Comilla-9
{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}}
{{Infobox constituency
| name = Comilla-9
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| parl_name = Jatiya Sangsad
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| district = Comilla District
| region_label = Division
| region = Chittagong Division
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| future =
| year = 1973
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| members_label = Member of Parliament
| members = vacant
| party_label = Parliamentary Party
| party = None
| local_council_label = Council area
| local_council = Laksam Upazila and Monohorgonj Upazila
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| blank1_name = Prev. Constituency
| blank1_info = Comilla-8 (Constituency 256)
| blank2_name = Next Constituency
| blank2_info = Comilla-10 (Constituency 258)
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Comilla-9 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency is vacant.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Laksam and Manoharganj upazilas.
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.
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|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 1986 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" |
| 1988 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" |
|1991 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
| 2001 | ||
| rowspan="4" style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 2008 |rowspan="4" | Tazul Islam |rowspan="4" | Awami League | ||
| 2014 | ||
| 2018 | ||
| 2024 |
Elections
= Elections in the 2010s =
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2014: Comilla-9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Tazul Islam
|votes = 163,195
|percentage = 93.0
|change = +43.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = Md. Golam Mostofa Kamal
|votes = 12,192
|percentage = 7.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 151,003
|percentage = 86.1
|change = +85.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 175,387
|percentage = 54.5
|change = -36
}}
{{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-9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Tazul Islam
|votes = 117,748
|percentage = 49.2
|change = +4.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Anwarul Azim
|votes = 117,290
|percentage = 49.0
|change = -4.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh
|candidate = Salim Mahmud
|votes = 2,230
|percentage = 0.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan
|candidate = Md. Ismail
|votes = 761
|percentage = 0.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Bangladesh Kalyan Party
|candidate = Mostak Hosen
|votes = 731
|percentage = 0.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Ayub Ali
|votes = 630
|percentage = 0.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 458
|percentage = 0.2
|change = -8.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 239,390
|percentage = 90.5
|change = +15.4
}}
{{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-9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Monirul Haq Chowdhury
|votes = 78,622
|percentage = 53.7
|change = +51.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = A. H. M. Mustafa Kamal
|votes = 66,175
|percentage = 45.2
|change = -6.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front
|candidate = Saif Uddin Ahmmad
|votes = 496
|percentage = 0.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal
|candidate = Munsi Faruk Ahmed
|votes = 268
|percentage = 0.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Gano Forum
|candidate = M. A. Matin
|votes = 225
|percentage = 0.2
|change = -0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Abul Kasem
|votes = 214
|percentage = 0.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = NAP (Bhashani)
|candidate = Md. Rustam Ali Maishan
|votes = 209
|percentage = 0.1
|change = -0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Rashid
|votes = 104
|percentage = 0.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Quran Sunnah Bastabayan Parishad
|candidate = Md. Mostafa Kamal
|votes = 77
|percentage = 0.1
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Golam Mohiuddin
|votes = 74
|percentage = 0.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 12,447
|percentage = 8.5
|change = -0.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 146,464
|percentage = 75.1
|change = -0.1
}}
{{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-9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = A. H. M. Mustafa Kamal
|votes = 57,195
|percentage = 51.3
|change = +13.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = Monirul Haq Chowdhury
|votes = 47,570
|percentage = 42.7
|change = -4.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Syed Matiul Islam
|votes = 3,010
|percentage = 2.7
|change = -8.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Mostofa Kamal Bhuiyan
|votes = 2,602
|percentage = 2.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Gano Forum
|candidate = Md. Abdul Matin
|votes = 430
|percentage = 0.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = NAP (Bhashani)
|candidate = Md. Rustam Ali Maishan
|votes = 238
|percentage = 0.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Zaker Party
|candidate = Fate Ali Member
|votes = 212
|percentage = 0.2
|change = -0.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Islami Oikya Jote
|candidate = Md. Siddiqur Rahman
|votes = 97
|percentage = 0.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Quran Sunnah Bastabayan Parishad
|candidate = Md. Mostafa Kamal
|votes = 82
|percentage = 0.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Islamic Sashantantrik Andolan
|candidate = Yakub
|votes = 54
|percentage = 0.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD
|candidate = Munshi Faruk Ahmed
|votes = 45
|percentage = 0.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,625
|percentage = 8.6
|change = -0.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 111,535
|percentage = 75.2
|change = +20.2
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Awami League
|loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1991: Comilla-9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = Monirul Haq Chowdhury
|votes = 42,746
|percentage = 47.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Abul Kalam Mazumdar
|votes = 34,612
|percentage = 38.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Rabeya Khatun Chowdhury
|votes = 10,017
|percentage = 11.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Bangladesh Janata Party
|candidate = Abdur Razzak
|votes = 2,219
|percentage = 2.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Zaker Party
|candidate = Fazal Khan
|votes = 675
|percentage = 0.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = NAP (Muzaffar)
|candidate = Joinal Abedin
|votes = 386
|percentage = 0.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader)
|candidate = Abdur Rahman Mazumdar
|votes = 351
|percentage = 0.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,134
|percentage = 8.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 91,006
|percentage = 55.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
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