# Chittagong-12

Chittagong-12 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is Vacant.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses all but five union parishads of Patiya Upazila: Bara Uthan, Char Lakshya, Char Patharghata, Juldha, and Sikalbaha.

## 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-12 covers the area previously covered by Chittagong-11. Previously Chittagong-12 encompassed Anowara Upazila and five union parishads of Patiya Upazila: Bara Uthan, Char Lakshya, Char Patharghata, Juldha, and Sikalbaha.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1973 | Mohammad Idris | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 1979 | Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 1986 | Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu | Jatiya Party |
| 1988 | Mokhtar Ahmad | |
| 1991 | Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 1996 | Sarwar Jamal Nizam | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 2001 | Sarwar Jamal Nizam | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 2008 | Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 2013 by-election | Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 2014 | Shamsul Haque Chowdhury | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 2018 | Shamsul Haque Chowdhury | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 2024 | Motaherul Islam Chowdhury | Bangladesh Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Chittagong-12 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Shamsul Haque Chowdhury | 128,214 | 92.6 | +37.9 |
| | JP(E) | Sirajul Islam Chowdhury | 10,197 | 7.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 118,017 | 85.3 | +73.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 138,411 | 55.4 | −32.6 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu died in November 2012. Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed of the Awami League was elected in a January 2013 by-election.

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Chittagong-12 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu | 110,951 | 54.7 | +9.3 |
| | BNP | Sarwar Jamal Nizam | 86,751 | 42.7 | −8.2 |
| | BIF | M. A. Matin | 4,307 | 2.1 | 0.0 |
| | Gano Forum | Uzzal Bhumik | 517 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | BKA | Rashidul Haq | 428 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24,200 | 11.9 | +6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 202,954 | 88.0 | +17.5 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Chittagong-12 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Sarwar Jamal Nizam | 76,473 | 50.9 | +3.6 |
| | AL | Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu | 68,187 | 45.4 | +7.9 |
| | BIF | Abdu Noor Chowdhury | 3,081 | 2.1 | −0.7 |
| | IJOF | Abdus Sattar Rani | 1,680 | 1.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Syed Jamal Ahmmad | 229 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Abdul Hye | 150 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Abul Kalam Bakul | 133 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Progressive Party | Ali Ahmad Talukder | 128 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | JSD | Md. Abu Taher Bangali | 96 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,286 | 5.5 | −4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 150,157 | 70.5 | +0.1 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Chittagong-12 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Sarwar Jamal Nizam | 52,792 | 47.3 | +10.2 |
| | AL | Ataur Rahman Khan Kaisa | 41,901 | 37.5 | −10.0 |
| | JP(E) | Ukil Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury | 8,926 | 8.0 | +0.4 |
| | JI | Sumsuddin Ahmed Mirza | 4,212 | 3.8 | +1.0 |
| | BIF | Md. Momtaz Uddin Chowdhury | 3,084 | 2.8 | +0.3 |
| | NAP (Bhashani) | Nurul Haque | 281 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| | BKA | Rashidul Haq | 212 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Chitto Sen Barua | 212 | 0.2 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,891 | 9.8 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 111,620 | 70.4 | +22.7 |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |
General Election 1991: Chittagong-12 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Akhteruzzaman Chowdhury Babu | 42,973 | 47.5 | |
| | BNP | Md. Labir | 33,563 | 37.1 | |
| | JP(E) | Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury | 6,861 | 7.6 | |
| | JI | Md. Hasan | 2,562 | 2.8 | |
| | BIF | Md. Momtaz Uddin Chowdhury | 2,249 | 2.5 | |
| | Bangladesh Janata Party | Aminur Rahman | 984 | 1.1 | |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman) | Akhter Kabir | 399 | 0.4 | |
| | Zaker Party | Amir Ahmed Khan | 249 | 0.3 | |
| | NAP (Bhashani) | Nurul Haq | 199 | 0.2 | |
| | Independent | A. Haq | 171 | 0.2 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Mokhter Ahmad | 146 | 0.2 | |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) | Ali Ahmad Talukder | 95 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,410 | 10.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 90,451 | 47.7 | |
| | AL gain from | AL gain from | AL gain from | AL gain from | AL gain from |