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Chawkbazar Ward

Coordinates: 22°21.5′N 91°50.3′E / 22.3583°N 91.8383°E / 22.3583; 91.8383
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Chawkbazar
চকবাজার
No. 16 Chawkbazar Ward
Location of Chawkbazar
Coordinates: 22°21.5′N 91°50.3′E / 22.3583°N 91.8383°E / 22.3583; 91.8383
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictChittagong District
MetropolisChittagong
ThanaChawkbazar
Jatiya Sangsad constituencyChittagong-9
Formed1989; 35 years ago (1989)
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • BodyChattogram City Corporation
 • CouncillorVacant
Area
 • Total
2.04 km2 (0.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
53,209
 • Density26,000/km2 (68,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
4203
Websiteccc.gov.bd

Chawkbazar (Bengali: চকবাজার) is the No.16 Ward of Chattogram City Corporation[1] and a part of Chawkbazar Thana, Bangladesh.[2]

Size

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The area of Chawkbazar ward is 2.04 square kilometers.

Population data

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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

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Election Councillor Party
1994 Ghulam Haider Mintu Bangladesh Awami League
2000
2005
2010
2015
2021
2021 by-election Nur Mustafa Tinu

Election results

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2021 Chattogram City Corporation election: Chawkbazar-16
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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Palit, Tapan (2012). "Chittagong City Corporation". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.