Md. Abul Kalam

Winner vote count (170,008) and runner-up vote count (118,961) confirmed by two independent BSS reports (English and Bangla). Raw margin = 51,047 votes. Vote share percentages and total valid votes are null: no primary source published the total valid parliamentary vote count for this seat; do not impute. Registered voters as of January 2026: 478,535 (male 247,765, female 230,769, other 1) per Bangla Wikipedia citing EC data. Referendum results in same constituency: 175,749 Yes / 103,535 No (BSS Bangla). MP's nickname is 'Chaiti Kalam'; described as a trusted ally of Tarique Rahman and BNP Central Industrial Affairs Secretary and former Laksam Upazila BNP president (Bangladesh Post, TBS, Daily Country Today). Age, education, EC affidavit wealth, and criminal cases: not found in any accessible primary source; left null per EC-only rule. No prior MP terms found; this is his first term. Committee memberships not yet published by parliament.gov.bd for 13th Jatiya Sangsad members as of 2026-05-17. The parliament.gov.bd member profile page (member-profile/012025201/md-abul-kalam-azad) returned connection errors and could not be verified -- the profile ID listed in search results may belong to a different Abul Kalam Azad (Comilla-4, AL/Independent, 12th parliament). The Comilla-9 MP is distinct from Abul Kalam Azad of Debidwar/Comilla-4. Upazilas per EC delimitation: Laksam and Monohorgonj (Bangla: লাকসাম ও মনোহরগঞ্জ); constituency is in Chittagong (Chattogram) division, Comilla district.