# Chandpur-5

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Md. Abdur Rob | Jatiya Party |
| 1988 | Abdul Wadud Khan | Jatiya Party |
| 1991 | M. A. Matin | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 1996 | Rafiqul Islam | Awami League |
| 2001 | M. A. Matin | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 2008 | Rafiqul Islam | Awami 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.

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Chandpur-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Rafiqul Islam | 143,497 | 56.1 | +11.6 |
| | BNP | Mominul Haque | 110,480 | 43.2 | −9.0 |
| | Gano Forum | Md. Noman | 839 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | BTF | Golam Mohammad Ali | 551 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | KSJL | Md. Hossam Haider Patwary | 298 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33,017 | 12.9 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 255,665 | 86.7 | +14.4 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Chandpur-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | M. A. Matin | 110,792 | 52.2 | +11.4 |
| | AL | Rafiqul Islam | 94,531 | 44.5 | +3.4 |
| | IJOF | Md. Shafiul Alam Shwapan | 5,051 | 2.4 | N/A |
| | BIF | Syed Md. Jahan Shah | 1,404 | 0.7 | +0.3 |
| | JSD | Md. Anowar Hossain Mollah | 330 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Progressive Party | Md. Noman | 276 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,261 | 7.7 | +7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 212,384 | 72.3 | +0.4 |
| | 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: Chandpur-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Rafiqul Islam | 62,309 | 41.1 | +22.3 |
| | BNP | M. A. Matin | 61,895 | 40.8 | +10.7 |
| | JP(E) | Tofazzal Haidar Chowdhury | 18,700 | 12.3 | −1.8 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Mahabubur Rahman | 6,319 | 4.2 | −1.1 |
| | IOJ | Zakaria | 1,189 | 0.8 | N/A |
| | BIF | Md. Jalal Uddin Kashemi | 663 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | M. A. Bari | 269 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | M. A. Quaiyum Chowdhury | 240 | 0.2 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 414 | 0.3 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 151,584 | 71.9 | +27.7 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 1991: Chandpur-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | M. A. Matin | 35,944 | 30.1 | |
| | Independent | M. A. Sattar | 34,682 | 29.1 | |
| | AL | Md. Abdur Rob | 22,389 | 18.8 | |
| | JP(E) | Abdul Wadud Khan | 16,821 | 14.1 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Mahbubur Rahman | 6,309 | 5.3 | |
| | FP | Shahjahan | 1,003 | 0.8 | |
| | BKA | Zakaria | 991 | 0.8 | |
| | Zaker Party | M. A. Quaiyum Chowdhury | 412 | 0.3 | |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) | Md. Abu Noman | 356 | 0.3 | |
| | Independent | Kali Narayan Lodh | 170 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | A. Malek Chowdhury | 156 | 0.1 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Anwar Hossain | 139 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,262 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 119,372 | 44.2 | |
| | 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) |