Chittagong-12

Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad

Chittagong-12

Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
District| Chittagong District
Division| Chittagong Division
Electorate| 285,966 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created| 1973
Parliamentary Party| None
Member of Parliament| Vacant
Council area| Patiya Upazila
Prev. Constituency| Chittagong-11 (Constituency 288)
Next Constituency| Chittagong-13 (Constituency 290)

Chittagong-12 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is Vacant.

## Boundaries

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The constituency encompasses all but five union parishads of Patiya Upazila: Bara Uthan, Char Lakshya, Char Patharghata, Juldha, and Sikalbaha.[2]

## History

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The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

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-12 covers the area previously covered by Chittagong-11. Previously Chittagong-12 encompassed Anowara Upazila and five union parishads of Patiya Upazila: Bara Uthan, Char Lakshya, Char Patharghata, Juldha, and Sikalbaha.[2][3]

## Members of Parliament

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Election | Member | Party

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| 1973 | Mohammad Idris | Bangladesh Awami League[4]
| 1979 | Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury | Bangladesh Nationalist Party[5]
| 1986 | Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu | Jatiya Party[6]
| 1988 | Mokhtar Ahmad | [7]
| 1991 | Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu | Bangladesh Awami League
| 1996 | Sarwar Jamal Nizam | Bangladesh Nationalist Party
| 2001 | Sarwar Jamal Nizam | Bangladesh Nationalist Party
| 2008 | Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu | Bangladesh Awami League
| 2013 by-election  | Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed | Bangladesh Awami League
| 2014 | Shamsul Haque Chowdhury | Bangladesh Awami League
| 2018 | Shamsul Haque Chowdhury | Bangladesh Awami League
| 2024 | Motaherul Islam Chowdhury | Bangladesh Awami League

## Elections

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### Elections in the 2010s

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General Election 2014: Chittagong-12[8][9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| AL | Shamsul Haque Chowdhury | 128,214  | 92.6  | +37.9
| JP(E) | Sirajul Islam Chowdhury  | 10,197  | 7.4  | N/A
Majority  | 118,017  | 85.3  | +73.4
Turnout | 138,411  | 55.4  | −32.6
| AL hold

Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu died in November 2012.[10] Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed of the Awami League was elected in a January 2013 by-election.[11]

### Elections in the 2000s

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General Election 2008: Chittagong-12[12][13][14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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
General Election 2001: Chittagong-12[15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BNP | Sarwar Jamal Nizam | 76,473  | 50.9  | +3.6
| AL | Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu | 68,187  | 45.4  | +7.9
| BIF | Abdu Noor Chowdhury  | 3,081  | 2.1  | −0.7
| IJOF | Abdus Sattar Rani  | 1,680  | 1.1  | N/A
| Independent | Syed Jamal Ahmmad  | 229  | 0.2  | N/A
| Independent | Abdul Hye  | 150  | 0.1  | N/A
| Independent | Md. Abul Kalam Bakul  | 133  | 0.1  | N/A
| Bangladesh Progressive Party  | Ali Ahmad Talukder  | 128  | 0.1  | N/A
| JSD | Md. Abu Taher Bangali  | 96  | 0.1  | N/A
Majority  | 8,286  | 5.5  | −4.3
Turnout | 150,157  | 70.5  | +0.1
| BNP hold

### Elections in the 1990s

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General Election June 1996: Chittagong-12[15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BNP | Sarwar Jamal Nizam | 52,792  | 47.3  | +10.2
| AL | Ataur Rahman Khan Kaisa  | 41,901  | 37.5  | −10.0
| JP(E) | Ukil Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury | 8,926  | 8.0  | +0.4
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Sumsuddin Ahmed Mirza  | 4,212  | 3.8  | +1.0
| BIF | Md. Momtaz Uddin Chowdhury  | 3,084  | 2.8  | +0.3
| NAP (Bhashani)  | Nurul Haque  | 281  | 0.3  | +0.1
| BKA | Rashidul Haq  | 212  | 0.2  | N/A
| Zaker Party  | Chitto Sen Barua  | 212  | 0.2  | −0.1
Majority  | 10,891  | 9.8  | −0.6
Turnout | 111,620  | 70.4  | +22.7
| BNP gain from AL
General Election 1991: Chittagong-12[15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| AL | Akhteruzzaman Chowdhury Babu | 42,973  | 47.5  |
| BNP | Md. Labir  | 33,563  | 37.1  |
| JP(E) | Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury | 6,861  | 7.6  |
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Hasan  | 2,562  | 2.8  |
| BIF | Md. Momtaz Uddin Chowdhury  | 2,249  | 2.5  |
| Bangladesh Janata Party  | Aminur Rahman  | 984  | 1.1  |
| Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman)  | Akhter Kabir  | 399  | 0.4  |
| Zaker Party  | Amir Ahmed Khan  | 249  | 0.3  |
| NAP (Bhashani)  | Nurul Haq  | 199  | 0.2  |
| Independent | A. Haq  | 171  | 0.2  |
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Mokhter Ahmad  | 146  | 0.2  |
| Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader)  | Ali Ahmad Talukder  | 95  | 0.1  |
Majority  | 9,410  | 10.4  |
Turnout | 90,451  | 47.7  |
| AL gain from

## References

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1. ^ "Chattogram-12". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
4. ^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
5. ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
6. ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
7. ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
8. ^ "Chittagong-12". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
9. ^ "Electoral Area Result Statistics: Chittagong-12". AmarMP. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
10. ^ "Akhtaruzzaman Babu MP dies". bdnews24.com. 4 November 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
11. ^ "AL's Javed wins Ctg-12 by-election". The Daily Star. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
12. ^ "Parisankhyana pratibedana 9ma jatiya sangsad nirbacana" পরিসংখ্যান প্রতিবেদন ৯ম জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচন [Statistics Report 9th Parliament Election] (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). p. 322.
13. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
14. ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
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.

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