Chittagong-8
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| Chittagong-8 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
 | |
| District | Chittagong District |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| Electorate | 554,729 (2026) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Parliamentary Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Member of Parliament | Ershad Ullah |
Chittagong-8 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.
The constituency encompasses parts of the Chattogram City Corporation, specifically Wards 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, as well as the entirety of Boalkhali Upazila except one union parishad, Sreepur Kharandwip, integrating these areas under a single administrative and electoral boundary.[1]
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.[2] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.[3]
Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission renumbered the seat for Chittagong-16 (Sandwip) to Chittagong-3, bumping up by one the suffix of the former constituency of that name and higher numbered constituencies in the district. Thus Chittagong-8 covers the area previously covered by Chittagong-7. Previously Chittagong-8 encompassed Chittagong City Corporation wards 15 through 23 and 31 through 35.[4][1][5]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury | Bangladesh Awami League[6] | |
| 1979 | Sultan Ahmed Chowdhury | Bangladesh Nationalist Party[7] | |
| 1986 | Mohammad Ishaq | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | |
| 1988 | Liaquat Ali | Jatiya Party (Ershad)[9] | |
| Sep 1991 by-election | Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| Feb 1996 | |||
| June 1996 | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 2008 | Mayeen Uddin Khan Badal | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2018 | Bangladesh Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal[10] | ||
| Jan 2020 by-election | Moslem Uddin Ahmad[11] | Bangladesh Awami League | |
| 2023 by-election | Noman Al Mahmud | ||
| 2024 | Abdus Salam | Independent | |
| 2026 | Ershad Ullah | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
