Chandpur-5 Explained

Chandpur-5
Parl Name:Jatiya Sangsad
District:Chandpur District
Region Label:Division
Region:Chittagong Division
Electorate:408,496 (2018)
Year:1984
Members Label:Member of Parliament
Members:Vacant
Party Label:Parliamentary Party
Party:None
Blank1 Name:Previous Constituency
Blank1 Info:Chandpur-4 (Constituency 263)
Blank2 Name:Next Constituency
Blank2 Info:Feni-1 (Constituency 265)

Chandpur-5 is a constituency of the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Hajiganj and Shahrasti upazilas.

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Comilla-23 constituency when the former Comilla District was split into three districts: Brahmanbaria, Comilla, and Chandpur.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1986Md. Abdur RobJatiya Party
1988Abdul Wadud KhanJatiya Party
1991M. A. MatinBangladesh Nationalist Party
1996Rafiqul IslamAwami League
2001M. A. MatinBangladesh Nationalist Party
2008Rafiqul IslamAwami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Rafiqul Islam was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after 18 parties led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party boycotted the election citing unfair conditions for the election.[1]

Elections in the 1990s

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Notes and References

  1. News: 2 December 2013 . Bangladesh opposition to boycott elections . 9 March 2022 . Al Jazeera.