Khagrachhari is a constituency of the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh, represented, since 2014, by Kujendra Lal Tripura of the Awami League.
| Khagrachhari | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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| District | Khagrachhari Hill District |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| Electorate | 441,743 (2018) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Member of Parliament | Kujendra Lal Tripura |
| Prev. Constituency | Cox's Bazar-4 (Constituency 297) |
| Next Constituency | Rangamati (Constituency 299) |
Boundaries edit
The constituency consists of the entirety of the Khagrachhari Hill District.[1][2]
Members of Parliament edit
This section needs additional citations for verification. (May 2022) |
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chittagong Hill Tracts-1 Constituency | |||
| 1954 | Birendra Kishore Roaza | Independent Candidate | |
| 1973 | Manabendra Narayan Larma | PCJSS | |
| 1979 | Upendra Lal Chakma | JSD | |
| Renamed as Khagrachari | |||
| 1986 | AKM Alim Ullah | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | |
| 1988 | |||
| 1991 | Kalparanjan Chakma | Bangladesh Awami League | |
| February 1996 | Wadud Bhuiyan | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| June 1996 | Kalparanjan Chakma | Awami League | |
| 2001 | Wadud Bhuiyan | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| 2008 | Jotindra Lal Tripura | Awami League | |
| 2014 | Kujendra Lal Tripura | ||
| 2018 | |||
Elections edit
Elections in the 2010s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Kujendra Lal Tripura | 236,156 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Nutan Kumar Chakma | 59,257 | N/A | ||
| BNP | Wadud Bhuiyan | 51,266 | N/A | ||
| JP(E) | Solaiman Alam | 2,340 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 176,899 | ||||
| Turnout | 349,019 | ||||
| Registered electors | 441,843 | ||||
| AL hold | |||||
References edit
- ^ "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ "Khagrachhari". The Daily Star. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
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