Bangladesh · electoral area 191
Dhaka-12
Parliamentary election results for 1991, 1996 and 2001, with candidate votes and constituency totals.
Historical data. These results describe past elections, not current officeholders. The 2001 totals have been compared with the Bangladesh Election Commission’s report; independent checks for 1991 and 1996 remain pending.
1991 election
10 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Md. Niamatullah | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 63,279 | 52 |
| 2 | Shamsuddoha Khan Mojlish | Bangladesh Awami League | 37,298 | 30.65 |
| 3 | Md. Ashraf Uddin Khan Imu | Independent | 8,279 | 6.8 |
| 4 | Md. Shahidul Islam Adv. | Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh | 4,402 | 3.62 |
| 5 | Adv. Mezbah | Jatiya Party | 3,119 | 2.56 |
| 6 | Mujahidul Islam Selim | Bangladesh Communist party | 2,282 | 1.88 |
| 7 | Abul Hasan | Jaker Party | 1,211 | 1 |
| 8 | Md. Shamsuddin | Bangladesh Khelafot Andolon | 861 | 0.71 |
| 9 | Mafizul Islam | Bangladesh National Awami Party (NAP-Mojaffar) | 673 | 0.55 |
| 10 | Abul Hossain | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal(Rob) | 282 | 0.23 |
- Valid votes
- 121,686
- Invalid votes
- Not recorded
- Votes cast
- Not recorded
- Total voters
- 205,290
1996 election
9 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Dewan Md. Salauddin | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 71,243 | 44.75 |
| 2 | Md. Ashraf Uddin Khan Imu | Bangladesh Awami League | 47,343 | 29.74 |
| 3 | Md. Firoj Kabir | Jatiya Party | 33,361 | 20.96 |
| 4 | Md. Hasan Mahabub | Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh | 4,450 | 2.8 |
| 5 | Mohammad Samsuddin | Bangladesh Khelafot Andolon | 1,357 | 0.85 |
| 6 | Md. Nazim Uddin | Jaker Party | 595 | 0.37 |
| 7 | Md. Mafijul Islam | Bangladesh National Awami Party | 421 | 0.26 |
| 8 | Siraj Uddin Ahmed | Gono Forum | 366 | 0.23 |
| 9 | Gazi Nazrul Islam (Dipu) | Jatiya Janata Party(Sheikh Asad) | 67 | 0.04 |
- Valid votes
- 159,203
- Invalid votes
- 1,716
- Votes cast
- 160,919
- Total voters
- 212,570
2001 election
6 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Dewan Md. Salauddin | Bangladesh Nationalist Party & Alliance | 139,788 | 57.09 |
| 2 | Talukder Md. Towhid Jang (Murad) | Bangladesh Awami League | 98,062 | 40.05 |
| 3 | Md. Neyamat Ullah | Islami Jatiyo Oikya Front | 5,708 | 2.33 |
| 4 | Alhaj Hafez Maulana Ali Abbas | Bangladesh Khelafat Andolon | 767 | 0.31 |
| 5 | Lina Chakrabarti | Bangladesh Comunist Party | 359 | 0.15 |
| 6 | Md. Khandokar Shahin Aldin Rejvi | Jatiya Party (Monju) | 177 | 0.07 |
- Valid votes
- 244,861
- Invalid votes
- 1,586
- Votes cast
- 246,447
- Total voters
- 351,489
Verification
The 2001 totals shown above differ from the Election Commission report on one field.
- total voters: on this page 351,489; official report 350,863.
Independent checks for 1991 and 1996 remain pending.
Some vote totals are unavailable for this constituency; they appear as “Not recorded.”