Comilla-6 is a constituency represented in the
Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of
Bangladesh since 2008 by
A. K. M. Bahauddin Bahar of the
Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for '' Awam'', the Urdu language word for common people.
The adjective appears in the following proper names:
*Awami Colony, a neighbourhood of Landhi Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
*Awami Front, wa ...
.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses
Comilla City Corporation,
Comilla Adarsha Sadar Upazila, and
Comilla Cantonment.
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
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redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the
2001 Bangladesh census
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.
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
Comilla Sadar Dakshin Upazila
Comilla Sadar Dakshin Upazila (Comilla Central South Upazila) is an upazila of Comilla District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.
Administration
Comilla Sadar Dakshin Upazila is divided into Comilla Dakshin Municipality (part of the city of Co ...
: Galiara.
Ahead of the
2018 general election, the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency by adding Comilla City Corporation and Comilla Cantonment.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
References
External links
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Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh
Cumilla District
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