Cox's Bazar-4 is a constituency represented in the
Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of
Bangladesh since 2019 by
Shahin Akhtar
Shahin Akhtar is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament of Cox's Bazar-4.
Career
Akhtar was elected to parliament from Cox's Bazar-4 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate on 30 December 2018. She is married ...
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
Teknaf
Teknaf ( bn, টেকনাফ ''Ṭeknaf'') is an upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It forms the southernmost point in mainland Bangladesh (St. Martin's Island is the southernmost point). The name of the ...
and
Ukhia
Ukhiya ( bn, উখিয়া) is an upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Geography
Ukhia is located at . It has 19,189 households and a total area of 261.8 km2.
Demographics
As of the 2011 Banglad ...
upazilas.
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from the Chittagong-18 constituency when the former Chittagong District was split into two districts:
Chittagong
Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...
and
Cox's Bazar
Cox's Bazar (; bn, কক্সবাজার, Kôksbajar; ) is a city, fishing port, tourism centre, and district headquarters in Southeastern Bangladesh. It is located south of the city of Chittagong. Cox's Bazar is also known by the na ...
.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
References
External links
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Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh
Cox's Bazar District
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