Chittagong-5 is a constituency represented in the

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad (), often simply referred to as Sangsad and also known as is the unicameral Legislature, legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for w ...

(National Parliament) of

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is ''Vacant''.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses

Hathazari Upazila Hathazari () is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. Geography Hathazari is located at . It has a total area of 246.32 km2. The main river is Halda. It is surrounded by Fatikchhari Upazila on the north, P ...

and Chittagong Cantonment and

Chattogram City Corporation Chattogram City Corporation (; abbreviated as CCC) is a local government, local governing body that administered all civic services in the Chattogram, the second largest city of Bangladesh. The CCC government is elected by popular vote every fi ...

No.1 South Pahartali Ward and No.2 Jalalabad Ward.

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 shifted the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had encompassed

Raozan Upazila Raozan Upazila () is an upazila of Chattogram District, in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. It was established in August,1947. Geography Raozan has 63,375 households and a total area of 246.58 km2. The two main rivers are Karnaphuli River ...

and only one

union parishad Union council (), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit in Bangladesh, with zila parishads (district councils) being the largest rural authori ...

of Hathazari Upazila: Garduara.

Members of Parliament

Key

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Anisul Islam Mahmud was elected unopposed in the 2014 General Election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

References

External links

* Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh Chittagong District Long stubs with short prose {{Bangladesh-geo-stub