Comilla-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by A. K. M. Bahauddin Bahar of the Awami League.

Comilla-6
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictComilla District
DivisionChittagong Division
Electorate415,884 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created1973
Parliamentary PartyBangladesh Awami League
Member of ParliamentA. K. M. Bahauddin Bahar
City Council areaComilla City Corporation
Prev. ConstituencyComilla-5 (Constituency 253)
Next ConstituencyComilla-7 (Constituency 255)

Boundaries

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The constituency encompasses Comilla City Corporation, Comilla Adarsha Sadar Upazila, and Comilla Cantonment.[2]

History

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

Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had also included one union parishad of Comilla Sadar Dakshin Upazila: Galiara.[5][6]

Ahead of the 2018 general election, the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency by adding Comilla City Corporation and Comilla Cantonment.[2][5][7]

Members of Parliament

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ElectionMemberParty
1973Kazi Akbar Uddin Mohammad SiddiqueAwami League[8]
1979Mozammel HaqueBangladesh Nationalist Party[9]
Major Boundary Changes
1986Redwan AhmedJatiya Party[10]
1988Khandaker Abdul MannanBangladesh Freedom Party[11]
1991Redwan AhmedIndependent
February 1996Khandaker Abdur RashidNational Democratic Alliance
1996Ali AshrafAwami League
2001Redwan AhmedBangladesh Nationalist Party
2008A. K. M. Bahauddin BaharAwami League

Elections

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Elections in the 2010s

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General Election 2014: Comilla-6[12][13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ALA. K. M. Bahauddin Bahar59,02560.1+5.5
IndependentMasud Parvej Khan38,29339.0N/A
NAPMohammad Ali8880.9N/A
Majority20,73221.1+10.8
Turnout98,20631.1-48.8
AL hold

Elections in the 2000s

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General Election 2008: Comilla-6[5][14][15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ALA. K. M. Bahauddin Bahar126,13654.6+23.8
BNPMohammad Amin Ur Rashid Yeasin102,45044.3-24.2
BIFMd. Oli Ahmmed1,2190.5N/A
IABMasud Ahmad1,0380.4N/A
Bangladesh Kalyan PartySahidur Rahman1740.1N/A
Majority23,68610.3-27.4
Turnout231,01779.9+10.9
AL gain from BNP
General Election 2001: Comilla-6[16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNPRedwan Ahmed87,48368.5+30.8
ALAli Ashraf39,36430.8-7.3
IJOFMd. Murad Mia Majumder3420.3N/A
IndependentMd. Abdus Sattar2280.2N/A
IndependentAbul Hasem Munsi1840.1N/A
Jatiya Party (M)Gazi Abul Kasem1220.1N/A
Majority48,11937.7+37.3
Turnout127,72369.0-4.1
BNP gain from AL

Elections in the 1990s

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General Election June 1996: Comilla-6[16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ALAli Ashraf37,09038.1-1.9
BNPRedwan Ahmed36,72437.7+35.1
FPAbdur Rashid Khandakar20,09720.6+7.7
Jamaat-e-IslamiMd. Ismail Mian2,1572.2N/A
JP(E)Md. Lutfar Reza Khokaon6360.7-0.1
NAPMd. Mohsin Sarkar2710.3N/A
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSDMd. Mobarak Hossain2260.2N/A
IndependentMd. Murad Miah Muzumdar2200.2N/A
Majority3660.4-0.3
Turnout97,42173.1+23.1
AL gain from Independent
General Election 1991: Comilla-6[16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentRedwan Ahmed31,17940.7
ALAli Ashraf30,63140.0
FPKhandaker Abdul Mannan9,89412.9
BNPZ. A. Shamsul Haq1,9552.6
Zaker PartyA. Mannan Zehadi1,2051.6
JP(E)Md. Mujibar Rahman Dilrazi6360.8
NAP (Muzaffar)Md. A. Zalil Bhuiyan5490.7
Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader)Mafizur Rahman Mazu4920.6
Majority5480.7
Turnout76,54150.0
Independent gain from

References

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  1. ^ "Cumilla-6". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "EC 'gerrymanders' 25 constituencies for pressure of ministers, MPs". Prothom Alo. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  3. ^ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
  4. ^ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
  5. ^ a b c "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. ^ "53 constituencies get new boundaries". The Daily Star. 4 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  8. ^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  9. ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  10. ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  11. ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  12. ^ "Comilla-6". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  13. ^ "Electoral Area Result Statistics: Comilla-6". AmarMP. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  14. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  15. ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  16. ^ a b c "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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