{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Chittagong-15 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = চট্টগ্রাম-১৫.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Chittagong District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Chittagong Division]] | population = | electorate = 506,059 (2026) | towns = | future = | year = 1973 | abolished_label = | abolished = | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]] | members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | members = [[Shajahan Chowdhury (Chittagong politician)|Shajahan Chowdhury]] | local_council_label = | local_council = | next = | module = {{align|left|← [[Chittagong-14|291 Chittagong-14]]}}{{align|right|[[Chittagong-16|293 Chittagong-16]] →}} }} '''Chittagong-15''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]]. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Lohagara Upazila, Chittagong|Lohagara Upazila]] and all but six [[Union Parishad|union parishads]] of [[Satkania Upazila]] Bazlia, Dharmapur, Kalais, Keochia, Khagaria, and Puranagar integrating the remaining areas under a single administrative and electoral boundary.<ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|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-15 covers the area previously covered by Chittagong-14. Previously Chittagong-15 encompassed [[Banshkhali Upazila]].<ref name="ecs" /><ref name="maps" />
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1973 Bangladeshi general election|1973]] | [[Shah-e-Jahan Chowdhury]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]]<ref name="1973results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979]] | [[Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]<ref name="1979results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]]<ref name="1986results" /><ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Sultanul Kabir Chowdhury]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|1996]] | rowspan="2" | [[Jafrul Islam Chowdhury]] | rowspan="2" | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[A.N.M Shamsul Islam (Chittagong politician)|A.N.M Shamsul Islam]] | [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] | rowspan="2" | [[Abu Reza Muhammad Nezamuddin]] | rowspan="2" | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Independent}}" | |[[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] |[[Abdul Motaleb (politician)|Abdul Motaleb]] |[[Independent politician|Independent]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami}}" | | [[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] | [[Shajahan Chowdhury (Chittagong politician)|Shajahan Chowdhury]] | [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]] |- |}
== Elections == === Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2026]]: Chittagong-15}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = [[Shajahan Chowdhury (Chittagong politician)|Shajahan Chowdhury]] |votes = 181,238 |percentage = 57.6 |change = +40.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Najmul Mostafa Amin |votes = 130,661 |percentage = 41.5 |change = +41.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Shariful Alam Chowdhury |votes = 2,909 |percentage = 0.9 |change = +0.7 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 50,577 |percentage = 16.1 |change = -49.3 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 314,808 |percentage = 64.0 |change = -16.9 }} {{Election box Registered electors| |reg. electors = 506,059 }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |loser = Independent |swing = +41.0 }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2010s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2018 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2018]]: Chittagong-15}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Abu Reza Mohammad Nejamuddin]] |votes = 259,375 |percentage = 82.60 |change = -13.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = [[A.N.M Shamsul Islam (Chittagong politician)|A.N.M Shamsul Islam]] |votes = 53,986 |percentage = 17.19 |change = +17.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Nurul Alam |votes = 623 |percentage = 0.20 |change = +0.2 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 205,389 |percentage = 65.41 |change = -26.2 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 313,984 |percentage = 80.89 |change = +49.3 }} {{Election box Registered electors| |reg. electors = 388,137 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2014]]: Chittagong-15<ref name="2014results" /><ref name="amarmp" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Abu Reza Mohammad Nejamuddin]] |votes = 101,866 |percentage = 95.8 |change = +74.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Front |candidate = Joynal Abedin Quaderi |votes = 4,448 |percentage = 4.2 |change = +4.2 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 97,418 |percentage = 91.6% |change = +87.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 106,314 |percentage = 31.6% |change = -55.3 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Chittagong-3<ref name="ec9th" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Jafrul Islam Chowdhury]] |votes = 99,896 |percentage = 51.7 |change = -10.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Sultanul Kabir Chowdhary]] |votes = 91,870 |percentage = 47.5 |change = +12.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Islami Front |candidate = Mohammed Azizur Rahman Aziz |votes = 1,133 |percentage = 0.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Gano Forum |candidate = Ranjit Kumar Sikdar |votes = 415 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 8,026 |percentage = 4.2 |change = -23.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 193,314 |percentage = 85.7 |change = +13.0 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Chittagong-15<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Jafrul Islam Chowdhury]] |votes = 100,856 |percentage = 62.5 |change = +24.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Sultanul Kabir Chowdhury]] |votes = 56,314 |percentage = 34.9 |change = +6.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = Aminur Rashid Chowdhury |votes = 3,516 |percentage = 2.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party Bangladesh |candidate = Mohiuddin Hiru |votes = 357 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Saifuddin Ahmed |votes = 213 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Progressive Party |candidate = Syed Mujibar Rahman Quayes |votes = 66 |percentage = 0.0 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 44,542 |percentage = 27.6 |change = +18.1 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 161,322 |percentage = 72.7 |change = +5.0 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Chittagong-15<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Jafrul Islam Chowdhury]] |votes = 45,392 |percentage = 38.0 |change = +27.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Sultanul Kabir Chowdhury]] |votes = 34,076 |percentage = 28.5 |change = -3.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury]] |votes = 18,624 |percentage = 15.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Muminul Haque Chowdhury |votes = 18,070 |percentage = 15.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Izharul Islam Chowdhury |votes = 2,048 |percentage = 1.7 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Islami Front |candidate = Abdur Rahman |votes = 848 |percentage = 0.7 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Nurul Haque |votes = 517 |percentage = 0.4 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 11,316 |percentage = 9.5 |change = +8.8 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 119,575 |percentage = 67.7 |change = +19.3 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Chittagong-15<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Sultanul Kabir Chowdhury]] |votes = 29,704 |percentage = 32.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = [[Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury]] |votes = 29,078 |percentage = 31.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Mominul Haq |votes = 21,271 |percentage = 23.0 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Abu Saleh Chowdhury |votes = 9,308 |percentage = 10.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Janata Party |candidate = Kamal Uddin |votes = 1,295 |percentage = 1.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = Mokhter Ahmed |votes = 1,072 |percentage = 1.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) |candidate = Mujubur Rahman |votes = 303 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League |candidate = Kh. Md. Somi Uddin |votes = 288 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 626 |percentage = 0.7 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 92,319 |percentage = 48.4 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }}
{{Election box end}}
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