Chandpur-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Rafiqul Islam of the

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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

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

Elections in the 1990s

References

External links

* Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh Chandpur District {{Bangladesh-geo-stub