Chawkbazar Ward
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Chawkbazar
চকবাজার | |
|---|---|
| No. 16 Chawkbazar Ward | |
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| Coordinates: 22°21.5′N 91°50.3′E / 22.3583°N 91.8383°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Chittagong District |
| City | Chittagong |
| Jatiya Sangsad constituency | Chittagong-9 |
| Formed | 1989 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Body | Chattogram City Corporation |
| • Councillor | Vacant |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.04 km2 (0.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 53,209 |
| • Density | 26,000/km2 (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[1] and a part of Chawkbazar Thana, Bangladesh.[2]
Size
[edit]The area of Chawkbazar ward is 2.04 square kilometers.
Population data
[edit]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
[edit]| Election | Councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Ghulam Haider Mintu | Bangladesh Awami League | |
| 2000 | |||
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | |||
| 2015 | |||
| 2021 | |||
| 2021 by-election | Nur Mustafa Tinu | ||
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]- ^ 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.