Chittagong-13
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Chittagong-13 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains 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 integrating these areas under a single administrative and electoral boundary.
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
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Sarwar Jamal Nizam | 126,192 | 57.66 | +56.38 | |
| BIF | S. M. Shahjahan | 51,450 | 23.51 | New | |
| Jamaat | Mahmudul Hasan | 34,035 | 15.55 | +9.15 | |
| Majority | 74,742 | 34.15 | +131.33 | ||
| Turnout | 218,841 | 55.37 | −24.27 | ||
| Registered electors | 395,246 | ||||
| BNP gain from AL |
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Saifuzzaman Chowdhury | 2,43,415 | 98.46% | N/A | |
| BNP | Sarwar Jamal Nizam | 3,153 | 1.28% | N/A | |
| IAB | Md. Erfanul Haque Chowdhury | 643 | 0.26% | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,40,262 | 97.18% | |||
| Turnout | 2,47,211 | 79.64% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,10,466 | ||||
| AL hold |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Saifuzzaman Chowdhury | 178,985 | 96.0 | +61.6 | |
| JP(E) | Tapan Chakrabarti | 5,418 | 2.9 | +2.6 | |
| BNF | Narayan Rakkhit | 1,954 | 1.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 173,567 | 93.1 | +81.7 | ||
| Turnout | 186,357 | 68.3 | −19.8 | ||
| AL gain from LDP |
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu | 110,951 | 54.7 | +9.3 | |
| BNP | Sarwar Jamal Nizam | 86,751 | 42.7 | −8.2 | |
| BIF | M. A. Matin | 4,307 | 2.1 | 0.0 | |
| Gano Forum | Uzzal Bhumik | 517 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| BKA | Rashidul Haq | 428 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 24,200 | 11.9 | +6.4 | ||
| Turnout | 202,954 | 88.0 | +17.5 | ||
| AL gain from BNP |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Oli Ahmad | 70,016 | 53.8 | ||
| AL | Abser Uddin Ahmad | 57,700 | 44.3 | ||
| BIF | Ahmad Hossain Al Kaderi | 1,614 | 1.2 | ||
| IJOF | Mridul Guha | 380 | 0.3 | ||
| Independent | Abul Kashem | 293 | 0.2 | ||
| Independent | Abdul Nabi | 155 | 0.1 | ||
| JSD | Syed Manjur Rahman Jubair | 69 | 0.1 | ||
| Majority | 12,316 | 9.5 | |||
| Turnout | 130,227 | 74.5 | |||
| BNP hold |
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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Oli Ahmad | 62,323 | 61.8 | +2.3 | |
| AL | Nazrul Islam Chowdhury | 30,728 | 30.5 | −0.4 | |
| Jamaat | Shamsul Islam | 6,433 | 6.4 | −0.6 | |
| JP(E) | Mridul Guha | 651 | 0.6 | −0.1 | |
| CPB | Abdul Nabi | 401 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Zaker Party | Md. Siddiqul Islam | 112 | 0.1 | −0.1 | |
| FP | Md. Ali Jobaier | 85 | 0.1 | −0.1 | |
| NAP | Syed Mostafa Kamal | 61 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 31,595 | 31.3 | +2.8 | ||
| Turnout | 100,794 | 77.7 | +21.0 | ||
| BNP hold |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Oli Ahmad | 52,072 | 59.5 | ||
| AL | Zafar Ahmed Chowdhury | 27,092 | 30.9 | ||
| Jamaat | Shamsul Islam | 6,108 | 7.0 | ||
| BIF | Md. Rezaul Karim | 1,129 | 1.3 | ||
| JP(E) | Nurul Absar | 612 | 0.7 | ||
| FP | Abu Syed | 206 | 0.2 | ||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | A. K. M. Shamsuddin | 186 | 0.2 | ||
| Zaker Party | Nurul Islam | 158 | 0.2 | ||
| Majority | 24,980 | 28.5 | |||
| Turnout | 87,563 | 56.7 | |||
| BNP gain from NAP |
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