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Chawkbazar চকবাজার | |
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Ward | |
No. 16 Chawkbazar Ward | |
Coordinates: 22°21.5′N 91°50.3′E / 22.3583°N 91.8383°E / 22.3583; 91.8383 | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Chittagong Division |
District | Chittagong District |
Metropolis | Chittagong |
Thana | Chawkbazar |
Jatiya Sangsad constituency | Chittagong-9 |
Formed | 1989; 35 years ago (1989) |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–Council |
• Body | Chattogram City Corporation |
• Councillor | Vacant |
Area | |
• Total | 2.04 km (0.79 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 53,209 |
• Density | 26,000/km (68,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Postal code | 4203 |
Website | ccc.gov.bd |
Chawkbazar (Bengali: চকবাজার) is the No.16 Ward of Chattogram City Corporation and a part of Chawkbazar Thana, Bangladesh.
Size
The area of Chawkbazar ward is 2.04 square kilometers.
Population data
According to the 2011 census, the total population of Chawkbazar ward is 53,209 people. Out of this, 28,153 are male and 25,056 are female. Total families are 10,156.
Councillor list
Election | Councillor | Party | |
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1994 | Ghulam Haider Mintu | Bangladesh Awami League | |
2000 | |||
2005 | |||
2010 | |||
2015 | |||
2021 | |||
2021 by-election | Nur Mustafa Tinu |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AL | Ghulam Haider Mintu | 2,755 | 78.67 | ||
Independent | Delwar Hossain | 747 | 21.33 | ||
Majority | 2,008 | 57.34 | |||
Turnout | 3,502 | 10.93 | |||
Registered electors | 32,041 | ||||
AL hold |
References
- Ismail M M Rahman; et al. (2010). "Stagnant surface water bodies (SSWBs) as an alternativewater resource for the Chittagong metropolitan area of Bangladesh: physicochemical characterization in terms of water quality indices". Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 173 (1–4): 669–684. doi:10.1007/s10661-010-1414-7. hdl:2297/26534. PMID 20300834. S2CID 37730953.
- Palit, Tapan (2012). "Chittagong City Corporation". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.