# Comilla-1

Comilla-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

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1973 | Mohammad Sayedul Haque | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Mohammad Mobarak Ali | Jatiya Party |
| | 1991 | M. K. Anwar | BNP |
| | June 1996 | M. K. Anwar | BNP |
| | 2008 | Mohammad Shubid Ali Bhuiyan | Awami League |
| | 2014 | Mohammad Shubid Ali Bhuiyan | Awami League |
| | 2018 | Mohammad Shubid Ali Bhuiyan | Awami League |
| | 2024 | Abdus Sabur | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Comilla-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Mohammad Shubid Ali Bhuiyan | 90,077 | 81.0 | +27.8 |
| | Independent | Naim Hasan | 18,572 | 16.7 | N/A |
| | JP(E) | Abu Jayed Al Mahmud | 2,026 | 1.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Zaman Sarkar | 302 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Basudeb Saha | 268 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71,505 | 64.3 | +55.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 111,245 | 36.3 | −46.8 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Comilla-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Mohammad Shubid Ali Bhuiyan | 114,818 | 53.2 | +21.6 |
| | BNP | Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain | 96,378 | 44.7 | −22.7 |
| | IAB | Md. Al Amin | 1,977 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Abdus Sattar | 1,920 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Hazrat Ali Khan | 309 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | BKA | Sultan Mohiuddin | 244 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,440 | 8.6 | −27.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 215,646 | 83.1 | +20.4 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Comilla-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | M. K. Anwar | 73,936 | 67.4 | −1.0 |
| | AL | Jahangir Alam Sarkar | 34,645 | 31.6 | +2.4 |
| | IJOF | Shamsuddin Ahamed | 592 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Mojammel Haq | 384 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Mohammad Golam Mustafa | 100 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39,291 | 35.8 | −3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 109,657 | 62.7 | +0.6 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Comilla-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | M. K. Anwar | 69,356 | 68.4 | −3.6 |
| | AL | Jahangir Alam Sarkar | 29,594 | 29.2 | +7.2 |
| | JP(E) | Mahabubul Haque Dulon | 843 | 0.8 | N/A |
| | IOJ | A. Samad | 697 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. A. Aziz Molla | 544 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | A. T. M. Obaidul Haque | 317 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39,762 | 39.2 | −10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 101,351 | 62.1 | +14.3 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
General Election 1991: Comilla-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | M. K. Anwar | 69,941 | 72.0 | |
| | AL | Mortuza Hossain Mollah | 21,380 | 22.0 | |
| | Independent | Chowdhury ABM Kawsar Ahmed | 2,338 | 2.4 | |
| | Independent | Md. Monir Ahmed | 1,535 | 1.6 | |
| | Bangladesh Janata Party | AKM Zamshed Alam | 1,118 | 1.2 | |
| | NAP (Muzaffar) | Shafiq Ahang Khan | 376 | 0.4 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | AKM Fazlul Haq | 323 | 0.3 | |
| | Jatiya Janata Party and Gonotantrik Oikkya Jot | Sarkar Nasiruddin Ahmed | 147 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48,561 | 50.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 97,158 | 47.8 | |
| | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) |