Comilla-5
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
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Comilla-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.
| Comilla-5 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| |
| District | Cumilla District |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| Electorate | 368,967 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Parliamentary Party | None |
| Member of Parliament | Vacant |
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Brahmanpara and Burichang upazilas.[2][3]
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Abdul Kuddas Makhan | Awami League[4] | |
| 1979 | Habib Ullah Khan | Bangladesh Nationalist Party[5] | |
| Major Boundary Changes | |||
| 1986 | Mohammad Yunus | Jatiya Party[6][7] | |
| 1988 | |||
| 1991 | Abdul Matin Khasru | Awami League | |
| February 1996 | Mujibur Rahman | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| June 1996 | Abdul Matin Khasru | Awami League | |
| 2001 | Mohammad Yunus | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| 2008 | Abdul Matin Khasru | Awami League | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| Jun 2021 by-election | Abul Hashem Khan[8] | ||
| 2024 | M A Zaher | Independent Politician | |
| 2026 | Mawlana Joshim Howladar | Bangladesh Jamat e Islami | |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Hagu League | Abdul Matin Khasru | 206,931 | 96.2 | +32.5 | |
| JP(E) | Safikur Rahman | 8,157 | 3.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 198,774 | 92.4 | +63.1 | ||
| Turnout | 215,088 | 67.0 | −16.2 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Abdul Matin Khasru | 143,208 | 63.7 | +18.0 | ||
| BNP | ASM Alauddin Bhuiyan | 77,260 | 34.3 | −16.4 | ||
| Independent | Abdullah Al Mamun | 3,200 | 1.4 | +1.1 | ||
| People's Front | Md. Farid Uddin | 379 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Gano Forum | Sheikh Abdul Baten | 280 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Md. Shaha Uddin | 232 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Abul Bashar | 232 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Sajeda Arif | 168 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 65,948 | 29.3 | +24.3 | |||
| Turnout | 224,959 | 83.2 | +11.8 | |||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Mohammad Yunus | 96,828 | 50.7 | +21.5 | ||
| AL | Abdul Matin Khasru | 87,276 | 45.7 | +6.8 | ||
| IJOF | Tafazzal Hossain | 6,034 | 3.2 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Abdullah Al-Mamun | 504 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
| KSJL | Md. Delowar Hossain Bhuyan | 188 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 9,552 | 5.0 | −4.7 | |||
| Turnout | 190,830 | 71.4 | +0.6 | |||
| BNP gain from AL | ||||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Abdul Matin Khasru | 51,184 | 38.9 | −0.5 | |
| BNP | Abul Qashem | 38,378 | 29.2 | +7.1 | |
| JP(E) | Md. Ohidun Nabi | 30,295 | 23.1 | +6.6 | |
| Jamaat | Abdur Rouf | 10,038 | 7.6 | −7.2 | |
| NAP (Bhashani) | Md. Sirajul Islam | 493 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| IOJ | A. B. M. Jaher Sharif | 421 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Zaker Party | Shamsul Alam | 340 | 0.3 | −0.6 | |
| Independent | Mohammad Yunus | 268 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 12,806 | 9.7 | −7.6 | ||
| Turnout | 131,417 | 70.8 | +27.1 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Abdul Matin Khasru | 42,680 | 39.4 | |||
| BNP | Md. A. Latif | 23,960 | 22.1 | |||
| JP(E) | Mohammad Yunus | 17,852 | 16.5 | |||
| Jamaat | Abdur Rouf | 16,048 | 14.8 | |||
| FP | A. Sattar Bhuiyan | 5,924 | 5.5 | |||
| Zaker Party | Shamsul Alam | 1,029 | 0.9 | |||
| Independent | Tafazzal Hossain | 322 | 0.3 | |||
| Ganatantri Party | Abdul Khaleq | 274 | 0.3 | |||
| Independent | Yusuf Sarwar | 261 | 0.2 | |||
| Majority | 18,720 | 17.3 | ||||
| Turnout | 108,350 | 43.7 | ||||
| AL gain from JP(E) | ||||||
