Comilla-7
{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}}
{{Infobox constituency
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|district = Comilla District
|region_label = Division
|region = Chittagong Division
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|year = 1973
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|members_label = Member of Parliament
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|party_label = Parliamentary Party
|party = None
| local_council_label = Council area
| local_council = Chandina Upazila
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|blank1_name=Prev. Constituency|blank1_info=Comilla-6 (Constituency 254)|blank2_name=Next Constituency|blank2_info=Comilla-8 (Constituency 256)|previous =
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Comilla-7 is a constituency of the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Chandina Upazila.
History
The 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. The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.
Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had also included one union parishad of Barura Upazila:Chitadda.
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 1973 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
| 1979 | ||
| colspan="4" |Major Boundary Changes | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" |
| 1986 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" |
| 1988 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
| 1991 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 1996 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
| 2001 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
| 2004 by-election | ||
| rowspan="5" style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 2008 | rowspan="3" | Ali Ashraf | rowspan="5" | Awami League | ||
| 2014 | ||
| 2018 | ||
| Sep 2021 by-election
|rowspan="2" | Pran Gopal Datta{{Cite web|date=2021-09-20|title=Pran Gopal Datta goes to parliament as Comilla 7 MP|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/2021/09/20/dr-pran-gopal-datta-goes-to-parliament-as-comilla-7-mp|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-28|website=Dhaka Tribune|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921051320/https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/2021/09/20/dr-pran-gopal-datta-goes-to-parliament-as-comilla-7-mp |archive-date=2021-09-21 }} | ||
| 2024 |
Elections
= Elections in the 2010s =
Ali Ashraf was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.
= Elections in the 2000s =
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2008: Comilla-7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Ali Ashraf
|votes = 79,440
|percentage = 46.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Khorshed Alam
|votes = 73,933
|percentage = 43.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Bangladesh)
|candidate = Redwan Ahmed
|votes = 14,276
|percentage = 8.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh
|candidate = Md. Abul Kalam
|votes = 762
|percentage = 0.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish
|candidate = Wali Ullah
|votes = 504
|percentage = 0.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD
|candidate = Md Mohiuddin Mia
|votes = 191
|percentage = 0.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Mehnaz Rashid Khondakar
|votes = 159
|percentage = 0.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,507
|percentage = 3.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 169,265
|percentage = 86.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Awami League
|loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
AKM Abu Taher died in September 2004. Zakaria Taher Sumon, his son, was elected in a December by-election.
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2001: Comilla-7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = AKM Abu Taher
|votes = 89,623
|percentage = 58.6
|change = +21.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Abdul Hakim
|votes = 58,898
|percentage = 38.5
|change = -1.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front
|candidate = Nurul Islam Milon
|votes = 3,964
|percentage = 2.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Abul Hasem
|votes = 288
|percentage = 0.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Mohsin Kabir Bhuiya
|votes = 85
|percentage = 0.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Farhad Hossain
|votes = 62
|percentage = 0.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 30,725
|percentage = 20.1
|change = +16.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 152,920
|percentage = 74.4
|change = +1.8
}}
{{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-7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Abdul Hakim
|votes = 44,855
|percentage = 40.3
|change = +3.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = AKM Abu Taher
|votes = 41,224
|percentage = 37.0
|change = -1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = Nurul Islam Milon
|votes = 20,751
|percentage = 18.6
|change = -2.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Md. Delowar Hossain
|votes = 2,797
|percentage = 2.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Islami Front
|candidate = M. A. Latif
|votes = 628
|percentage = 0.6
|change = +0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Zaker Party
|candidate = Md. Ali Asgor
|votes = 411
|percentage = 0.4
|change = +0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Islami Oikya Jote
|candidate = Yakub Sharafati
|votes = 365
|percentage = 0.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Arifur Rahman Mojumder
|votes = 144
|percentage = 0.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali)
|candidate = Khandarkar Jillur Rahman
|votes = 124
|percentage = 0.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Gano Forum
|candidate = Abu Taher
|votes = 92
|percentage = 0.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,631
|percentage = 3.3
|change = +2.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 111,391
|percentage = 72.6
|change = +19.8
}}
{{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 1991: Comilla-7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = AKM Abu Taher
|votes = 36,068
|percentage = 38.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Abdul Hakim
|votes = 35,059
|percentage = 37.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = Md. Nurul Islam
|votes = 20,053
|percentage = 21.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Workers Party of Bangladesh
|candidate = Nazim Ali
|votes = 587
|percentage = 0.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = NAP (Muzaffar)
|candidate = Abdul Gaffar
|votes = 545
|percentage = 0.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD
|candidate = Shahid Ullah
|votes = 447
|percentage = 0.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader)
|candidate = Kazi Nazmul Sayadat
|votes = 422
|percentage = 0.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Kasem Shafi Ullah
|votes = 412
|percentage = 0.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Islami Front
|candidate = Khorshed Alam
|votes = 208
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Zaker Party
|candidate = Abu Taher
|votes = 98
|percentage = 0.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,009
|percentage = 1.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 93,899
|percentage = 52.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|loser =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
- {{Cite web |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/bangladesh/ |title=People's Republic of Bangladesh |website=Psephos}}
{{Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh}}
Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh
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