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Published : 17 Dec 2025, 11:07 AM
The number of voters in Chattogram has increased ahead of the 13th parliamentary election, but the number of polling centres in the city and surrounding areas has fallen compared with the previous election.
According to the latest voter list published by the Election Commission on Sunday, Chattogram’s 16 constituencies now have a total of 6.68 million registered voters, around 100,000 more than at the last parliamentary election.
Despite the rise in voters, the total number of polling centres has dropped by 58, from 2,023 in the previous election to 1,965 this time.
Among the registered voters in Chattogram, about 3.48 million are men and just under 3.2 million are women. There are also 69 registered transgender voters.
Mohammad Sakhawat Hossain, additional regional election officer in Chattogram, said the previous election used electronic voting machines (EVMs), which required a larger number of polling centres.
This time, it will be conducted using paper ballots.
“More centres are needed when EVMs are used for voting. Since voting will be done using paper ballots, the number of centres has naturally decreased.”
NUMBER OF VOTERS IN DIFFERENT CONSTITUENCIES
According to the EC's latest list, the constituency with the highest number of voters this time is Chattogram-8 (Boalkhali and parts of Chandgaon and Bayezid), with a total of 554,729 voters.
Among the other constituencies, the number of voters are as follows: Chattogram-1 (Mirsarai): 386,605 voters, Chattogram-2 (Fatikchhari): 488,453 voters, Chattogram-3 (Sandwip): 260,483 voters, Chattogram-4 (Sitakunda and wards 9 and 10 of the city): 448,376 voters, Chattogram-5 (Hathazari and Wards 1 and 2 of the city): 503,530 voters, Chattogram-6 (Raozan): 339,988 voters, Chattogram-7 (Rangunia) 319,008 voters.
Chattogram-9 (Kotwali-Bakalia): 416, 463 voters, Chattogram-10 (Double Mooring): 492, 443 voters, Chattogram-11 (Bandar-Patenga): 495,278 voters, Chattogram-12 (Patiya): 353,195 voters.
Chattogram-13 (Anowara-Karnaphuli): 394,950 voters, Chattogram-14 (Keochia, Kaliaish, Bajalia, Dharmapur and Purangarh of Chandanaish and Satkania Upazilas): 313, 431voters, Chattogram-15 (Lohagara and Satkania Upazilas): 506,259 voters and Chattogram-16 (Baanshkhali) 411,934 voters.
MORE VOTERS LESS POLL CENTRES
This time, polling will take place at 1,965 centres across the 16 constituencies.
Of these, 106 are in the Chattogram-1 constituency, 141 in the Chattogram-2 constituency, 83 in the Chattogram-3 constituency, 124 in the Chattogram-4 constituency, 142 in the Chattogram-5 constituency, and 95 in the Chattogram-6 constituency, 92 in the Chattogram-7 constituency, 179 in the Chattogram-8 constituency, 121 in the Chattogram-9 constituency, 139 in the Chattogram-10 constituency, 143 in the Chattogram-11 constituency, 113 in the Chattogram-12 constituency.
Voting will be held in 118 centres in the Chattogram-13 constituency, 100 in the Chattogram-14 constituency, 157 in the Chattogram-15 constituency, and 112 in the Chattogram-16 constituency.
An official from the Chattogram election office said that a total of 12,398 polling stations have been designated in 1,965 centres.
As two ballots will be used in the election, the number of polling booths may increase slightly. Therefore, they are awaiting instructions from the Election Commission, the official said.
