Chittagong-1


Chittagong-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses the entirety of Mirsharai Upazila, including its main towns, villages, and surrounding rural areas, forming a single administrative and electoral unit.

History

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

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Mosharraf Hossain was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 General Election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.

Elections in the 1990s

Khaleda Zia stood for five seats in the June 1996 general election: Bogra-6, Bogra-7, Feni-1, Lakshmipur-2 and Chittagong-1. After winning all five, she chose to represent Feni-1 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. Mosharraf Hossain was elected in a September 1996 by-election.