# Chittagong-15

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Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad

Chittagong-15 Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad District Chittagong District Division Chittagong Division Electorate 506,059 (2026) Current constituency Created 1973 Parliamentary Party Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Member of Parliament Shajahan Chowdhury ← 291 Chittagong-14 293 Chittagong-16 →

**Chittagong-15** is a constituency represented in the [Jatiya Sangsad](/source/Jatiya_Sangsad) (National Parliament) of [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh). Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses [Lohagara Upazila](/source/Lohagara_Upazila%2C_Chittagong) and all but six [union parishads](/source/Union_Parishad) of [Satkania Upazila](/source/Satkania_Upazila) Bazlia, Dharmapur, Kalais, Keochia, Khagaria, and Puranagar integrating the remaining areas under a single administrative and electoral boundary.[1]

## History

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

Ahead of the [2014 general election](/source/2014_Bangladeshi_general_election), the Election Commission renumbered the seat for [Sandwip Upazila](/source/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](/source/Banshkhali_Upazila).[1][2]

## Members of Parliament

Election Member Party 1973 Shah-e-Jahan Chowdhury Bangladesh Awami League[3] 1979 Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury Bangladesh Nationalist Party[4] 1986 Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury Jatiya Party (Ershad)[5][6] 1991 Sultanul Kabir Chowdhury Bangladesh Awami League 1996 Jafrul Islam Chowdhury Bangladesh Nationalist Party 2001 2008 A.N.M Shamsul Islam Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami 2014 Abu Reza Muhammad Nezamuddin Bangladesh Awami League 2018 2024 Abdul Motaleb Independent 2026 Shajahan Chowdhury Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

## Elections

### Elections in the 2020s

General Election 2026: Chittagong-15 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Jamaat Shajahan Chowdhury 181,238 57.6 +40.4 BNP Najmul Mostafa Amin 130,661 41.5 +41.5 IAB Shariful Alam Chowdhury 2,909 0.9 +0.7 Majority 50,577 16.1 −49.3 Turnout 314,808 64.0 −16.9 Registered electors 506,059 Jamaat gain from Independent Swing +41.0

### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2018: Chittagong-15 Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Abu Reza Mohammad Nejamuddin 259,375 82.60 −13.2 Jamaat A.N.M Shamsul Islam 53,986 17.19 +17.2 IAB Nurul Alam 623 0.20 +0.2 Majority 205,389 65.41 −26.2 Turnout 313,984 80.89 +49.3 Registered electors 388,137 AL hold

General Election 2014: Chittagong-15[7][8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Abu Reza Mohammad Nejamuddin 101,866 95.8 +74.8 BNF Joynal Abedin Quaderi 4,448 4.2 +4.2 Majority 97,418 91.6% +87.4 Turnout 106,314 31.6% −55.3 AL gain from BNP

General Election 2008: Chittagong-3[9][10][11] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Jafrul Islam Chowdhury 99,896 51.7 −10.8 AL Sultanul Kabir Chowdhary 91,870 47.5 +12.6 BIF Mohammed Azizur Rahman Aziz 1,133 0.6 N/A Gano Forum Ranjit Kumar Sikdar 415 0.2 N/A Majority 8,026 4.2 −23.4 Turnout 193,314 85.7 +13.0 BNP hold

General Election 2001: Chittagong-15[12] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Jafrul Islam Chowdhury 100,856 62.5 +24.5 AL Sultanul Kabir Chowdhury 56,314 34.9 +6.4 IJOF Aminur Rashid Chowdhury 3,516 2.2 N/A Liberal Party Bangladesh Mohiuddin Hiru 357 0.2 N/A Independent Saifuddin Ahmed 213 0.1 N/A Bangladesh Progressive Party Syed Mujibar Rahman Quayes 66 0.0 N/A Majority 44,542 27.6 +18.1 Turnout 161,322 72.7 +5.0 BNP hold

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Chittagong-15[12] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Jafrul Islam Chowdhury 45,392 38.0 +27.9 AL Sultanul Kabir Chowdhury 34,076 28.5 −3.7 JP(E) Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury 18,624 15.6 N/A Jamaat Muminul Haque Chowdhury 18,070 15.1 N/A IOJ Izharul Islam Chowdhury 2,048 1.7 N/A BIF Abdur Rahman 848 0.7 N/A Zaker Party Nurul Haque 517 0.4 N/A Majority 11,316 9.5 +8.8 Turnout 119,575 67.7 +19.3 BNP gain from AL

General Election 1991: Chittagong-15[12] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Sultanul Kabir Chowdhury 29,704 32.2 Independent Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury 29,078 31.5 Jamaat Mominul Haq 21,271 23.0 BNP Abu Saleh Chowdhury 9,308 10.1 Bangladesh Janata Party Kamal Uddin 1,295 1.4 Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Mokhter Ahmed 1,072 1.2 Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) Mujubur Rahman 303 0.3 BAKSAL Kh. Md. Somi Uddin 288 0.3 Majority 626 0.7 Turnout 92,319 48.4 AL gain from JP(E)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ecs_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ecs_1-1) ["Delimitation of Constituencies"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140727220238/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF) (PDF). *Bangladesh Election Commission* (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from [the original](http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF) (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-maps_2-0)** ["Constituency Maps of Bangladesh"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140814131945/http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Election Commission*. 2010. Archived from [the original](http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf) (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1973results_3-0)** ["List of 1st Parliament Members"](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/1st.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1979results_4-0)** ["List of 2nd Parliament Members"](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/2nd.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1986results_5-0)** ["List of 3rd Parliament Members"](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1988results_6-0)** ["List of 4th Parliament Members"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190708101931/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Archived from [the original](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf) (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2014results_7-0)** ["Chittagong-15"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160330165605/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates?constituency_id=292). *Bangladesh Election Result 2014*. [Dhaka Tribune](/source/Dhaka_Tribune). Archived from [the original](http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=292) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-amarmp_8-0)** ["Electoral Area Result Statistics: Chittagong-15"](https://amarmp.com/election/result/electoral?seat_id=330). *AmarMP*. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ec9th_9-0)** ["Parisankhyana pratibedana 9ma jatiya sangsad nirbacana" পরিসংখ্যান প্রতিবেদন ৯ম জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচন](http://www.ecs.gov.bd/files/36Sa01LjyXk71kuGw5U1oK5zGEvYq8LxRx5sm0MG.pdf) [Statistics Report 9th Parliament Election] (PDF). *[Bangladesh Election Commission](/source/Bangladesh_Election_Commission)* (in Bengali). p. 322.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2008results_10-0)** ["Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180216030207/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=291&Year=2008). *[Amar Desh](/source/Amar_Desh)*. Archived from [the original](http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=291&Year=2008) on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2008nomination_11-0)** ["Nomination submission List"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180211190041/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1). *[Bangladesh Election Commission](/source/Bangladesh_Election_Commission)* (in Bengali). Archived from [the original](http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1) on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_12-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_12-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_12-2) ["Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081229002919/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=293). *Vote Monitor Networks*. Archived from [the original](http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=293) on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

## External links

- ["People's Republic of Bangladesh"](http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/bangladesh/). *Psephos*.

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