{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Other uses|Cox's Bazar (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Cox's Bazar-4 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = কক্সবাজার-৪.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Cox's Bazar District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Chittagong Division]] | population = | electorate = 371,879 (2026) | towns = | future = | year = 1984 | abolished_label = | abolished = | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | members = [[Shahjahan Chowdhury]] | local_council_label = [[Upazila|Council area]] | next = | module = {{align|left|← [[Cox's Bazar-3|296 Cox's Bazar-3]]}}{{align|right|[[Khagrachari (Jatiya Sangsad constituency)|298 Khagrachari]] →}} | previous = }} '''Cox's Bazar-4''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Teknaf Upazila|Teknaf]] and [[Ukhia Upazila|Ukhia]] upazilas.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created in 1984 from the Chittagong-18 constituency when the former Chittagong District was split into two districts: [[Chittagong District|Chittagong]] and [[Cox's Bazar District|Cox's Bazar]].<ref name="district-stats" />
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- | !Election!!Member!!Party |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979]] | [[Shahjahan Chowdhury]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[AHA Gafur Chowdhury]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]]<ref name="1986results" /> |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Independent politician}}" | | [[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] | [[Abdul Gani (Cox's Bazar politician)|Abdul Gani]] | [[Independent politician|Independent]]<ref name="1988results" /> |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Shahjahan Chowdhury]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Jun 1996]] | [[Mohammad Ali (Cox's Bazar politician)|Mohammad Ali]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party }}" | | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] | [[Shahjahan Chowdhury]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | rowspan="2" | [[Abdur Rahman Bodi]] | rowspan="4" | [[Bangladesh Awami League]]<ref name="2018results" /> |- | 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]] | rowspan="2" | [[Shahin Akhtar]] |- | 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]] | [[Shahjahan Chowdhury]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |}
== Elections == === Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2026]]: Cox's Bazar-4}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Shahjahan Chowdhury]] |votes = 123,582 |percentage = 50.31 |change = +7.11 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Noor Ahmed Anwari |votes = 122,033 |percentage = 49.69 |change = +32.29 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 1,549 |percentage = 0.63 |change = −86.57 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 255,234 |percentage = 67.94 |change = +19.64 }} {{Election box Registered electors| |reg. electors = 375,688 }} {{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=[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2014]]: Cox's Bazar-4<ref name="2014results" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Abdur Rahman Bodi]] |votes = 105,489 |percentage = 93.6 |change = +37.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Taha Yahiya |votes = 7,233 |percentage = 6.4 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 98,256 |percentage = 87.2 |change = +74.0 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 112,722 |percentage = 48.3 |change = -40.1 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2000s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Cox's Bazar-4<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Abdur Rahman Bodi]] |votes = 103,626 |percentage = 56.4 |change = +21.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Shahjahan Chowdhury]] |votes = 79,310 |percentage = 43.2 |change = -21.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = [[Shahin Aktar]] |votes = 676 |percentage = 0.4 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 24,316 |percentage = 13.2 |change = -16.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 183,612 |percentage = 88.4 |change = +15.2 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Cox's Bazar-4<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Shahjahan Chowdhury]] |votes = 89,747 |percentage = 64.8 |change = +34.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Mohammad Ali (Cox's Bazar politician)|Mohammad Ali]] |votes = 48,735 |percentage = 35.2 |change = -9.1 }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 41,012 |percentage = 29.6 |change = +15.6 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 138,482 |percentage = 73.2 |change = +4.0 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Cox's Bazar-4<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Mohammad Ali (Cox's Bazar politician)|Mohammad Ali]] |votes = 44,706 |percentage = 44.3 |change = +0.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Shahjahan Chowdhury]] |votes = 30,594 |percentage = 30.3 |change = -18.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Shah Jalal Chowdhury |votes = 17,607 |percentage = 17.4 |change = +16.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Shah Abul Monzur |votes = 8,048 |percentage = 8.0 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 14,112 |percentage = 14.0 |change = +9.1 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 100,955 |percentage = 69.2 |change = +16.2 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Cox's Bazar-4<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Shahjahan Chowdhury]] |votes = 36,872 |percentage = 48.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Mohammad Ali (Cox's Bazar politician)|Mohammad Ali]] |votes = 33,176 |percentage = 43.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = H. Abdul Gani |votes = 4,130 |percentage = 5.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Abul Fazal Chowdhury |votes = 919 |percentage = 1.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Shah Jalal Chowdhury |votes = 397 |percentage = 0.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Muhammadul Haque Chowdhury |votes = 148 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 3,696 |percentage = 4.9 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 75,642 |percentage = 53.0 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = }} {{Election box end}}
== References == {{reflist|refs= <ref name="2018results">{{cite news |title=Cox's Bazar-4 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Cox%27s%20Bazar-4&d=chattogram |work=The Daily Star |access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref> <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="district-stats">{{cite web |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Chittagong.pdf |title=District Statistics 2011: Chittagong |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |format=PDF |access-date=15 February 2018}}</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 |archive-date=18 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918080059/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf |url-status=dead }}</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 |title=Cox's Bazar-4 |url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=297 |work=Bangladesh Election Result 2014 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212012039/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates?constituency_id=297 |archive-date=12 February 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="votemonitor">{{cite web |url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=297 |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=297 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> }}
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