# Chittagong-9

Chittagong-9 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is Vacant.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Chittagong City Corporation wards 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35.

## 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 reapportionment added one seat to Chittagong City and altered the boundaries of the three other seats in the city, including this one.
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-9 covers the area previously covered by Chittagong-8. Previously Chittagong-9 encompassed Chittagong City Corporation wards 11 through 14, and 24 through 26, and part of ward 8.
In the 2018 general election, the constituency was one of six chosen by lottery to use electronic voting machines.

## Members of Parliament

Key
AL BNP JP(E)
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1973 | Kafiluddin | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 1979 | Arif Moinuddin | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 1986 | Mohammad Sekander Hossain Miah | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| 1988 | Mohammad Sekander Hossain Miah | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| 1988 by-election | Harun Aur Rashid Khan | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| 1991 | Abdullah Al Noman | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 1996 | M. A. Manan | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 2001 | Abdullah Al Noman | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 2008 | Md. Afsarul Ameen | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 2014 | Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| 2018 | Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 2024 | Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury | Bangladesh Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s
#### General Election 2018

General Election 2018: Chittagong-9 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury | 2,23,614 | 92.40 | N/A |
| | BNP | Dr. Shahadat Hossain | 17,642 | 7.29 | N/A |
| | IAB | Md. Sheikh Amjad Hossain | 742 | 0.31 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,05,972 | 85.11 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,41,998 | 61.99 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,90,431 | | |
| | 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) |

#### General Election 2014

General Election 2014: Chittagong-9 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu | 79,779 | 91.9 | +89.9 |
| | WPB | Mohammad Abu Hanif | 3,599 | 4.1 | N/A |
| | BNF | Arif Moinuddin | 1,762 | 2.0 | N/A |
| | NAP | Ali Ahmad Najir | 1,641 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 76,180 | 87.8 | +84.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86,781 | 23.9 | −68.5 |
| | JP(E) gain from AL | JP(E) gain from AL | JP(E) gain from AL | JP(E) gain from AL | JP(E) gain from AL |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Chittagong-9 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Md. Afsarul Ameen | 137,106 | 48.6 | +3.1 |
| | BNP | Abdullah Al Noman | 127,815 | 45.3 | −8.1 |
| | Independent | M. Monjur Alam | 9,535 | 3.4 | N/A |
| | JP(E) | Morshed Murad Ibrahim | 5,758 | 2.0 | N/A |
| | IAB | Md. Unous Molla | 1,954 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | BDB | Shahadat Hossain Majumder | 203 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9.291 | 3.3 | −4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 282,371 | 92.4 | +32.1 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Chittagong-9 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Abdullah Al Noman | 131,639 | 52.8 | +10.9 |
| | AL | M. A. Manan | 111,935 | 44.9 | −3.9 |
| | IJOF | Syed Muhibuddin Md. Toufique | 2,236 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | BIF | M. A. Matin | 1,230 | 0.5 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Party Bangladesh | Md. Ataullah Khan | 930 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) | Kazi Shahjahan | 609 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | BKA | Md. Rashidul Haq | 185 | 0.1 | −0.1 |
| | Bangladesh Progressive Party | Alamgir Chowdhury | 183 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Aslam | 180 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Nurul Islam | 91 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Yakub Hossain | 67 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Kazi Md. Yusuf | 54 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | M. A. Salam | 37 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,704 | 7.9 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 249,376 | 60.3 | −6.5 |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Chittagong-9 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | M. A. Manan | 99,240 | 48.8 | +5.0 |
| | BNP | Abdullah Al Noman | 85,171 | 41.9 | −3.3 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Afsar Uddin Chowdhury | 10,724 | 5.3 | −2.3 |
| | JP(E) | Md. Zahangir Alam | 4,454 | 2.2 | +0.9 |
| | Gano Forum | Kafil Uddin | 2,097 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | BIF | Md. Abdus Shabur | 606 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman) | Kazi Shahjahan | 453 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | NAP (Bhashani) | A. M. Abdul Goffar Khan | 150 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| | Zaker Party | M. A. Haider Chowdhury | 138 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | BKA | Mohammad Abdul Rajjak | 114 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| | JSD | Md. Hasan Bachchu | 88 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Oli Ahmed | 70 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Azam Khan | 67 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,069 | 6.9 | +5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 203,372 | 66.8 | +17.4 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 1991: Chittagong-9 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Abdullah Al Noman | 49,818 | 45.2 | |
| | AL | A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury | 48,245 | 43.8 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Afsar Uddin Chowdhury | 8,392 | 7.6 | |
| | JP(E) | Dastagir Chowdhury | 1,459 | 1.3 | |
| | BAKSAL | Md. Sirajul Haq | 850 | 0.8 | |
| | BIF | Nurul Absar Chowdhury | 167 | 0.2 | |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) | M. A. Ansari | 152 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | Md. Abdussalam | 148 | 0.1 | |
| | FP | S. K. Khoda | 99 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | Shukhomoy Chatterjee | 88 | 0.1 | |
| | BKA | Md. Abdur Rahim Islamabadi | 84 | 0.1 | |
| | Zaker Party | M. A. Haider Chowdhury | 61 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | Afaz Ullah Khan | 56 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | Abdul Hai | 50 | 0.0 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Monsur Ahmad Shofi | 35 | 0.0 | |
| | NAP (Bhashani) | Syed Mostofa Jamal | 35 | 0.0 | |
| | Ganatantri Party | Abdul Halim | 32 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,573 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 110,140 | 49.4 | |
| | 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) |