Comilla-7

Comilla-7

Comilla-7

Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad

Comilla-7 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2018 by Pran Gopal Datta of the Awami League.

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Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Chandina Upazila.[2][3]

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.[4] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.[5]

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.[2][6]

Members of Parliament

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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.[12]

Elections in the 2000s

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AKM Abu Taher died in September 2004. Zakaria Taher Sumon, his son, was elected in a December by-election.[15][16]

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Elections in the 1990s

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References

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    "Cumilla-7". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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    "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
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    Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
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    Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
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    "53 constituencies get new boundaries". The Daily Star. 4 July 2013.
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    "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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    "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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    "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  10. [10]
    "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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    "Pran Gopal Datta goes to parliament as Comilla 7 MP". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-09-20. Archived from the original on 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
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    Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
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    "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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    "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
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    "BNP lawmaker Taher passes away". The Daily Star. UNB. 24 September 2004. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
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    "Ruling coalition candidate wins Comilla by-poll". The Daily Star. 19 December 2004. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
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    "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

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