Chittagong-12

Chittagong-12 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is Vacant.

Chittagong-12
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Chittagong District
Division	Chittagong Division
Electorate	285,966 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1973
Parliamentary Party	None
Member of Parliament	Vacant
Council area	Patiya Upazila
← 288 Chittagong-11 290 Chittagong-13 →

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses all but five union parishads of Patiya Upazila: Bara Uthan, Char Lakshya, Char Patharghata, Juldha, and Sikalbaha.^[2]

History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

Ahead of the 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. Thus Chittagong-12 covers the area previously covered by Chittagong-11. Previously Chittagong-12 encompassed Anowara Upazila and five union parishads of Patiya Upazila: Bara Uthan, Char Lakshya, Char Patharghata, Juldha, and Sikalbaha.^[2][3]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1973	Mohammad Idris	Bangladesh Awami League[4]
	1979	Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury	Bangladesh Nationalist Party[5]
	1986	Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu	Jatiya Party[6]
	1988	Mokhtar Ahmad	[7]
	1991	Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu	Bangladesh Awami League
	1996	Sarwar Jamal Nizam	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
	2001	Sarwar Jamal Nizam	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
	2008	Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu	Bangladesh Awami League
	2013 by-election	Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed	Bangladesh Awami League
	2014	Shamsul Haque Chowdhury	Bangladesh Awami League
	2018	Shamsul Haque Chowdhury	Bangladesh Awami League
	2024	Motaherul Islam Chowdhury	Bangladesh Awami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Chittagong-12^[8][9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Shamsul Haque Chowdhury	128,214	92.6	+37.9
	JP(E)	Sirajul Islam Chowdhury	10,197	7.4	N/A
Majority			118,017	85.3	+73.4
Turnout			138,411	55.4	−32.6
	AL hold

Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu died in November 2012.^[10] Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed of the Awami League was elected in a January 2013 by-election.^[11]

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Chittagong-12^[12][13][14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu	110,951	54.7	+9.3
	BNP	Sarwar Jamal Nizam	86,751	42.7	−8.2
	BIF	M. A. Matin	4,307	2.1	0.0
	Gano Forum	Uzzal Bhumik	517	0.3	N/A
	BKA	Rashidul Haq	428	0.2	N/A
Majority			24,200	11.9	+6.4
Turnout			202,954	88.0	+17.5
	AL gain from BNP

General Election 2001: Chittagong-12^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Sarwar Jamal Nizam	76,473	50.9	+3.6
	AL	Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu	68,187	45.4	+7.9
	BIF	Abdu Noor Chowdhury	3,081	2.1	−0.7
	IJOF	Abdus Sattar Rani	1,680	1.1	N/A
	Independent	Syed Jamal Ahmmad	229	0.2	N/A
	Independent	Abdul Hye	150	0.1	N/A
	Independent	Md. Abul Kalam Bakul	133	0.1	N/A
	Bangladesh Progressive Party	Ali Ahmad Talukder	128	0.1	N/A
	JSD	Md. Abu Taher Bangali	96	0.1	N/A
Majority			8,286	5.5	−4.3
Turnout			150,157	70.5	+0.1
	BNP hold

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Chittagong-12^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Sarwar Jamal Nizam	52,792	47.3	+10.2
	AL	Ataur Rahman Khan Kaisa	41,901	37.5	−10.0
	JP(E)	Ukil Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury	8,926	8.0	+0.4
	JI	Sumsuddin Ahmed Mirza	4,212	3.8	+1.0
	BIF	Md. Momtaz Uddin Chowdhury	3,084	2.8	+0.3
	NAP (Bhashani)	Nurul Haque	281	0.3	+0.1
	BKA	Rashidul Haq	212	0.2	N/A
	Zaker Party	Chitto Sen Barua	212	0.2	−0.1
Majority			10,891	9.8	−0.6
Turnout			111,620	70.4	+22.7
	BNP gain from AL

General Election 1991: Chittagong-12^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Akhteruzzaman Chowdhury Babu	42,973	47.5
	BNP	Md. Labir	33,563	37.1
	JP(E)	Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury	6,861	7.6
	JI	Md. Hasan	2,562	2.8
	BIF	Md. Momtaz Uddin Chowdhury	2,249	2.5
	Bangladesh Janata Party	Aminur Rahman	984	1.1
	Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman)	Akhter Kabir	399	0.4
	Zaker Party	Amir Ahmed Khan	249	0.3
	NAP (Bhashani)	Nurul Haq	199	0.2
	Independent	A. Haq	171	0.2
	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD	Mokhter Ahmad	146	0.2
	Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader)	Ali Ahmad Talukder	95	0.1
Majority			9,410	10.4
Turnout			90,451	47.7
	AL gain from