Cox's Bazar-1

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DistrictCox's Bazar District
DivisionChittagong Division
Electorate530,928 (2026)
Created1984
Cox's Bazar-1
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictCox's Bazar District
DivisionChittagong Division
Electorate530,928 (2026)
Current constituency
Created1984
Parliamentary PartyBangladesh Nationalist Party
Member of ParliamentSalahuddin Ahmed

Cox's Bazar-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.

The constituency encompasses Chakaria and Pekua, integrating both upazilas under a single administrative and electoral boundary.[1][2]

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Chittagong constituency when the former Chittagong District was split into two districts: Chittagong and Cox's Bazar.[3]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1986 A. H. Salahuddin Mahmud Jatiya Party (Ershad)[4][5]
1991 Enamul Haq Manju Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
1996 Salahuddin Ahmed Bangladesh Nationalist Party
2001
2008 Hasina Ahmed
2014 Mohammed Ellias Jatiya Party (Ershad)
2018 Jafar Alam Bangladesh Awami League[6]
2024 Syed Muhammad Ibrahim Bangladesh Kalyan Party[7]
2026 Salahuddin Ahmed Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Elections

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