# Chittagong-8

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Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad

Chittagong-8 Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad District Chittagong District Division Chittagong Division Electorate 554,729 (2026) Current constituency Created 1973 Parliamentary Party Bangladesh Nationalist Party Member of Parliament Ershad Ullah ← 284 Chittagong-7 286 Chittagong-9 →

**Chittagong-8** is a constituency represented in the [Jatiya Sangsad](/source/Jatiya_Sangsad) (National Parliament) of [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh).

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses parts of the [Chattogram City Corporation](/source/Chattogram_City_Corporation), specifically Wards [3](/source/Panchlaish_Ward), [4](/source/Chandgaon_Ward), [5](/source/Mohra_Ward), [6](/source/East_Sholashahar_Ward), and [7](/source/West_Sholashahar_Ward), as well as the entirety of [Boalkhali Upazila](/source/Boalkhali_Upazila) except one union parishad, Sreepur Kharandwip, integrating these 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 [2008 general election](/source/2008_Bangladeshi_general_election), the [Election Commission](/source/Bangladesh_Election_Commission) redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the [2001 Bangladesh census](/source/2001_Bangladesh_census).[2] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.[3]

Ahead of the [2014 general election](/source/2014_Bangladeshi_general_election), the Election Commission renumbered the seat for Chittagong-16 (Sandwip) to Chittagong-3, bumping up by one the suffix of the former constituency of that name and higher numbered constituencies in the district. Thus Chittagong-8 covers the area previously covered by Chittagong-7. Previously Chittagong-8 encompassed Chittagong City Corporation wards 15 through 23 and 31 through 35.[4][1][5]

## Members of Parliament

Election Member Party 1973 Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Bangladesh Awami League[6] 1979 Sultan Ahmed Chowdhury Bangladesh Nationalist Party[7] 1986 Mohammad Ishaq Jatiya Party (Ershad) [8] 1988 Liaquat Ali Jatiya Party (Ershad)[9] Sep 1991 by-election Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury Bangladesh Nationalist Party Feb 1996 June 1996 2001 2008 Mayeen Uddin Khan Badal Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal 2014 2018 Bangladesh Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal[10] Jan 2020 by-election Moslem Uddin Ahmad[11] Bangladesh Awami League 2023 by-election Noman Al Mahmud 2024 Abdus Salam Independent 2026 Ershad Ullah Bangladesh Nationalist Party

## Elections

### Elections in the 2020s

General Election 2026: Chittagong-8 Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Ershad Ullah 152,969 58.62 +40.86 Jamaat Dr. Md. Abu Naser 53,564 20.53 +20.53 BIF Syed Muhammad Hassan 42,585 16.32 +16.32 NCP Jubairul Hasan Arif 3,349 1.28 +1.28 Majority 99,405 38.09 −26.47 Turnout 260,958 47.06 −22.90 Registered electors 554,729 BNP gain from Independent

### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2018: Chittagong-8 Party Candidate Votes % ±% BJSD Mayeen Uddin Khan Badal 272,883 81.94 +30.2 BNP Mohammad Abu Sufiyan 59,135 17.76 −28.0 IAB Md. Farid Khan 1,018 0.31 N/A Majority 213,748 64.18 +58.3 Turnout 333,036 69.96 −7.4 Registered electors 475,996 BJSD gain from JSD

[Mayeen Uddin Khan Badal](/source/Mayeen_Uddin_Khan_Badal) was elected unopposed in the [2014 general election](/source/2014_Bangladeshi_general_election) after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[12]

General Election 2008: Chittagong-8[citation needed][13][14] Party Candidate Votes % ±% JSD Mayeen Uddin Khan Badal 150,648 51.7 N/A BNP Ershad Ullah 133,466 45.8 −3.2 Independent Mahabubul Alam 3,789 1.3 N/A BIF Abul Mansur 2,491 0.9 N/A IAB Md. Abdur Rahim Molla 655 0.2 N/A Jatiya Party (M) AAM Haider Ali Chowdhury 115 0.0 N/A Independent Md. Nurul Islam 103 0.0 N/A Majority 17,182 5.9 −1.5 Turnout 291,267 77.4 +4.8 JSD gain from BNP

General Election 2001: Chittagong-8[15] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury 181,584 56.7 +9.6 AL Muhammad Afsarul Ameen 129,198 40.4 −2.6 IJOF Md. Osman Khan 3,983 1.2 N/A BIF H. M. Mujibul Haq Shukkur 2,026 0.6 0.0 Liberal Party Bangladesh Md. Shahidul Islam Chowdhury 988 0.3 N/A Jatiya Party (M) Md. Azad Dobhash 939 0.3 N/A Gano Forum Jane Alam 510 0.2 N/A Independent Abu Taiyab 231 0.1 0.0 Independent Bajal Ahmmad 147 0.0 −0.1 BKA Muhammad Abdur Razzak 145 0.0 N/A Independent A. B. M. Shahjahan Chowdhury 136 0.0 N/A Independent Md. Mahbubul Alam 85 0.0 N/A Independent Mofazzal Hossain Bhuiya 53 0.0 N/A Independent Md. Kamal Uddin 52 0.0 N/A Majority 52,386 16.4 +12.3 Turnout 320,077 66.1 −4.3 BNP hold

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Chittagong-8[15] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury 116,547 47.1 −5.0 AL Muhammad Afsarul Ameen 106,341 43.0 +9.8 Jamaat Md. Abu Taher 19,803 8.0 −2.1 BIF H. M. Majibul Haque Shukkur 1,593 0.6 N/A IOJ Jashim Uddin Faruki 1,451 0.6 0.0 Independent Jane Alam 688 0.3 N/A Independent Abu Taiyab 367 0.1 N/A Zaker Party Muhammad Azizur Rahman 244 0.1 −0.1 Independent Bajal Ahmmad 235 0.1 N/A NAP(B) A. K. M. Golam Kabir 108 0.0 −0.1 Majority 10,206 4.1 −14.9 Turnout 247,377 70.4 +14.4 BNP hold

Khaleda Zia stood for five seats in the 1991 general election: [Bogra-7](/source/Bogra-7),[16] [Dhaka-5](/source/Dhaka-5),[17] [Dhaka-9](/source/Dhaka-9),[18] [Feni-1](/source/Feni-1), and Chittagong-8. After winning all five, she chose to represent Feni-1 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them.[19] Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury of the BNP was elected in a September 1991 by-election.[20]

General Election 1991: Chittagong-8[15] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Khaleda Zia 69,422 52.1 N/A AL Ishak Miah 44,154 33.2 N/A Jamaat Md. Abu Taher 13,466 10.1 N/A JP(E) Liaqat 3,141 2.4 N/A JSD Nuruddin Zahed 1,388 1.0 N/A IOJ Jasim Uddin Faruki 765 0.6 N/A Zaker Party Salim Ullah 251 0.2 N/A Independent Siddqul Islam 215 0.2 N/A BSD Md. Yusuf Ali 139 0.1 N/A NAP(B) A. K. M. Golam Kabir 137 0.1 N/A FP Nizamul Amin 70 0.1 N/A Majority 25,268 19.0 N/A Turnout 133,148 56.0 N/A BNP gain from JP(E)

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## External links

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

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