Comilla-7

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Comilla-7
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
kumillaa-7.svg
District Cumilla District
Division Chittagong Division
Electorate254,497 (2018) [1]
Current constituency
Created1973
Member of Parliament Atikul Alam Shawon

Cumilla-7 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Atikul Alam Shawon is the incumbent representative since February 2026.

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Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Chandina Upazila. [2] [3]

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. [4] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency. [5]

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. [2] [6]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1973 A. W. M. Abdul Haque Awami League [7]
1979 Matruza Hossain Mollah BNP [8]
1986 Mohammad A. Akim Jatiya Party [9]
1988 Mahbubur Rahman [10]
1991 AKM Abu Taher BNP
June 1996 Abdul Hakim Awami League
2001 AKM Abu Taher BNP
2004 by-election Zakaria Taher Sumon
2008 Ali Ashraf Awami League
2021 by-election Pran Gopal Datta [11]
2026 Atikul Alam Shawon Independent

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2026: Comilla-7 [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Atikul Alam Shawon 90,819
BNP Redwan Ahmed42,894
BSM Sajal Kumar Kar
IAB Maulana Ehteshamul Haque
Khelafat Majlis Solaiman Khan
Majority
Turnout

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. [14]

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Comilla-7 [2] [15] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AL Ali Ashraf 79,44046.9
BNP Khorshed Alam73,93343.7
LDP Redwan Ahmed 14,2768.4
IAB Md. Abul Kalam7620.5
Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish Wali Ullah5040.3
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Md Mohiuddin Mia1910.1
Independent Mehnaz Rashid Khondakar1590.1
Majority 5,5073.3
Turnout 169,26586.0
AL gain from BNP

AKM Abu Taher died in September 2004. Zakaria Taher Sumon, his son, was elected in a December by-election. [17] [18]

General Election 2001: Comilla-7 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP AKM Abu Taher 89,62358.6+21.6
AL Abdul Hakim58,89838.5−1.8
IJOF Nurul Islam Milon3,9642.6N/A
Independent Md. Abul Hasem2880.2N/A
Independent Md. Mohsin Kabir Bhuiya850.1N/A
Independent Md. Farhad Hossain620.0N/A
Majority 30,72520.1+16.8
Turnout 152,92074.4+1.8
BNP gain from AL

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Comilla-7 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AL Abdul Hakim44,85540.3+3.0
BNP AKM Abu Taher 41,22437.0−1.4
JP(E) Nurul Islam Milon20,75118.6−2.8
Jamaat Md. Delowar Hossain2,7972.5N/A
BIF M. A. Latif6280.6+0.4
Zaker PartyMd. Ali Asgor4110.4+0.3
IOJ Yakub Sharafati3650.3N/A
Independent Arifur Rahman Mojumder1440.1N/A
Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali)Khandarkar Jillur Rahman1240.1N/A
Gano Forum Abu Taher920.1N/A
Majority 3,6313.3+2.2
Turnout 111,39172.6+19.8
AL gain from BNP
General Election 1991: Comilla-7 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP AKM Abu Taher 36,06838.4
AL Abdul Hakim35,05937.3
JP(E) Md. Nurul Islam20,05321.4
WPB Nazim Ali5870.6
NAP (Muzaffar)Abdul Gaffar5450.6
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Shahid Ullah4470.5
Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader)Kazi Nazmul Sayadat4220.4
Independent Kasem Shafi Ullah4120.4
BIF Khorshed Alam2080.2
Zaker PartyAbu Taher980.1
Majority 1,0091.1
Turnout 93,89952.8
BNP gain from

References

  1. ↑ "Cumilla-7". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  4. ↑ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN   978-0-8108-7453-4.
  5. ↑ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
  6. ↑ "53 constituencies get new boundaries". The Daily Star. 4 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Pran Gopal Datta goes to parliament as Comilla 7 MP". Dhaka Tribune . 2021-09-20. Archived from the original on 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  12. ↑ "কুমিল্লা-৭". প্রথম আলো (in Bengali).
  13. ↑ "BNP wins 8 seats in Cumilla, Jamaat and independents take 3". The Business Standard. 2026-02-13. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  14. ↑ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  15. ↑ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  16. ↑ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  17. ↑ "BNP lawmaker Taher passes away". The Daily Star. UNB. 24 September 2004. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  18. ↑ "Ruling coalition candidate wins Comilla by-poll". The Daily Star. 19 December 2004. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  19. 1 2 3 "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

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