{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Comilla-9 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = কুমিল্লা-৯.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Cumilla District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Chittagong Division]] | population = | electorate = 478,535 (2026) | towns = | future = | year = 1973 | abolished_label = | abolished = | members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | members = [[Md. Abul Kalam]] | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | local_council_label = | local_council = | next = | previous = | module = {{align|left|← [[Comilla-8|256 Comilla-8]]}}{{align|right|[[Comilla-10|258 Comilla-10]] →}} }} '''Comilla-9''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. [[Md. Abul Kalam]] is the incumbent representative member since February 2026.
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Laksam Upazila|Laksam]] and [[Manoharganj Upazila|Manoharganj]] upazilas.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008 general election]], the [[Bangladesh Election Commission|Election Commission]] redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the [[2001 Bangladesh census]].<ref name="Rahman2010" /> The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.<ref name="ds11Jul2008" />
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1973 Bangladeshi general election|1973]] | [[Khandaker Mushtaq Ahmed]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]]<ref name="1973results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979]] | [[A. K. M. Abu Zahed]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]<ref name="1979results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Abul Kalam Mazumdar]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]]<ref name="1986results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] |rowspan="2" | [[Monirul Haq Chowdhury]] |rowspan="2" | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]]<ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|February 1996]] |[[Amin ur Rashid Yasin]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|June 1996]] |[[Mustafa Kamal (politician)|A. H. M. Mustafa Kamal]] |[[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] | [[Monirul Haq Chowdhury]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] |rowspan="4" | [[Tazul Islam]] |rowspan="4" | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] | [[Md. Abul Kalam]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |}
== Elections == === Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin |title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General election 2026]]: Comilla-9}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate=[[Md. Abul Kalam]] |votes=170,008 |percentage=56.07 |change=+56.07 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate=Syed A. K. M. Sarowar Uddin Seddique |votes=118,961 |percentage=39.23 |change=+36.93 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 51,047 |percentage = 16.84 |change = -69.26 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 303,208 |percentage = 63.36 |change = +8.86 }} {{Election box Registered electors| |reg. electors = 478,535 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}} === Elections in the 2010s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2014]]: Comilla-9<ref name="2014results" />}} {{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=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Comilla-9<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{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 (politician)|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=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Comilla-9<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{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 = [[Mustafa Kamal (politician)|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=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Comilla-9<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Mustafa Kamal (politician)|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=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Comilla-9<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{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 == <references> <ref name="2018results">{{cite news |title=Cumilla-9 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Cumilla-9&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="Rahman2010">{{cite book |last=Rahman |first=Syedur |date=2010 |title=Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bJfcCPUr0OoC&pg=PA105 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |page=105 |isbn=978-0-8108-7453-4}}</ref> <ref name="ds11Jul2008">{{cite news |last=Liton |first=Shakhawat |date=11 July 2008 |title=Final list of redrawn JS seats published |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-45202 |newspaper=The Daily Star}}</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-9 |url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=257 |work=Bangladesh Election Result 2014 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706162924/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=257 |archive-date=6 July 2018 |url-status=dead }}</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=256 |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/20081228234847/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=256 |archive-date=28 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </references>
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