# Comilla-7

Comilla-7 is a constituency of the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Chandina Upazila.

## 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.
Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had also included one union parishad of Barura Upazila:Chitadda.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1973 | A. W. M. Abdul Haque | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Matruza Hossain Mollah | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Mohammad A. Akim | Jatiya Party |
| | 1988 | Mahbubur Rahman | |
| | 1991 | AKM Abu Taher | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| | 1996 | Abdul Hakim | Awami League |
| | 2001 | AKM Abu Taher | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| | 2004 by-election | Zakaria Taher Sumon | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| | 2008 | Ali Ashraf | Awami League |
| | 2014 | Ali Ashraf | Awami League |
| | 2018 | Ali Ashraf | Awami League |
| | Sep 2021 by-election | Pran Gopal Datta | Awami League |
| | 2024 | Pran Gopal Datta | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Ali Ashraf was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Comilla-7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Ali Ashraf | 79,440 | 46.9 | |
| | BNP | Khorshed Alam | 73,933 | 43.7 | |
| | LDP | Redwan Ahmed | 14,276 | 8.4 | |
| | IAB | Md. Abul Kalam | 762 | 0.5 | |
| | Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish | Wali Ullah | 504 | 0.3 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md Mohiuddin Mia | 191 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | Mehnaz Rashid Khondakar | 159 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,507 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 169,265 | 86.0 | |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
AKM Abu Taher died in September 2004. Zakaria Taher Sumon, his son, was elected in a December by-election.
General Election 2001: Comilla-7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | AKM Abu Taher | 89,623 | 58.6 | +21.6 |
| | AL | Abdul Hakim | 58,898 | 38.5 | −1.8 |
| | IJOF | Nurul Islam Milon | 3,964 | 2.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Abul Hasem | 288 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Mohsin Kabir Bhuiya | 85 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Farhad Hossain | 62 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30,725 | 20.1 | +16.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 152,920 | 74.4 | +1.8 |
| | 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-7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Abdul Hakim | 44,855 | 40.3 | +3.0 |
| | BNP | AKM Abu Taher | 41,224 | 37.0 | −1.4 |
| | JP(E) | Nurul Islam Milon | 20,751 | 18.6 | −2.8 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Delowar Hossain | 2,797 | 2.5 | N/A |
| | BIF | M. A. Latif | 628 | 0.6 | +0.4 |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Ali Asgor | 411 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| | IOJ | Yakub Sharafati | 365 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Arifur Rahman Mojumder | 144 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali) | Khandarkar Jillur Rahman | 124 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Abu Taher | 92 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,631 | 3.3 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 111,391 | 72.6 | +19.8 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 1991: Comilla-7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | AKM Abu Taher | 36,068 | 38.4 | |
| | AL | Abdul Hakim | 35,059 | 37.3 | |
| | JP(E) | Md. Nurul Islam | 20,053 | 21.4 | |
| | WPB | Nazim Ali | 587 | 0.6 | |
| | NAP (Muzaffar) | Abdul Gaffar | 545 | 0.6 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Shahid Ullah | 447 | 0.5 | |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) | Kazi Nazmul Sayadat | 422 | 0.4 | |
| | Independent | Kasem Shafi Ullah | 412 | 0.4 | |
| | BIF | Khorshed Alam | 208 | 0.2 | |
| | Zaker Party | Abu Taher | 98 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,009 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 93,899 | 52.8 | |
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