# Comilla-5

Comilla-5 is a constituency of the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh.Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Brahmanpara and Burichang upazilas.

## History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1973 | Abdul Kuddas Makhan | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Habib Ullah Khan | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Mohammad Yunus | Jatiya Party |
| | 1988 | Mohammad Yunus | Jatiya Party |
| | 1991 | Abdul Matin Khasru | Awami League |
| | February 1996 | Mujibur Rahman | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| | June 1996 | Abdul Matin Khasru | Awami League |
| | 2001 | Mohammad Yunus | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| | 2008 | Abdul Matin Khasru | Awami League |
| | 2014 | Abdul Matin Khasru | Awami League |
| | 2018 | Abdul Matin Khasru | Awami League |
| | Jun 2021 by-election | Abul Hashem Khan | Awami League |
| | 2024 | M A Zaher | Independent Politician |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Comilla-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Abdul Matin Khasru | 206,931 | 96.2 | +32.5 |
| | JP(E) | Safikur Rahman | 8,157 | 3.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 198,774 | 92.4 | +63.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 215,088 | 67.0 | −16.2 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Comilla-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Abdul Matin Khasru | 143,208 | 63.7 | +18.0 |
| | BNP | ASM Alauddin Bhuiyan | 77,260 | 34.3 | −16.4 |
| | Independent | Abdullah Al Mamun | 3,200 | 1.4 | +1.1 |
| | People's Front | Md. Farid Uddin | 379 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Sheikh Abdul Baten | 280 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Shaha Uddin | 232 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Abul Bashar | 232 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Sajeda Arif | 168 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 65,948 | 29.3 | +24.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 224,959 | 83.2 | +11.8 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Comilla-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Mohammad Yunus | 96,828 | 50.7 | +21.5 |
| | AL | Abdul Matin Khasru | 87,276 | 45.7 | +6.8 |
| | IJOF | Tafazzal Hossain | 6,034 | 3.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Abdullah Al-Mamun | 504 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | KSJL | Md. Delowar Hossain Bhuyan | 188 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,552 | 5.0 | −4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 190,830 | 71.4 | +0.6 |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Comilla-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Abdul Matin Khasru | 51,184 | 38.9 | −0.5 |
| | BNP | Abul Qashem | 38,378 | 29.2 | +7.1 |
| | JP(E) | Md. Ohidun Nabi | 30,295 | 23.1 | +6.6 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Abdur Rouf | 10,038 | 7.6 | −7.2 |
| | NAP (Bhashani) | Md. Sirajul Islam | 493 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | IOJ | A. B. M. Jaher Sharif | 421 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Shamsul Alam | 340 | 0.3 | −0.6 |
| | Independent | Mohammad Yunus | 268 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,806 | 9.7 | −7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 131,417 | 70.8 | +27.1 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
General Election 1991: Comilla-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Abdul Matin Khasru | 42,680 | 39.4 | |
| | BNP | Md. A. Latif | 23,960 | 22.1 | |
| | JP(E) | Mohammad Yunus | 17,852 | 16.5 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Abdur Rouf | 16,048 | 14.8 | |
| | FP | A. Sattar Bhuiyan | 5,924 | 5.5 | |
| | Zaker Party | Shamsul Alam | 1,029 | 0.9 | |
| | Independent | Tafazzal Hossain | 322 | 0.3 | |
| | Ganatantri Party | Abdul Khaleq | 274 | 0.3 | |
| | Independent | Yusuf Sarwar | 261 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,720 | 17.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 108,350 | 43.7 | |
| | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) |