Chittagong-13 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2026 by Sarwar Jamal Nizam of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Boundaries The constituency encompasses Karnaphuli Thana, Anwara Upazila, and five union parishads of Patiya Upazila: Bara Uthan, Char Lakshya, Char Patharghata, Juldha, and Sikalbaha.
History The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.
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-13 covers the area previously covered by Chittagong-12. Previously Chittagong-13 encompassed Chandanaish Upazila and seven union parishads of Satkania Upazila: Bazalia, Dharmapur, Kaliais, Keochia, Khagaria, Puranagar, and Sadaha.
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberParty 1973 B. M. Faizur Rahman Awami League 1979 Mahbub Kabir Chowdhury Bangladesh Nationalist Party 1980 by-election Oli Ahmad Bangladesh Nationalist Party 1986 Afsar Uddin Ahmed National Awami Party 1991 Oli Ahmad Bangladesh Nationalist Party Sep 1996 by-election Mamtaz Begum Bangladesh Nationalist Party 2001 Oli Ahmad Bangladesh Nationalist Party 2008 Oli Ahmad Liberal Democratic PartyMajor Boundary Changes 2014 Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Awami League 2018 Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Awami League 2024 Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Awami League 2026 Sarwar Jamal Nizam Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s Oli Ahmad stood for two seats in the June 1996 general election: Chittagong-13 and Chittagong-14. After winning both, he chose to represent Chittagong-14 and quit Chittagong-13, triggering a by-election in Chittagong-13. Mamtaz Begum of the BNP was elected in a September 1996 by-election.
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