Chittagong-4 is a constituency represented in the
Jatiya Sangsad
The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of ...
(National Parliament) of
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
since 2014 by
Didarul Alam
Didarul Alam ( bn, দিদারুল আলম) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Chittagong-4
Chittagong-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangl ...
of the
Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for '' Awam'', the Urdu language word for common people.
The adjective appears in the following proper names:
*Awami Colony, a neighbourhood of Landhi Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
*Awami Front, wa ...
.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses
Sitakunda Upazila
Sitakunda ( bn, সীতাকুণ্ড ''Shitakunḍo,'' ) is an upazila in the Chattogram District of Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. It includes one urban settlement, the Sitakunda Town, and 10 unions. Sitakunda is the home of the co ...
and
Chittagong City Corporation
Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) is a self-governing agency that governs the municipal areas of Chattogram and some adjoining areas of south-eastern Bangladesh.
CCC government is elected by popular vote every 5 years.
Administration
Chattogr ...
wards 9 and 10.
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
Sandwip ( bn, সন্দ্বীপ) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. It encompasses the islands of Sandwip and Urir Char.
History
Sandwip Thana's status was upgraded to an upazila (sub-district l ...
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. Previously Chittagong-4 encompassed
Bayazid Thana
Bayazid Bostami ( bn, বায়েজীদ বোস্তামী) is a thana of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. There are three wards in the Thana.
History
This thana is named after the Persian Sufi Bayazid Bostami ...
and
Hathazari Upazila
Hathazari ( bn, হাটহাজারী) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.
Geography
Hathazari is located at . It has 52,594 households and a total area of 251.28 km2. The main river is Halda. It i ...
.
Members of Parliament
Key
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
Notes
References
External links
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Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh
Chittagong District
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