Comilla-1 Explained

Cumilla-1
Parl Name:Jatiya Sangsad
District:Comilla District
Region Label:Division
Region:Chittagong Division
Electorate:347,071 (2018)
Year:1973
Members Label:Member of Parliament
Members:Vacant
Party Label:Parliamentary Party
Party:None
Blank1 Name:Previous Constituency
Blank1 Info:Brahmanbaria-6 (Constituency 248)
Blank2 Name:Next Constituency
Blank2 Info:Comilla-2 (Constituency 250)

Cumilla-1 is a constituency of the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August, 2024 the constituency is vacant

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Daudkandi and Megna upazilas.

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. The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1973Mohammad Sayedul HaqueAwami League
1979Abdus Sattar BhuiyanBangladesh Nationalist Party
Major Boundary Changes
1986Mohammad Mobarak AliJatiya Party
1991M. K. AnwarBNP
June 1996
2008Mohammad Shubid Ali BhuiyanAwami League
2014
2018
2024Abdus Sabur

Elections

Elections in the 1990s

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