{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency |name = Chittagong-16 |type = |constituency_link = |parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] |map1 = |map_size = |image = চট্টগ্রাম-১৬.svg |map_entity = |map_year = |caption = |map2 = |image2 = |caption2 = |district_label = |district = [[Chittagong District]] |region_label = Division |region = [[Chittagong Division]] |population = |electorate = 404,559 (2026) |towns = |future = |year = 2008 |abolished_label = |abolished = |party_label = Parliamentary Party |party = [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]] |members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] |members = [[Mohammad Zahirul Islam]] |local_council_label = |local_council = |next = |module = {{align|left|← [[Chittagong-15|292 Chittagong-15]]}}{{align|right|[[Cox's Bazar-1|294 Cox's Bazar-1]] →}} }} '''Chattogram-16''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses the entirety of [[Banshkhali Upazila]], integrating the area under a single administrative and electoral boundary.<ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created when, ahead of the [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008 general election]], the [[Bangladesh Election Commission|Election Commission]] redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the [[2001 Bangladesh census]].<ref name="Rahman2010" /> The 2008 redistricting added a new seat to Chattogram District, increasing the number of constituencies in the district to 16.<ref name="ds11Jul2008" /> The seat for [[Sandwip Upazila]] was renumbered from Chittagong-3 to Chittagong-16, and seats 2 through 7 were shuffled around so that the three metropolitan seats (Chittagong-8, 9, and 10) could be split into four (Chittagong-7, 8, 9, and 10).<ref name="ec8th" /><ref name="maps" />
Ahead of the [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014 general election]], the Election Commission renumbered the seat for Sandwip Upazila from Chattogram-16 back 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 Chattogram-16 covers the area covered in 2008 by Chittagong-15.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[1973 Bangladeshi general election|1973]] |[[Shamsuddin Ahmad Chowdhury]] |[[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979]] |[[Mahmudul Karim Chowdhury]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- ! colspan="4" |Major Boundary Changes |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[Jafrul Islam Chowdhury]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] | rowspan="2" | [[Mustafizur Rahman Chowdhury]] | 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]] | [[Mujibur Rahman (Chattogram politician)|Mujibur Rahman]] | [[Independent Politician|Independent]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami}}" | | [[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] | [[Mohammad Zahirul Islam]] | [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]] |- |}
== Elections == === Elections in the 2020s ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2026]]: Chittagong-16}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = [[Mohammad Zahirul Islam]] |votes = 93,167 |percentage = 39.51 |change = New }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Miskatul Islam Chowdhury |votes = 83,105 |percentage = 35.24 |change = +23.28 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent |candidate = Mohammed Liaquat Ali |votes = 55,492 |percentage = 23.53 |change = New }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Haez Rufiullah |votes = 4,054 |percentage = 1.72 |change = New }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 10,062 |percentage = 4.27 |change = −63.33 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 236,510 |percentage = 57.51 |change = −15.20 }} {{Election box Registered electors| |reg. electors = 411,274 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |loser = Independent politician }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2010s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2018 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2018]]: Chittagong-16}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Mustafizur Rahman Chowdhury]] |votes = 175,341 |percentage = 79.56 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Jafrul Islam Chowdhury]] |votes = 26,370 |percentage = 11.96 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury]] |votes = 18,629 |percentage = 8.46 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 148,971 |percentage = 67.60 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 220,340 |percentage = 72.71 |change = }} {{Election box Registered electors| |reg. electors = 303,123 }} {{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-16<ref name="2014results" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Mustafizur Rahman Chowdhury]] |votes = 147,855 |percentage = 95.6 |change = +78.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = AAM Haider Ali Chowdhury |votes = 6,848 |percentage = 4.4 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 141,007 |percentage = 91.1 |change = +66.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 154,703 |percentage = 57.6 |change = -18.7 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2000s ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Chittagong-16<ref name="ec9th" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box winning 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}}
== References == <references> <ref name="maps">{{cite web |url=http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf |title=Constituency Maps of Bangladesh |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2010 |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |format=PDF |access-date=13 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814131945/http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf |archive-date=14 August 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="ecs">{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF |title=Delimitation of Constituencies |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2013 |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |format=PDF |language=bn |access-date=23 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727220238/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF |archive-date=27 July 2014}}</ref> <ref name="Rahman2010">{{cite book |last=Rahman |first=Syedur |date=2010 |title=Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bJfcCPUr0OoC&pg=PA105 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |page=105 |isbn=978-0-8108-7453-4}}</ref> <ref name="ec8th">{{cite web |url=http://www.ec.org.bd/MenuExternalFilesEng/124.pdf |title=Statistical Report: 8th Parliament Election |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |page=350 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001427/http://www.ec.org.bd/MenuExternalFilesEng/124.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=5 March 2018}}</ref> <ref name="ds11Jul2008">{{cite news |last=Liton |first=Shakhawat |date=11 July 2008 |title=Final list of redrawn JS seats published |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-45202 |newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> <ref name="2014results">{{cite news |title=Chittagong-16 |url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=293 |work=Bangladesh Election Result 2014 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713042302/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=293 |archive-date=13 July 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=291&Year=2008 |title=Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Amar Desh |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-date=16 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216030207/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=291&Year=2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="2008nomination">{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1 |title=Nomination submission List |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |language=bn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211190041/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1 |archive-date=11 February 2018 |access-date=9 February 2018}}</ref> <ref name="ec9th">{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/files/36Sa01LjyXk71kuGw5U1oK5zGEvYq8LxRx5sm0MG.pdf |script-title=bn:পরিসংখ্যান প্রতিবেদন ৯ম জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচন |title=Parisankhyana pratibedana 9ma jatiya sangsad nirbacana |trans-title=Statistics Report 9th Parliament Election |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |language=bn |page=322}}</ref> </references>
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