Comilla-9 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.Since 6 August 2024, The constituency is vacant.
| Comilla-9 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
 | |
| District | Comilla District |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| Electorate | 361,960 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Parliamentary Party | None |
| Member of Parliament | vacant |
| Council area | Laksam Upazila and Monohorgonj Upazila |
| Prev. Constituency | Comilla-8 (Constituency 256) |
| Next Constituency | Comilla-10 (Constituency 258) |
Boundaries
editThe constituency encompasses Laksam and Manoharganj upazilas.[2][3]
History
editThe constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census.[4] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.[5]
Members of Parliament
editElections
editElections in the 2010s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Tazul Islam | 163,195 | 93.0 | +43.8 | |
| JP(E) | Md. Golam Mostofa Kamal | 12,192 | 7.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 151,003 | 86.1 | +85.9 | ||
| Turnout | 175,387 | 54.5 | −36 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
Elections in the 2000s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Tazul Islam | 117,748 | 49.2 | +4.0 | ||
| BNP | Anwarul Azim | 117,290 | 49.0 | −4.7 | ||
| IAB | Salim Mahmud | 2,230 | 0.9 | N/A | ||
| BKA | Md. Ismail | 761 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
| Bangladesh Kalyan Party | Mostak Hosen | 731 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Md. Ayub Ali | 630 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 458 | 0.2 | −8.3 | |||
| Turnout | 239,390 | 90.5 | +15.4 | |||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Monirul Haq Chowdhury | 78,622 | 53.7 | +51.0 | ||
| AL | A. H. M. Mustafa Kamal | 66,175 | 45.2 | −6.1 | ||
| IJOF | Saif Uddin Ahmmad | 496 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
| JSD | Munsi Faruk Ahmed | 268 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Gano Forum | M. A. Matin | 225 | 0.2 | −0.2 | ||
| Independent | Abul Kasem | 214 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| NAP (Bhashani) | Md. Rustam Ali Maishan | 209 | 0.1 | −0.1 | ||
| Independent | Md. Rashid | 104 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Quran Sunnah Bastabayan Parishad | Md. Mostafa Kamal | 77 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ||
| Independent | Golam Mohiuddin | 74 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 12,447 | 8.5 | −0.1 | |||
| Turnout | 146,464 | 75.1 | −0.1 | |||
| BNP gain from AL | ||||||
Elections in the 1990s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | A. H. M. Mustafa Kamal | 57,195 | 51.3 | +13.3 | ||
| JP(E) | Monirul Haq Chowdhury | 47,570 | 42.7 | −4.3 | ||
| BNP | Syed Matiul Islam | 3,010 | 2.7 | −8.3 | ||
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Mostofa Kamal Bhuiyan | 2,602 | 2.3 | N/A | ||
| Gano Forum | Md. Abdul Matin | 430 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
| NAP (Bhashani) | Md. Rustam Ali Maishan | 238 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Zaker Party | Fate Ali Member | 212 | 0.2 | −0.5 | ||
| IOJ | Md. Siddiqur Rahman | 97 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Quran Sunnah Bastabayan Parishad | Md. Mostafa Kamal | 82 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Islamic Sashantantrik Andolan | Yakub | 54 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Munshi Faruk Ahmed | 45 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 9,625 | 8.6 | −0.3 | |||
| Turnout | 111,535 | 75.2 | +20.2 | |||
| AL gain from JP(E) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(E) | Monirul Haq Chowdhury | 42,746 | 47.0 | ||
| AL | Abul Kalam Mazumdar | 34,612 | 38.0 | ||
| BNP | Rabeya Khatun Chowdhury | 10,017 | 11.0 | ||
| Bangladesh Janata Party | Abdur Razzak | 2,219 | 2.4 | ||
| Zaker Party | Fazal Khan | 675 | 0.7 | ||
| NAP (Muzaffar) | Joinal Abedin | 386 | 0.4 | ||
| Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) | Abdur Rahman Mazumdar | 351 | 0.4 | ||
| Majority | 8,134 | 8.9 | |||
| Turnout | 91,006 | 55.0 | |||
| JP(E) hold | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Cumilla-9". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
- ^ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
- ^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Comilla-9". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
External links
edit- "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.
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