# Chittagong-7

Chittagong-7 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is Vacant.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Rangunia Upazila and one union parishad of Boalkhali Upazila: Sreepur Kharandwip.

## 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. Prior to that, Chittagong-7 had encompassed all but one union parishad (Sreepur Kharandwip) of Boalkhali Upazila, and Chittagong City Corporation wards 3 through 7.

## Members of Parliament

Key
AL BNP JP(E) BML CPB
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1973 | M. A. Manan | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 1979 | Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury | Bangladesh Muslim League |
| 1986 | Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| 1988 | Nazrul Islam | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| 1991 | Md. Yusuf | Communist Party of Bangladesh |
| Feb 1996 | Nurul Alam | Independent |
| Jun 1996 | Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 2001 | Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 2008 | Muhammad Hasan Mahmud | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 2014 | Muhammad Hasan Mahmud | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 2018 | Muhammad Hasan Mahmud | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 2024 | Muhammad Hasan Mahmud | Bangladesh Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Muhammad Hasan 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

General Election 2008: Chittagong-7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JSD | Moin Uddin Khan Badal | 150,648 | 51.7 | N/A |
| | BNP | Ershad Ullah | 133,466 | 45.8 | −3.2 |
| | Independent | Mahabubul Alam | 3,789 | 1.3 | N/A |
| | BIF | Abul Mansur | 2,491 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | IAB | Md. Abdur Rahim Molla | 655 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | AAM Haider Ali Chowdhury | 115 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Nurul Islam | 103 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,182 | 5.9 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 291,267 | 77.4 | +4.8 |
| | JSD gain from BNP | JSD gain from BNP | JSD gain from BNP | JSD gain from BNP | JSD gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Chittagong-7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury | 65,116 | 49.0 | +7.3 |
| | AL | Mohammad Sadek Chowdhury | 55,267 | 41.6 | +4.7 |
| | Independent | Md. Nurul Alam Talung | 11,830 | 8.9 | −6.0 |
| | CPB | Pramod Baran Barua | 403 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Kazi Md. Yusuf | 201 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,849 | 7.4 | +2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 132,817 | 72.6 | +3.2 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Chittagong-7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury | 39,296 | 41.7 | +17.3 |
| | AL | Mohammad Sadek Chowdhury | 34,754 | 36.9 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Nurul Alam | 14,086 | 14.9 | N/A |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Amiruzzaman | 3,709 | 3.9 | N/A |
| | BIF | Qazi Mohammad Musa Naymi | 1,421 | 1.5 | −0.1 |
| | JP(E) | Md. Nazrul Islam | 893 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | M. A. Haider Chowdhury | 112 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,542 | 4.8 | −3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 94,271 | 69.4 | +15.4 |
| | AL gain from CPB | AL gain from CPB | AL gain from CPB | AL gain from CPB | AL gain from CPB |
General Election 1991: Chittagong-7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPB | Md. Yusuf | 34,615 | 40.3 | |
| | NDP | Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury | 27,640 | 32.2 | |
| | BNP | Md. Nurul Alam | 20,991 | 24.4 | |
| | BIF | Fazlul Kabir Chowdhury | 1,385 | 1.6 | |
| | Independent | Babu Sontos Bhuson Das | 615 | 0.7 | |
| | Independent | Sadekun Nur C | 386 | 0.4 | |
| | Zaker Party | M. A. Haider Chowdhury | 106 | 0.1 | |
| | NAP (Bhashani) | A. Kader Chowdhury | 99 | 0.1 | |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) | Alamgir Chowdhury | 86 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,975 | 8.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85,923 | 54.0 | |
| | CPB gain from JP(E) | CPB gain from JP(E) | CPB gain from JP(E) | CPB gain from JP(E) | CPB gain from JP(E) |