Comilla-5

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

{{Infobox constituency

| name = Comilla-5

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| parl_name = Jatiya Sangsad

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| image = কুমিল্লা-৫.svg

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| district = Comilla District

| region_label = Division

| region = Chittagong Division

| population =

| electorate = 368,967 (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-4 (Constituency 252)

| blank2_name = Next Constituency

| blank2_info = Comilla-6 (Constituency 254)

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Comilla-5 is a constituency of the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency is vacant.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Brahmanpara and Burichang upazilas.

History

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

Members of Parliament

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colspan="2"|ElectionMemberParty
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| 1973

| Abdul Kuddas Makhan

| Awami League

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

| 1979

| Habib Ullah Khan

| Bangladesh Nationalist Party

colspan="4" |Major Boundary Changes
style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" |

| 1986

| rowspan="2" | Mohammad Yunus

| rowspan="2" | Jatiya Party

style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" |

|1988

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

| 1991

| Abdul Matin Khasru

| Awami League

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

|February 1996

|Mujibur Rahman

|Bangladesh Nationalist Party

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

|June 1996

|Abdul Matin Khasru

|Awami League

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

| 2001

| Mohammad Yunus

| Bangladesh Nationalist Party

rowspan="4" style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |

| 2008

| rowspan="3" | Abdul Matin Khasru

| rowspan="4" | Awami League

2014
2018
Jun 2021 by-election

|Abul Hashem Khan{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=বিনা প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতায় নির্বাচিত মিন্টু ও হাসেম|url=https://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article1906252.bdnews|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-25|website=Bdnews24.com|language=bn|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624155018/https://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article1906252.bdnews |archive-date=2021-06-24 }}

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| 2024

|M A Zaher

|Independent Politician

Elections

= Elections in the 2010s =

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2014: Comilla-5}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Awami League

|candidate = Abdul Matin Khasru

|votes = 206,931

|percentage = 96.2

|change = +32.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)

|candidate = Safikur Rahman

|votes = 8,157

|percentage = 3.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 198,774

|percentage = 92.4

|change = +63.1

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 215,088

|percentage = 67.0

|change = -16.2

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing|

|winner = Bangladesh Awami League

}}

{{Election box end}}

= Elections in the 2000s =

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2008: Comilla-5}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Awami League

|candidate = Abdul Matin Khasru

|votes = 143,208

|percentage = 63.7

|change = +18.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|candidate = ASM Alauddin Bhuiyan

|votes = 77,260

|percentage = 34.3

|change = -16.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Abdullah Al Mamun

|votes = 3,200

|percentage = 1.4

|change = +1.1

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = People's Front

|candidate = Md. Farid Uddin

|votes = 379

|percentage = 0.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Gano Forum

|candidate = Sheikh Abdul Baten

|votes = 280

|percentage = 0.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Md. Shaha Uddin

|votes = 232

|percentage = 0.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Abul Bashar

|votes = 232

|percentage = 0.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Sajeda Arif

|votes = 168

|percentage = 0.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 65,948

|percentage = 29.3

|change = +24.3

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 224,959

|percentage = 83.2

|change = +11.8

}}

{{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-5}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|candidate = Mohammad Yunus

|votes = 96,828

|percentage = 50.7

|change = +21.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Awami League

|candidate = Abdul Matin Khasru

|votes = 87,276

|percentage = 45.7

|change = +6.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front

|candidate = Tafazzal Hossain

|votes = 6,034

|percentage = 3.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Abdullah Al-Mamun

|votes = 504

|percentage = 0.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Krishak Sramik Janata League

|candidate = Md. Delowar Hossain Bhuyan

|votes = 188

|percentage = 0.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 9,552

|percentage = 5.0

|change = -4.7

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 190,830

|percentage = 71.4

|change = +0.6

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing|

|winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|loser = Bangladesh Awami League

}}

{{Election box end}}

= Elections in the 1990s =

{{Election box begin | title=General Election June 1996: Comilla-5}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Awami League

|candidate = Abdul Matin Khasru

|votes = 51,184

|percentage = 38.9

|change = -0.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|candidate = Abul Qashem

|votes = 38,378

|percentage = 29.2

|change = +7.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)

|candidate = Md. Ohidun Nabi

|votes = 30,295

|percentage = 23.1

|change = +6.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

|candidate = Abdur Rouf

|votes = 10,038

|percentage = 7.6

|change = -7.2

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = NAP (Bhashani)

|candidate = Md. Sirajul Islam

|votes = 493

|percentage = 0.4

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Islami Oikya Jote

|candidate = A. B. M. Jaher Sharif

|votes = 421

|percentage = 0.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Zaker Party

|candidate = Shamsul Alam

|votes = 340

|percentage = 0.3

|change = -0.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Mohammad Yunus

|votes = 268

|percentage = 0.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 12,806

|percentage = 9.7

|change = -7.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 131,417

|percentage = 70.8

|change = +27.1

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing|

|winner = Bangladesh Awami League

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1991: Comilla-5}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Awami League

|candidate = Abdul Matin Khasru

|votes = 42,680

|percentage = 39.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party

|candidate = Md. A. Latif

|votes = 23,960

|percentage = 22.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)

|candidate = Mohammad Yunus

|votes = 17,852

|percentage = 16.5

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

|candidate = Abdur Rouf

|votes = 16,048

|percentage = 14.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bangladesh Freedom Party

|candidate = A. Sattar Bhuiyan

|votes = 5,924

|percentage = 5.5

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Zaker Party

|candidate = Shamsul Alam

|votes = 1,029

|percentage = 0.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Tafazzal Hossain

|votes = 322

|percentage = 0.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Ganatantri Party

|candidate = Abdul Khaleq

|votes = 274

|percentage = 0.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Yusuf Sarwar

|votes = 261

|percentage = 0.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 18,720

|percentage = 17.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 108,350

|percentage = 43.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing|

|winner = Bangladesh Awami League

|loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad)

}}

{{Election box end}}

References

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{{cite news |title=Cumilla-5 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Cumilla-5&d=chattogram |work=The Daily Star |access-date=31 December 2018}}

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