# Chittagong-15

Chittagong-15 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains Vacant.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Lohagara Upazila and all but six union parishads of Satkania Upazila: Bazlia, Dharmapur, Kalais, Keochia, Khagaria, and Puranagar.

## 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 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-15 covers the area previously covered by Chittagong-14. Previously Chittagong-15 encompassed Banshkhali Upazila.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1973 | Shah-e-Jahan Chowdhury | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 1979 | Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 1986 | Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| 1991 | Sultanul Kabir Chowdhury | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 1996 | Jafrul Islam Chowdhury | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 2001 | Jafrul Islam Chowdhury | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 2008 | Jafrul Islam Chowdhury | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 2014 | Abu Reza Muhammad Nezamuddin | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 2018 | Abu Reza Muhammad Nezamuddin | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 2024 | Abdul Motaleb | Independent |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Chittagong-15 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Abu Reza Mohammad Nejamuddin | 101,866 | 95.8 | +48.3 |
| | BNF | Joynal Abedin Quaderi | 4,448 | 4.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 97,418 | 91.6 | +87.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 106,314 | 31.6 | −54.1 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Chittagong-15 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Jafrul Islam Chowdhury | 99,896 | 51.7 | −10.8 |
| | AL | Sultanul Kabir Chowdhary | 91,870 | 47.5 | +12.6 |
| | BIF | Mohammed Azizur Rahman Aziz | 1,133 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Ranjit Kumar Sikdar | 415 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,026 | 4.2 | −23.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 193,314 | 85.7 | +13.0 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
General Election 2001: Chittagong-15 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Jafrul Islam Chowdhury | 100,856 | 62.5 | +24.5 |
| | AL | Sultanul Kabir Chowdhury | 56,314 | 34.9 | +6.4 |
| | IJOF | Aminur Rashid Chowdhury | 3,516 | 2.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Party Bangladesh | Mohiuddin Hiru | 357 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Saifuddin Ahmed | 213 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Progressive Party | Syed Mujibar Rahman Quayes | 66 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44,542 | 27.6 | +18.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 161,322 | 72.7 | +5.0 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Chittagong-15 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Jafrul Islam Chowdhury | 45,392 | 38.0 | +27.9 |
| | AL | Sultanul Kabir Chowdhury | 34,076 | 28.5 | −3.7 |
| | JP(E) | Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury | 18,624 | 15.6 | N/A |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Muminul Haque Chowdhury | 18,070 | 15.1 | N/A |
| | IOJ | Izharul Islam Chowdhury | 2,048 | 1.7 | N/A |
| | BIF | Abdur Rahman | 848 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Nurul Haque | 517 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,316 | 9.5 | +8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 119,575 | 67.7 | +19.3 |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |
General Election 1991: Chittagong-15 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Sultanul Kabir Chowdhury | 29,704 | 32.2 | |
| | Independent | Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury | 29,078 | 31.5 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Mominul Haq | 21,271 | 23.0 | |
| | BNP | Abu Saleh Chowdhury | 9,308 | 10.1 | |
| | Bangladesh Janata Party | Kamal Uddin | 1,295 | 1.4 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Mokhter Ahmed | 1,072 | 1.2 | |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) | Mujubur Rahman | 303 | 0.3 | |
| | BAKSAL | Kh. Md. Somi Uddin | 288 | 0.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 626 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 92,319 | 48.4 | |
| | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) |