Bangladesh · electoral area 113

Patuakhali-1

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

11 candidates

Candidate results for Patuakhali-1 in 1991
#	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1	M Keramot Ali	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	51,278	45.97
2	Shahjahan Miah Adv.	Bangladesh Awami League	45,006	40.34
3	Maulana A F Md. Shahjahan Advocate	Islami Oikya Jote	3,070	2.75
4	A K M Ashikur Rahman	Bangladesh Janata Party	2,756	2.47
5	Sardar A Rashid Advocate	Jatiya Party	2,468	2.21
6	S K Zabbar Azadi	Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh	2,383	2.14
7	Mr. Abdur Razzak Chowdhury	Jatiya Oikya Front	2,324	2.08
8	A Bari	Jaker Party	805	0.72
9	Abdul Aziz Mollik	Independent	775	0.69
10	Habibur Rahman Showkat	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal(Inu)	557	0.5
11	Md. Selim Talukdar	Progotishil Jatiatabadi Dal(Nurul A Moula)	131	0.12

Valid votes: 111,553
Invalid votes: Not recorded
Votes cast: Not recorded
Total voters: 303,688

1996 election

9 candidates

Candidate results for Patuakhali-1 in 1996
#	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1	Shahjahan Mian Advocate	Bangladesh Awami League	63,951	47.33
2	Mohammad Keramat Ali	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	52,369	38.76
3	Moulana Md. A. Goni	Islami Oikya Jote	10,328	7.64
4	A.B.M. Ruhul Amin Howladar	Jatiya Party	5,332	3.95
5	A. Zabbar Azadi	Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh	2,043	1.51
6	Abdul Aziz	Gono Forum	331	0.24
7	Advocate A. Aziz Shing	Jaker Party	329	0.24
8	Razzak Mridha	Bangladesh Krishak Sromik Janata Party	294	0.22
9	J.M. Anisur Rahman	Jatiya Janata Party(Sheikh Asad)	126	0.09

Valid votes: 135,103
Invalid votes: 1,676
Votes cast: 136,779
Total voters: 217,923

2001 election

5 candidates

Candidate results for Patuakhali-1 in 2001
#	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1	Alhaj Altaf Hossain Chowdhury	Bangladesh Nationalist Party & Alliance	95,838	49.36
2	Md. Shahjahan Mia Advocate	Bangladesh Awami League	80,403	41.41
3	Mohammad Keramat Ali	Islami Jatiyo Oikya Front	17,388	8.95
4	Subhash Chand	Bangladesh Comunist Party	348	0.18
5	Advocate Maulana Mohammad Ruhul Amin	Independent (Clock)	197	0.1

Valid votes: 194,174
Invalid votes: 1,374
Votes cast: 195,548
Total voters: 316,977

Verification

The four 2001 vote totals match the Bangladesh Election Commission’s 2001 statistical report. The first-ranked candidate’s vote count was also checked. Independent checks for 1991 and 1996 remain pending.

Some vote totals are unavailable for this constituency; they appear as “Not recorded.”