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Altaf Hossain Chowdhury

BNP · Patuakhali-1 · verified (verified 2026-05-17)

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Party
BNP
Constituency
Patuakhali-1
Terms
2
Disclosed wealth
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Criminal cases
0
Education
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Cabinet role
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Ruling-party MP (BNP) representing a coastal Barishal constituency that includes Payra port's hinterland. No recorded parliamentary question or floor speech on Payra port upgrade (the April 2026 JS session question on port operationalisation came from Patuakhali-4 MP ABM Mosharraf Hossain, not Chowdhury). Constituency faces chronic cyclone and flooding risk; Chowdhury's stated focus is basic services, peace and security.

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Provenance & notes

Age given as 82-83 per Wikipedia (born 1942 or 1943, Kathaltali, Mirzaganj, Patuakhali); 83 used as best estimate for May 2026. Vote share percentages omitted: EC gazette total valid votes for this seat not confirmed in available sources; raw counts (winner 152,087 per BSS final; 150,431 per Bonikbarta early unofficial; runner-up 58,161 per BSS / 57,994 per Bonikbarta) are consistent across sources. Registered voters: 505,840. EC affidavit wealth not publicly accessible; criminal_cases left empty because all three prior ACC cases (wealth concealment Dec 2007, Barapukuria coalmine Feb 2008, arson/explosives Oct 2023) were fully resolved by November 2024-September 2025 (acquitted or discharged). Payra port is in Patuakhali-3 (Kalapara Upazila), not in Patuakhali-1; no statement by Chowdhury specifically on Payra port found in any source within the 90-day window.

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