Chittagong-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2026 by Nurul Amin of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Boundaries The constituency encompasses Mirsharai Upazila.
History The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberParty 1973 Mosharraf Hossain Awami League 1979 Obaidul Huq Khandaker Bangladesh Nationalist Party 1986 Mosharraf Hossain Awami League 1988 Abu Salek Jatiya Party 1991 Mohamad Ali Jinnah Bangladesh Nationalist Party Feb 1996 Obaidul Huq Khandaker Bangladesh Nationalist Party Sep 1996 by-election Mosharraf Hossain Awami League 2001 Mohamad Ali Jinnah Bangladesh Nationalist Party 2008 Mosharraf Hossain Awami League 2014 Mosharraf Hossain Awami League 2018 Mosharraf Hossain Awami League 2024 Mahboob Rahman Ruhel Awami League 2026 Nurul Amin Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s Mosharraf Hossain was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s Khaleda Zia stood for five seats in the June 1996 general election: Bogra-6, Bogra-7, Feni-1, Lakshmipur-2 and Chittagong-1. After winning all five, she chose to represent Feni-1 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. Mosharraf Hossain was elected in a September 1996 by-election.
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