# Cox's Bazar-1

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Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad

For other uses, see [Cox's Bazar (disambiguation)](/source/Cox's_Bazar_(disambiguation)).

Cox's Bazar-1 Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad District Cox's Bazar District Division Chittagong Division Electorate 530,928 (2026) Current constituency Created 1984 Parliamentary Party Bangladesh Nationalist Party Member of Parliament Salahuddin Ahmed ← 293 Chittagong-16 295 Cox's Bazar-2 →

**Cox's Bazar-1** is a constituency represented in the [Jatiya Sangsad](/source/Jatiya_Sangsad) (National Parliament) of [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh).

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses [Chakaria](/source/Chakaria_Upazila) and [Pekua](/source/Pekua_Upazila), integrating both upazilas under a single administrative and electoral boundary.[1][2]

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Chittagong constituency when the former Chittagong District was split into two districts: [Chittagong](/source/Chittagong_District) and [Cox's Bazar](/source/Cox's_Bazar_District).[3]

## Members of Parliament

Election Member Party 1986 A. H. Salahuddin Mahmud Jatiya Party (Ershad)[4][5] 1991 Enamul Haq Manju Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami 1996 Salahuddin Ahmed Bangladesh Nationalist Party 2001 2008 Hasina Ahmed 2014 Mohammed Ellias Jatiya Party (Ershad) 2018 Jafar Alam Bangladesh Awami League[6] 2024 Syed Muhammad Ibrahim Bangladesh Kalyan Party[7] 2026 Salahuddin Ahmed Bangladesh Nationalist Party

## Elections

### Elections in the 2020s

General Election 2026: Cox's Bazar-1 Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Salahuddin Ahmed 222,019 63.12 +46.02 Jamaat Abdullah Al Faruk 129,728 36.88 +19.68 Majority 92,291 26.24 −39.40 Turnout 362,687 67.06 −17.66 Registered electors 540,890 BNP gain from Bangladesh Kalyan Party

### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2018: Cox’s Bazar-1 Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Jafar Alam 273,856 82.74 +39.24 BNP Hasina Ahmed 56,601 17.10 −39.10 IAB Md Ali Asgor 522 0.16 New Majority 217,255 65.64 +52.94 Turnout 330,979 84.72 −4.58 Registered electors 390,829 AL gain from BNP

Mohammed Ellias 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.[8]

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Cox's Bazar-1[1][9][10] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Hasina Ahmed 156,512 56.2 −7.2 AL Salah Uddin Ahmed 121,111 43.5 +8.5 BSD Rafiqul Ahsan 706 0.3 N/A National People's Party Mohammad Iftekhar Uddin 175 0.1 N/A Majority 35,401 12.7 −15.7 Turnout 278,504 89.3 +14.6 BNP hold

General Election 2001: Cox's Bazar-1[11] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Salah Uddin Ahmad 134,602 63.4 +17.2 AL Salah Uddin Ahmed CIP 74,297 35.0 +2.6 IJOF Abdul Hamid 1,039 0.5 N/A Independent Shafiul Alam 655 0.3 N/A WPB Abu Md. Bashirul Alam 554 0.3 0.0 Independent Maksudul Haq Chuttu 406 0.2 N/A Independent Md. Shafi Ullah 241 0.1 −0.1 Jatiya Party (M) Sohrab Hossain 204 0.1 N/A Independent Ziauddin 154 0.1 N/A Independent Fajlul Karim 81 0.0 N/A JSD M. Ali Amir Khan Parvez 60 0.0 N/A Independent Nurul Kader 54 0.0 N/A Independent Bahadur Shah 49 0.0 N/A Independent Nurul Absar 42 0.0 N/A Majority 60,305 28.4 +14.5 Turnout 212,438 74.7 +0.5 BNP hold

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Cox's Bazar-1[11] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Salah Uddin Ahmed 72,594 46.2 +31.2 AL Salah Uddin Ahmed CIP 50,829 32.4 +2.1 Jamaat Enamul Haq Manju 27,054 17.2 −17.8 IOJ Md. Abdur Rahim Bakhali 4,313 2.7 N/A JP(E) Md. Monwar Alam 1,083 0.7 N/A WPB Abu Md. Bashirul Alam 423 0.3 N/A Independent Md. Shafi Ullah 296 0.2 N/A Independent Md. Rafique Ahmed 212 0.1 N/A Independent Md. Ibrahim Chowdhury 89 0.1 N/A Independent Momtajul Islam 69 0.0 N/A Independent Abul Hossain Monu 64 0.0 N/A Majority 21,765 13.9 +9.2 Turnout 157,026 74.2 +22.9 BNP gain from Jamaat

General Election 1991: Cox's Bazar-1[11] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Jamaat Enamul Haq Manju 37,893 35.0 AL Johirul Islam 32,849 30.3 NDP Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury 20,311 18.7 BNP Mahmudul Karim 16,238 15.0 BAKSAL S. A. K. Shamsul Huda 484 0.4 Jatiya Jukta Front Selim Chowdhury 373 0.3 Zaker Party Md. Ibrahim 220 0.2 Majority 5,044 4.7 Turnout 108,368 51.3 Jamaat gain from JP(E)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-maps_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-maps_1-1) ["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-ecs_2-0)** ["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-district-stats_3-0)** ["District Statistics 2011: Chittagong"](http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Chittagong.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics*. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1986results_4-0)** ["List of 3rd Parliament Members"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180918080059/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Archived from [the original](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf) (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1988results_5-0)** ["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-2018results_6-0)** ["Cox's Bazar-1"](https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Cox%27s%20Bazar-1&d=chattogram). *The Daily Star*. Retrieved 31 December 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sun9Jan2024_7-0)** ["AL candidates win in 3 seats out of 4 in Cox's Bazar"](https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/729535). *Daily Sun*. 9 January 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2014results_8-0)** Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). ["AL closer to majority before voting"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210503164909/http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/). *New Age*. Dhaka. Archived from [the original](http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/) on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2008results_9-0)** ["Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180216030207/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=291&Year=2008). *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_10-0)** ["Nomination submission List"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180211190041/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1). *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_11-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_11-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_11-2) ["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=294). *Vote Monitor Networks*. Archived from [the original](http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=294) 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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