Chittagong-16


Chittagong-16 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2014 by Mustafizur Rahman Chowdhury of the Awami League.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Banshkhali Upazila.

History

The constituency was created when, 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 added a new seat to Chittagong District, increasing the number of constituencies in the district to 16. The seat for Sandwip Upazila was renumbered from Chittagong-3 to Chittagong-16, and seats 2 through 7 were shuffled around so that the three metropolitan seats could be split into four.
Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission renumbered the seat for Sandwip Upazila from Chittagong-16 back 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-16 covers the area covered in 2008 by Chittagong-15.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s