Khagrachhari (Jatiya Sangsad constituency)
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
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Khagrachhari is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Wadud Bhuiyan is the incumbent member of Parliament from this constituency.
| Khagrachhari | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| District | Khagrachhari District |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| Electorate | 547,064 (2026) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
| Parliamentary Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Member of Parliament | Wadud Bhuiyan |
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses the entirety of the Khagrachhari Hill District, integrating the area under a single administrative and electoral boundary.[1][2]
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Wadud Bhuiyan | 151,040 | 45.67 | +30.98 | ||
| Independent | Dharmajyoti Chakma | 68,315 | 20.66 | N/A | ||
| Jamaat | Md. Eyakub Ali | 58,445 | 17.68 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Samiran Dewan | 52,879 | 15.99 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 82,725 | 25.02 | −25.66 | |||
| Turnout | 330,679 | 60.59 | −18.42 | |||
| Registered electors | 545,688 | |||||
| BNP gain from AL | ||||||
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Kujendra Lal Tripura | 236,156 | 67.66 | N/A | |
| Independent | Nutan Kumar Chakma | 59,257 | 16.98 | N/A | |
| BNP | Shahidul Islam Bhuiyan | 51,266 | 14.69 | N/A | |
| JP(E) | Solaiman Alam Seth | 2,340 | 0.67 | N/A | |
| Majority | 176,899 | 50.68 | |||
| Turnout | 349,019 | 79.01 | |||
| Registered electors | 441,843 | ||||
| AL hold | |||||