Comilla-8
{{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 = Barura Upazila
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|blank1_name=Prev. Constituency|blank1_info=Comilla-7 (Constituency 255)|blank2_name=Next Constituency|blank2_info=Comilla-9 (Constituency 258)|previous =
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Comilla-8 is a constituency of the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Barura Upazila.
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had included Comilla Dakshin Municipality and five union parishads of Comilla Sadar Dakshin Upazila: Bara Para, Bijoypur, Chouara, Purba Jorekaran, and Paschim Jorekaran, but had excluded 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|Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal}}" |
| 1979 | ||
| colspan="4" |Major Boundary Changes | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" |
| 1986 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
| 1991 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 2008 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" |
| 2014 | ||
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 2018 |rowspan="2" | Awami League | ||
| 2024 |
Elections
= Elections in the 2010s =
Nurul Islam Milon was 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-8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Nasimul Alam Chowdhury
|votes = 141,428
|percentage = 52.8
|change = +27.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Zakaria Taher
|votes = 121,887
|percentage = 45.5
|change = -3.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Tarikat Federation
|candidate = Sayed Rezaul Haque Chandpuri
|votes = 1,507
|percentage = 0.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Awami Party
|candidate = Md. Abdul Latif
|votes = 1,372
|percentage = 0.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh
|candidate = Md. Delowar Hosan Sarkar
|votes = 1,004
|percentage = 0.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Party of Bangladesh
|candidate = Saifur Rahman Tapan
|votes = 448
|percentage = 0.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 19,541
|percentage = 7.3
|change = -15.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 267,646
|percentage = 84.4
|change = +24.9
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Awami League
|loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
Akbar Hossain died in June 2006. To fill the vacant seat, the Election Commission planned a by-election for 7 September. The High Court, however, blocked the by-election on the grounds that it would be wasteful, as the parliament's tenure was due to end in October with the formation of a caretaker government in preparation for the next general election.
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2001: Comilla-8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Akbar Hossain
|votes = 65,447
|percentage = 48.5
|change = +4.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = A. T. M. Shamsul Haque
|votes = 34,399
|percentage = 25.5
|change = -7.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = AKM Bahauddin Bahar
|votes = 31,490
|percentage = 23.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front
|candidate = Md. Anowar Hossain
|votes = 1,911
|percentage = 1.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Islami Front
|candidate = Shah Nuruzzaman Al Q
|votes = 1,043
|percentage = 0.8
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman)
|candidate = Saifur Rahman Tapan
|votes = 494
|percentage = 0.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan
|candidate = Md. Jane Alam
|votes = 185
|percentage = 0.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 31,048
|percentage = 23.0
|change = +12.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 134,969
|percentage = 59.5
|change = -9.0
}}
{{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-8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Akbar Hossain
|votes = 51,080
|percentage = 43.8
|change = -12.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = A. T. M. Shamsul Haque
|votes = 38,577
|percentage = 33.1
|change = +3.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = Ansar Ahmed
|votes = 20,697
|percentage = 17.7
|change = +16.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Md. Aminul Haque
|votes = 5,481
|percentage = 4.7
|change = -3.9
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Zaker Party
|candidate = Md. Wahidul Islam
|votes = 433
|percentage = 0.4
|change = -0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = NAP (Bhashani)
|candidate = Abdul Mazid
|votes = 300
|percentage = 0.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Mazedul Islam
|votes = 151
|percentage = 0.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 12,503
|percentage = 10.7
|change = -16.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 116,699
|percentage = 68.5
|change = +13.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1991: Comilla-8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Akbar Hossain
|votes = 54,496
|percentage = 56.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = AKM Bahauddin Bahar
|votes = 28,552
|percentage = 29.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Jashim Uddin Sarkar
|votes = 8,392
|percentage = 8.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Bangladesh Janata Party
|candidate = Md. Shahidul Haq Selim
|votes = 2,221
|percentage = 2.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = Shree Ramen Datta
|votes = 1,581
|percentage = 1.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Zaker Party
|candidate = Md. Wahidul Islam
|votes = 588
|percentage = 0.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal
|candidate = Shiv Narayan Das
|votes = 428
|percentage = 0.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = NAP (Muzaffar)
|candidate = Md. Zahirul Islam
|votes = 295
|percentage = 0.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Bangladesh Samyabadi Dal (Marxist-Leninist)
|candidate = Abdur Rauf
|votes = 234
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League
|candidate = Md. Abdur Rauf
|votes = 200
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Ahmed Mirza Khabir
|votes = 141
|percentage = 0.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 25,944
|percentage = 26.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 97,128
|percentage = 55.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
}}
{{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}}
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