Chittagong-5

Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad

Chittagong-5

Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
District| Chittagong District
Division| Chittagong Division
Electorate| 430,124 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created| 1973
Parliamentary Party| Vacant
Member of Parliament| Vacant
Prev. Constituency| Chittagong-4 (Constituency 281)
Next Constituency| Chittagong-6 (Constituency 283)

Chittagong-5 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 Hathazari Upazila and Chittagong Cantonment and Chattogram City Corporation No.1 South Pahartali Ward and No.2 Jalalabad Ward.[2][3]

## 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 shifted the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had encompassed Raozan Upazila and only one union parishad of Hathazari Upazila: Garduara.[2][4]

## Members of Parliament

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Key

AL BNP JP(E)

Election | Member | Party

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| 1973 | Abdul Wahab | Awami League[5]
| 1979 | Anisul Islam Mahmud | Bangladesh Nationalist Party[6]
| 1986 | Anisul Islam Mahmud | Jatiya Party[7][8]
| 1988
| 1991 | Syed Wahidul Alam | Bangladesh Nationalist Party
| Feb 1996
| June 1996
| 2001
| 2008 | Anisul Islam Mahmud | Jatiya Party (Ershad)
| 2014
| 2018
| 2024

## Elections

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### Elections in the 2010s

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Anisul Islam Mahmud was elected unopposed in the 2014 General Election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[9]

General Election 2018: Chattogram-5[10] Party  | Symbol  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±pp

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| JaPa(E) | Plough | Anisul Islam Mahmud | 277,909 | 82.85 | N/A
| BKP  | Sheaf of paddy | Syed Muhammad Ibrahim | 44,381  | 13.24  | N/A
| BIF | Candle | Md. Nayeemul Islam  | 8,741  | 2.61  | N/A
| IFB | Chair | Sayed Hafiz Ahmed  | 1,745  | 0.52  | N/A
| IAB | Hand fan | Mohammad Rafiq  | 1,419  | 0.42  | N/A
| Independent | Lion | Mohammad Nasir Haider Karim  | 537  | 0.16  | N/A
| IOJ | Minaret | Moin Uddin Ruhi  | 375  | 0.11  | N/A
| BKA | Banyan | Mir Idris  | 127  | 0.04  | N/A
| KM | Wall clock | Shihabuddin  | 109  | 0.03  | N/A
| JUIB | Date palm | Md. Nasir Uddin  | 79  | 0.02  | N/A
Valid votes  | 335,422  | 97.92  |
Invalid votes  | 7,114  | 2.08  |
Total votes | 342,536 | 100.0 |
Registered voters/turnout  | 430,124  | 79.64  |
Majority  | 233,528  | 69.62  |
| Jatiya Party (Ershad) hold | Swing  |

### Elections in the 2000s

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General Election 2008: Chittagong-5[2][11][12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| JP(E) | Anisul Islam Mahmud | 86,606  | 52.4  | +7.6
| BNP | Syed Wahidul Alam | 78,711  | 47.6  | −3.4
Majority  | 7,895  | 4.8  | −1.3
Turnout | 165,317  | 78.7  | +6.0
| JP(E) gain from BNP
General Election 2001: Chittagong-5[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BNP | Syed Wahidul Alam | 84,063  | 51.0  | +3.6
| AL | Md. Ibrahim Hossain Chowdhury  | 73,938  | 44.8  | +9.6
| BIF | Abul Bashar Siddiqi  | 4,854  | 2.9  | +1.3
| IJOF | Nazim Uddin Chowdhury  | 1,895  | 1.2  | N/A
| Independent | Syed Md. Musa Kalimullah  | 195  | 0.1  | N/A
Majority  | 10,125  | 6.1  | −6.1
Turnout | 164,945  | 72.7  | +2.8
| BNP hold

### Elections in the 1990s

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General Election June 1996: Chittagong-5[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BNP | Syed Wahidul Alam | 57,010  | 47.4  | −8.1
| AL | Md. Abdus Salam  | 42,311  | 35.2  | −3.6
| JP(E) | Anisul Islam Mahmud | 12,964  | 10.8  | +8.4
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Mohammad Omar Faruk  | 5,075  | 4.2  | N/A
| BIF | Syed Md. Rafiqul Islam  | 1,914  | 1.6  | −0.4
| BKA | Mohammad Abdur Razzak  | 560  | 0.5  | −0.3
| Gano Forum | Ratan Roy  | 250  | 0.2  | N/A
| Zaker Party | Nowab Miah  | 170  | 0.1  | −0.2
Majority  | 11,939  | 12.2  | −4.5
Turnout | 120,254  | 69.9  | +17.6
| BNP hold
General Election 1991: Chittagong-5[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BNP | Syed Wahidul Alam | 56,469  | 55.5  |
| AL | Md. Nazim Uddin  | 39,471  | 38.8  |
| JP(E) | Md. Abdulla Al Mamun  | 2,400  | 2.4  |
| BIF | Yunus Company  | 1,999  | 2.0  |
| BKA | Md. Habibullah  | 850  | 0.8  |
| NDP | A. K. M. Ah. Chowdhury  | 308  | 0.3  |
| Zaker Party | Nowab Miah  | 283  | 0.3  |
Majority  | 16,998  | 16.7  |
Turnout | 101,780  | 52.3  |
| BNP gain from JP(E)

## References

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1. ^ "Chattogram-5". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
2. ^ a b c "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
3. ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
4. ^ "53 constituencies get new boundaries". The Daily Star. 4 July 2013.
5. ^ Bangladesh Election Commission (13 February 2018). "Parliament Election 1973: Constituency wise Result of Chittagong-5". Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
6. ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
7. ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
8. ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
9. ^ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
10. ^ 11th Jatiya Sangsad Election (Center-wise results) – 199-300, Bangladesh Election Commission, Agargaon, Dhaka (20 June 2019)
11. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
12. ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
13. ^ 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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