Comilla-4

{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}}

{{Infobox constituency

| name = Comilla-4

| type =

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| parl_name = Jatiya Sangsad

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| image = কুমিল্লা-৪.svg

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| district_label =

| district = Comilla District

| region_label = Division

| region = Chittagong Division

| population =

| electorate = 316,751 (2018)

| towns =

| future =

| year = 1973

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| abolished =

| members_label = Member of Parliament

| members = Vacant

| party_label = Parliamentary Party

| party = None

| next =

| blank1_name = Previous Constituency

| blank1_info = Comilla-3 (Constituency 251)

| blank2_name = Next Constituency

| blank2_info = Comilla-5 (Constituency 252)

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Comilla-4 is a constituency of the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Debidwar Upazila.

History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

Members of Parliament

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| 1973

|Serajul Haque

| Awami League

style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |

| 1979

| Dewan Sirajul Huq

| Bangladesh Nationalist Party

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| 1986

| AFM Fakhrul Islam Munshi

| Jatiya Party

style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |

| 1991

| Manjurul Ahsan Munshi

| Bangladesh Nationalist Party

style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |

| 2008

| ABM Ghulam Mostafa

| Awami League

style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |

| 2014

| rowspan="2" | Razee Mohammad Fakhrul

| Independent

style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |

| 2018

| Awami League

|2024

|Abul Kalam Azad

|Independent

Elections

= Elections in the 2010s =

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2014: Comilla-4}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Razee Mohammad Fakhrul

|votes = 32,804

|percentage = 42.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)

|candidate = Md. Ikbal Hossain Raju

|votes = 28,536

|percentage = 36.5

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Roshon Ali

|votes = 16,808

|percentage = 21.5

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 4,268

|percentage = 5.5

|change = -11.5

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 78,147

|percentage = 28.7

|change = -56.9

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing|

|winner = Independent (politician)

|loser = Bangladesh Awami League

}}

{{Election box end}}

= Elections in the 2000s =

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2008: Comilla-4}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Awami League

|candidate = ABM Ghulam Mostafa

|votes = 115,056

|percentage = 58.0

|change = +20.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|candidate = Mrs. Mazeda Ahasan

|votes = 81,365

|percentage = 41.0

|change = -18.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh

|candidate = Md. Foyjur Rahman

|votes = 918

|percentage = 0.5

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD

|candidate = Abdul Malek Ratan

|votes = 537

|percentage = 0.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan

|candidate = Abul Farah Md. Abul Aziz

|votes = 374

|percentage = 0.2

|change = -0.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Roshon Ali

|votes = 145

|percentage = 0.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 33,691

|percentage = 17.0

|change = -4.5

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 198,395

|percentage = 85.6

|change = +21.1

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing|

|winner = Bangladesh Awami League

|loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2001: Comilla-4}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|candidate = Manjurul Ahsan Munshi

|votes = 92,329

|percentage = 59.3

|change = +22.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Awami League

|candidate = AFM Fakhrul Islam Munshi

|votes = 58,877

|percentage = 37.8

|change = +11.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front

|candidate = Md. Iqbal Hossain

|votes = 3,187

|percentage = 2.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan

|candidate = Md. Mahbubur Rahman Munsi

|votes = 408

|percentage = 0.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Communist Party of Bangladesh

|candidate = Paresh Ranjankar

|votes = 334

|percentage = 0.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Abu Taher Sarkar

|votes = 268

|percentage = 0.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jatiya Party (Manju)

|candidate = A. B. M. Jaher Sharif

|votes = 140

|percentage = 0.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = A. Aziz

|votes = 92

|percentage = 0.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Md. Sultan Ahammad

|votes = 60

|percentage = 0.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 33,452

|percentage = 21.5

|change = +16.0

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 155,695

|percentage = 64.5

|change = -8.8

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing|

|winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

= Elections in the 1990s =

{{Election box begin | title=General Election June 1996: Comilla-4}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|candidate = Manjurul Ahsan Munshi

|votes = 46,135

|percentage = 36.4

|change = +7.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)

|candidate = ABM Ghulam Mostafa

|votes = 39,209

|percentage = 30.9

|change = +30.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Awami League

|candidate = AFM Fakhrul Islam Munshi

|votes = 33,611

|percentage = 26.5

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

|candidate = Md. Mostofa Hossain Sarkar

|votes = 7,247

|percentage = 5.7

|change = -9.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Islami Oikya Jote

|candidate = A. B. M. Jaher Sharif

|votes = 671

|percentage = 0.5

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 6,926

|percentage = 5.5

|change = +4.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 126,873

|percentage = 73.3

|change = +31.1

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing|

|winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1991: Comilla-4}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|candidate = Manjurul Hasan Munshi

|votes = 27,139

|percentage = 29.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = NAP (Muzaffar)

|candidate = Muzaffar Ahmed

|votes = 26,299

|percentage = 28.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = AFM Faqrul Islam Munshi

|votes = 21,671

|percentage = 23.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

|candidate = Mostafa Sarkar

|votes = 14,418

|percentage = 15.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD

|candidate = Abdul Malek Ratan

|votes = 1,161

|percentage = 1.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Zaker Party

|candidate = Md. Anwar Hossain Bhuiyan

|votes = 582

|percentage = 0.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan

|candidate = Abdul Aziz Khomeni

|votes = 462

|percentage = 0.5

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)

|candidate = Shamsul Haq

|votes = 335

|percentage = 0.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Freedom Party

|candidate = Kh. Abdul Mannan

|votes = 267

|percentage = 0.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Md. Mahbubur Rahman

|votes = 169

|percentage = 0.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 840

|percentage = 0.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 92,503

|percentage = 42.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing|

|winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad)

}}

{{Election box end}}

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