# Chittagong-5

Chittagong-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is Vacant.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Hathazari Upazila and Chittagong Cantonment and Chattogram City Corporation 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 and only one union parishad of Hathazari Upazila: Garduara.

## Members of Parliament

Key
AL BNP JP(E)
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1973 | Abdul Wahab | Awami League |
| 1979 | Anisul Islam Mahmud | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 1986 | Anisul Islam Mahmud | Jatiya Party |
| 1988 | Anisul Islam Mahmud | Jatiya Party |
| 1991 | Syed Wahidul Alam | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Feb 1996 | Syed Wahidul Alam | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| June 1996 | Syed Wahidul Alam | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 2001 | Syed Wahidul Alam | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 2008 | Anisul Islam Mahmud | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| 2014 | Anisul Islam Mahmud | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| 2018 | Anisul Islam Mahmud | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| 2024 | Anisul Islam Mahmud | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |

## 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.
General Election 2018: Chattogram-5 :
| Party | Party | Symbol | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp |
| | JaPa(E) | Plough | Anisul Islam Mahmud | 277,909 | 82.85 | N/A |
| | BKP | Sheaf of paddy | Syed Muhammad Ibrahim | 44,381 | 13.24 | N/A |
| | BIF | Candle | Md. Nayeemul Islam | 8,741 | 2.61 | N/A |
| | IFB | Chair | Sayed Hafiz Ahmed | 1,745 | 0.52 | N/A |
| | IAB | Hand fan | Mohammad Rafiq | 1,419 | 0.42 | N/A |
| | Independent | Lion | Mohammad Nasir Haider Karim | 537 | 0.16 | N/A |
| | IOJ | Minaret | Moin Uddin Ruhi | 375 | 0.11 | N/A |
| | BKA | Banyan | Mir Idris | 127 | 0.04 | N/A |
| | KM | Wall clock | Shihabuddin | 109 | 0.03 | N/A |
| | JUIB | Date palm | Md. Nasir Uddin | 79 | 0.02 | N/A |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 335,422 | 97.92 | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 7,114 | 2.08 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 342,536 | 100.0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 430,124 | 79.64 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | Majority | 233,528 | 69.62 | |
| | Jatiya Party (Ershad) hold | Jatiya Party (Ershad) hold | Jatiya Party (Ershad) hold | Swing | Swing | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Chittagong-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | Anisul Islam Mahmud | 86,606 | 52.4 | +7.6 |
| | BNP | Syed Wahidul Alam | 78,711 | 47.6 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,895 | 4.8 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 165,317 | 78.7 | +6.0 |
| | JP(E) gain from BNP | JP(E) gain from BNP | JP(E) gain from BNP | JP(E) gain from BNP | JP(E) gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Chittagong-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Syed Wahidul Alam | 84,063 | 51.0 | +3.6 |
| | AL | Md. Ibrahim Hossain Chowdhury | 73,938 | 44.8 | +9.6 |
| | BIF | Abul Bashar Siddiqi | 4,854 | 2.9 | +1.3 |
| | IJOF | Nazim Uddin Chowdhury | 1,895 | 1.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Syed Md. Musa Kalimullah | 195 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,125 | 6.1 | −6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 164,945 | 72.7 | +2.8 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Chittagong-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Syed Wahidul Alam | 57,010 | 47.4 | −8.1 |
| | AL | Md. Abdus Salam | 42,311 | 35.2 | −3.6 |
| | JP(E) | Anisul Islam Mahmud | 12,964 | 10.8 | +8.4 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Mohammad Omar Faruk | 5,075 | 4.2 | N/A |
| | BIF | Syed Md. Rafiqul Islam | 1,914 | 1.6 | −0.4 |
| | BKA | Mohammad Abdur Razzak | 560 | 0.5 | −0.3 |
| | Gano Forum | Ratan Roy | 250 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Nowab Miah | 170 | 0.1 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,939 | 12.2 | −4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 120,254 | 69.9 | +17.6 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
General Election 1991: Chittagong-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Syed Wahidul Alam | 56,469 | 55.5 | |
| | AL | Md. Nazim Uddin | 39,471 | 38.8 | |
| | JP(E) | Md. Abdulla Al Mamun | 2,400 | 2.4 | |
| | BIF | Yunus Company | 1,999 | 2.0 | |
| | BKA | Md. Habibullah | 850 | 0.8 | |
| | NDP | A. K. M. Ah. Chowdhury | 308 | 0.3 | |
| | Zaker Party | Nowab Miah | 283 | 0.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,998 | 16.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 101,780 | 52.3 | |
| | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) |