In the 13th parliamentary election, the lone National Citizen Party (NCP) candidate in Chattogram, Zobairul Hasan Arif, lost his deposit after securing only 2,906 votes, equivalent to 0.52 percent of total voters in the Chattogram-8 constituency, which includes Boalkhali, Chandgaon, and Panchlaish. According to the returning officer’s office, the constituency had 554,729 registered voters, with 256,134 votes cast. BNP candidate Ershad Ullah received 150,737 votes and was unofficially declared elected, while Jamaat-e-Islami’s Abu Naser came second with 52,033 votes.

Under the Election Commission’s circular, a candidate forfeits their deposit if they fail to secure one-eighth of the total votes cast in the constituency. As Arif did not meet this threshold, his deposit was forfeited. Two other candidates in the same constituency also lost their deposits: Nurul Alam of Islami Andolan Bangladesh, who received 1,188 votes, and Emdadul Haque of Insoniyat Biplob Bangladesh, who received 870 votes.

Across Chattogram’s 16 constituencies, BNP candidates won 14 seats, while Jamaat-e-Islami secured the remaining two.