Chittagong-8 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2026 by Ershad Ullah of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Boundaries The constituency encompasses Chittagong City Corporation wards 3 through 7, and all but one union parishad of Boalkhali Upazila: Sreepur Kharandwip.
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. The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.
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.
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberParty 1973 Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Awami League 1979 Sultan Ahmed Chowdhury Bangladesh Nationalist Party 1986 Mohammad Ishaq Jatiya Party 1988 Liaquat Ali Jatiya Party Sep 1991 by-election Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury Bangladesh Nationalist Party Feb 1996 Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury Bangladesh Nationalist Party Jun 1996 Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury Bangladesh Nationalist Party 2001 Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury Bangladesh Nationalist PartyMajor Boundary Changes 2008 Nurul Islam Awami LeagueMajor Boundary Changes 2014 Mayeen Uddin Khan Badal Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal 2018 Mayeen Uddin Khan Badal Bangladesh Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal Jan 2020 by-election Moslem Uddin Ahmad Awami League 2023 by-election Noman Al Mahmud Awami League 2024 Abdus Salam Independent 2026 Ershad Ullah Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
Mayeen Uddin Khan Badal was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.
Elections in the 1990s
Khaleda Zia stood for five seats in the 1991 general election: Bogra-7, Dhaka-5, Dhaka-9, Feni-1, and Chittagong-8. After winning all five, she chose to represent Feni-1 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury of the BNP was elected in a September 1991 by-election.
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