtaz Begum of the BNP was elected in a September 1996 by-election.
{{Election box begin | title=General Election June 1996: Chittagong-13}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Oli Ahmad
|votes = 62,323
|percentage = 61.8
|change = +2.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Nazrul Islam Chowdhury
|votes = 30,728
|percentage = 30.5
|change = -0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Shamsul Islam
|votes = 6,433
|percentage = 6.4
|change = -0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = Mridul Guha
|votes = 651
|percentage = 0.6
|change = -0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Bangladesh
|candidate = Abdul Nabi
|votes = 401
|percentage = 0.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Zaker Party
|candidate = Md. Siddiqul Islam
|votes = 112
|percentage = 0.1
|change = -0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Freedom Party
|candidate = Md. Ali Jobaier
|votes = 85
|percentage = 0.1
|change = -0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Awami Party
|candidate = Syed Mostafa Kamal
|votes = 61
|percentage = 0.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 31,595
|percentage = 31.3
|change = +2.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 100,794
|percentage = 77.7
|change = +21.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1991: Chittagong-13}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Oli Ahmad
|votes = 52,072
|percentage = 59.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Zafar Ahmed Chowdhury
|votes = 27,092
|percentage = 30.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Shamsul Islam
|votes = 6,108
|percentage = 7.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Islami Front
|candidate = Md. Rezaul Karim
|votes = 1,129
|percentage = 1.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = Nurul Absar
|votes = 612
|percentage = 0.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Freedom Party
|candidate = Abu Syed
|votes = 206
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD
|candidate = A. K. M. Shamsuddin
|votes = 186
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Zaker Party
|candidate = Nurul Islam
|votes = 158
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 24,980
|percentage = 28.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 87,563
|percentage = 56.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|loser = National Awami Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
- {{Cite web |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/bangladesh/ |title=People's Republic of Bangladesh |website=Psephos}}
{{Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh}}
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