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The Election Commission has finalised the delimitation of 300 constituencies, bringing changes to the boundaries of 46 parliamentary seats in 16 different districts across the country, ahead of the 13th national election planned to be held in early February 2026.
The commission on Thursday published a gazette notification signed by EC senior secretary Akhtar Ahmed, reports UNB.
In the final delimitation, the number of constituencies in Gazipur went up from five to six, while Bagerhat’s declined from four to three.
The re-demarcated 46 constituencies are Panchagarh-1 and 2, Rangpur-1, 3, Sirajganj-1 and 2, Pabna-1 and 2, Bagerhat-1, 2 and 3, Satkhira-2, 3 and 4, Manikganj-2 and 3, Dhaka-2, 4, 5, 7, 10 and 14, Gazipur-1, 2, 3, 5 and 6, Narayanganj-3, 4 and 5, Faridpur-2 and 4, Shariatpur-2 and 3, Brahmanbaria-2 and 3, Cumilla-1, 2, 6 and 10, Noakhali-1, 2, 4 and 5 and Chittagong-7 and 8.
Earlier, on July 30, the EC had published a draft delimitation of the 300 constituencies, proposing boundary changes in 39 constituencies across 14 districts.
The draft delimitation, six constituencies were also proposed for Gazipur district, reducing the number of parliamentary seats to 3 in Bagerhat.
Following the draft publication, the commission received some 1,893 applications containing claims, complaints and suggestions over 84 constituencies.
Then the Election Commission arranged a four-day hearing on the claims, objections and recommendations regarding the re-demarcation of parliamentary constituencies on August 24-27.
The previous Election Commission, headed by Kazi Habibul Awal, re-demarcated 10 constituencies ahead of the 12th national election, while the KM Nurul Huda-led commission changed the boundaries of 25 constituencies ahead of the 2018 general election and Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad-headed commission redrew the boundaries of 87 constituencies ahead of 10th parliamentary election.
In 2008, the ATM Shamsul Huda-led commission made massive changes in the 133 constituencies before the 9th general election.