{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Comilla-5 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = কুমিল্লা-৫.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Cumilla District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Chittagong Division]] | population = | electorate = 476,172 (2026) | towns = | future = | year = 1973 | abolished_label = | abolished = | members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | members = Md. Jashim Uddin | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | next = | previous = | module = {{align|left|← [[Comilla-4|252 Comilla-4]]}}{{align|right|[[Comilla-6|254 Comilla-6]] →}} }} '''Comilla-5''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Brahmanpara Upazila|Brahmanpara]] and [[Burichang Upazila|Burichang]] upazilas.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1973 Bangladeshi general election|1973]] | [[Abdul Kuddas Makhan]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]]<ref name="1973results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979]] | [[Habib Ullah Khan (politician)|Habib Ullah Khan]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]<ref name="1979results" /> |- ! colspan="4" |Major Boundary Changes |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | rowspan="2" | [[Mohammad Yunus (Bangladeshi politician)|Mohammad Yunus]] | rowspan="2" | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]]<ref name="1986results" /><ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | |[[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Abdul Matin Khasru]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|February 1996]] |[[Mujibur Rahman (Comilla politician)|Mujibur Rahman]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|June 1996]] |[[Abdul Matin Khasru]] |[[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] | [[Mohammad Yunus (Bangladeshi politician)|Mohammad Yunus]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |rowspan="4" style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | rowspan="3" | [[Abdul Matin Khasru]] | rowspan="4" | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] |- |[[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] |- |Jun 2021 by-election |[[Abul Hashem Khan (politician)|Abul Hashem Khan]]<ref>{{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 }}</ref> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Independent politician}}" | | [[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] |[[M A Zaher (politician)|M A Zaher]] |[[Independent Politician|Independent]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] | Md. Jashim Uddin | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |}
== Elections ==
=== Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2026]]: Comilla-5<ref name="2026results" /><ref name="bssnews" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Md. Jashim Uddin |votes = 134,485 |percentage = 51.29 |change = +16.99 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Mobarak Hossen |votes = 124,547 |percentage = 47.50 |change = +47.50 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 9,938 |percentage = 3.79 |change = -88.61 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 262,185 |percentage = 55.06 |change = -11.94 }} {{Election box Registered electors | reg. electors = 476,172 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Independent politician }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2010s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2014]]: Comilla-5<ref name="2014results" /><ref name="amarmp" />}} {{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=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Comilla-5<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{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=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Comilla-5<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Mohammad Yunus (Bangladeshi politician)|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=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Comilla-5<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{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 (Bangladeshi politician)|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=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Comilla-5<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{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 (Bangladeshi politician)|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 == <references> <ref name="2018results">{{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}}</ref> <ref name="maps">{{cite web |url=http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf |title=Constituency Maps of Bangladesh |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2010 |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |format=PDF |access-date=13 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814131945/http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf |archive-date=14 August 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="ecs">{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF |title=Delimitation of Constituencies |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2013 |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |format=PDF |language=bn |access-date=23 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727220238/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF |archive-date=27 July 2014}}</ref> <ref name="1973results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/1st.pdf |title=List of 1st Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 February 2018 |archive-date=9 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909153327/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/1st.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="1979results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/2nd.pdf |title=List of 2nd Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014 |archive-date=4 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904090815/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/2nd.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="1986results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf |title=List of 3rd Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014 |archive-date=18 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918080059/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="1988results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf |title=List of 4th Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014 |archive-date=8 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708101931/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="2014results">{{cite news |title=Comilla-5 |url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=253 |work=Bangladesh Election Result 2014 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401213552/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=253 |archive-date=1 April 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="amarmp">{{cite web |url=https://amarmp.com/election/result/electoral?seat_id=111 |title=Electoral Area Result Statistics: Comilla-5 |website=AmarMP |access-date=15 March 2018}}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=251&Year=2008 |title=Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Amar Desh |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226152017/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=251&Year=2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="2008nomination">{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1 |title=Nomination submission List |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |language=bn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211190041/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1 |archive-date=11 February 2018 |access-date=9 February 2018}}</ref> <ref name="votemonitor">{{cite web |url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=252 |title=Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Vote Monitor Networks |access-date=11 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229001002/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=252 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </references>
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