{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency |name = Chittagong-7 |type = |constituency_link = |parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] |map1 = |map_size = |image = চট্টগ্রাম-৭.svg |map_entity = |map_year = |caption = |map2 = |image2 = |caption2 = |district_label = |district = [[Chittagong District]] |region_label = Division |region = [[Chittagong Division]] |population = |electorate = 319,008 (2026) |towns = |future = |year = 1973 |abolished_label = |abolished = |members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] |members = [[Humam Quader Chowdhury]] |party_label = Parliamentary Party |party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | local_council_label = [[Upazila|Council area]] | local_council = |module = {{align|left|← [[Chittagong-6|283 Chittagong-6]]}}{{align|right|[[Chittagong-8|285 Chittagong-8]] →}} }}
'''Chittagong-7''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]]. [[Humam Quader Chowdhury]] is the incumbent member of Parliament from this constituency.
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses the entirety of [[Rangunia Upazila]] and one [[union parishad]] of [[Boalkhali Upazila]], namely Sreepur Kharandwip, integrating these 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 [[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 altered the boundaries of the constituency.<ref name="ds11Jul2008" />
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. Prior to that, Chittagong-7 had encompassed all but one union parishad (Sreepur Kharandwip) of [[Boalkhali Upazila]], and [[Chittagong City Corporation]] wards 3 through 7.<ref name="ecs" /><ref name="maps" />
== Members of Parliament == '''Key'''
{{Party index link|Bangladesh Awami League|AL}} {{Party index link|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}} {{Party index link|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}} {{Party index link|Bangladesh Muslim League}} {{Party index link|Communist Party of Bangladesh}}
{| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1973 Bangladeshi general election|1973]] | [[M. A. Manan]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]]<ref name="1973results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Muslim League}}" | | [[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979]] | [[Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury]] | [[Bangladesh Muslim League]]<ref name="1979results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Gias Uddin Quader Chowdhury]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]]<ref name="1986results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] | [[Nazrul Islam (Chittagong politician)|Nazrul Islam]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]]<ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Bangladesh}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Md. Yusuf]] | [[Communist Party of Bangladesh]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Independent}}" | |[[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Feb 1996]] |[[Nurul Alam]] |[[Independent politician|Independent]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Jun 1996]] |rowspan="2" |[[Salahuddin Quader 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 Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | rowspan="4" | [[Hasan Mahmud (politician)|Muhammad Hasan Mahmud]] | rowspan="4" | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] | [[Humam Quader Chowdhury]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |}
== Elections ==
=== Elections in the 2020s ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2026]]: Chittagong-7}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Humam Quader Chowdhury]] |votes = 101,445 |percentage = 57.85 |change = +55.16 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = ATM Rezaul Karim |votes = 41,719 |percentage = 23.79 |change = +19.71 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bangladesh Islami Front |candidate = Iqbal Hasan |votes = 30,239 |percentage = 17.25 |change = +16.34 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Abdullah Al Harun |votes = 1,307 |percentage = 0.75 |change = N/A }} {{Election box majority |votes = 59,726 |percentage = 34.06 |change = −59.64 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 175,353 |percentage = 54.97 |change = −28.68 }} {{Election box Registered electors |reg. electors = 319,008 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2010s ===
{{Election box begin | title = [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2018]]: Chittagong-7 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link | party = Awami League | candidate = [[Muhammad Hasan Mahmud]] | votes = 217,155 | percentage = 96.39 | change = +38.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link | party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party | candidate = Md. Nurul Alam | votes = 6,065 | percentage = 2.69 | change = −38.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link | party = Bangladesh Islami Front | candidate = Md. Abu Nawshad | votes = 2,044 | percentage = 0.91 | change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority | votes = 211,090 | percentage = 93.70 | change = +76.8 }} {{Election box turnout | votes = 225,264 | percentage = 83.65 | change = −3.8 }} {{Election box Registered electors | reg. electors = 269,332 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing | winner = Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
[[Muhammad Hasan Mahmud]] was elected unopposed in the [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014 general election]] after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.<ref name="2014results" />
=== Elections in the 2000s ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Chittagong-7<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Muhammad Hasan Mahmud]] |votes = 101,340 |percentage = 58.4 |change = +6.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury]] |votes = 72,073 |percentage = 41.6 |change = -5.4 }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 29,267 |percentage = 16.9 |change = +11.8 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 173,413 |percentage = 87.4 |change = +17.8 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Chittagong-7<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury]] |votes = 65,116 |percentage = 49.0 |change = +7.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Mohammad Sadek Chowdhury |votes = 55,267 |percentage = 41.6 |change = +4.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Nurul Alam Talung |votes = 11,830 |percentage = 8.9 |change = -6.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Pramod Baran Barua |votes = 403 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Kazi Md. Yusuf |votes = 201 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 9,849 |percentage = 7.4 |change = +2.6 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 132,817 |percentage = 72.6 |change = +3.2 }} {{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-7<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury]] |votes = 39,296 |percentage = 41.7 |change = +17.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Mohammad Sadek Chowdhury |votes = 34,754 |percentage = 36.9 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Nurul Alam |votes = 14,086 |percentage = 14.9 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Md. Amiruzzaman |votes = 3,709 |percentage = 3.9 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Islami Front |candidate = Qazi Mohammad Musa Naymi |votes = 1,421 |percentage = 1.5 |change = -0.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Nazrul Islam (Chittagong politician)|Md. Nazrul Islam]] |votes = 893 |percentage = 0.9 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = M. A. Haider Chowdhury |votes = 112 |percentage = 0.1 |change = 0.0 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 4,542 |percentage = 4.8 |change = -3.3 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 94,271 |percentage = 69.4 |change = +15.4 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Communist Party of Bangladesh }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Chittagong-7<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = [[Md. Yusuf]] |votes = 34,615 |percentage = 40.3 |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = National Democratic Party (Bangladesh) |candidate = [[Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury]] |votes = 27,640 |percentage = 32.2 |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Md. Nurul Alam |votes = 20,991 |percentage = 24.4 |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Islami Front |candidate = Fazlul Kabir Chowdhury |votes = 1,385 |percentage = 1.6 |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Babu Sontos Bhuson Das |votes = 615 |percentage = 0.7 |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Sadekun Nur C |votes = 386 |percentage = 0.4 |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = M. A. Haider Chowdhury |votes = 106 |percentage = 0.1 |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = National Awami Party (Bhashani) |candidate = A. Kader Chowdhury |votes = 99 |percentage = 0.1 |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Muslim League |candidate = Alamgir Chowdhury |votes = 86 |percentage = 0.1 |change = N/A }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 6,975 |percentage = 8.1 |change = N/A }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 85,923 |percentage = 54.0 |change = N/A }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Communist Party of Bangladesh |loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
== References == {{Reflist|refs= <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="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="1973results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/1st.pdf |title=List of 1st Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> <ref name="1979results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/2nd.pdf |title=List of 2nd Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> <ref name="1986results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf |title=List of 3rd Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> <ref name="1988results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf |title=List of 4th Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014 |archive-date=8 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708101931/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="2014results">{{cite news |last=Zakaria |first=Mohammad |date=14 December 2013 |title=The number now goes up to 151 |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/politics/2013/12/14/the-number-now-goes-up-to-151/ |newspaper=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=16 March 2018}}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=281&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=9 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509063641/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=281&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="votemonitor">{{cite web |url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=285 |title=Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Vote Monitor Networks |access-date=11 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229002919/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=285 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> }}
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