Bangladesh · electoral area 12

Nilphamari-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

12 candidates

Candidate results for Nilphamari-1 in 1991
#	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1	Abdur Rouf	Bangladesh Awami League	41,218	31.72
2	Md. Nur Kutub Alam Chou.	Jatiya Party	40,492	31.16
3	Md.Ishaq Ali	Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh	22,263	17.13
4	Md. Shafiqul Gani Swapan	Independent	10,159	7.82
5	Ms. Hamida Banu	Independent	8,306	6.39
6	Md.Moniruzzaman	Bangladesh Workers Party	3,648	2.81
7	Md. Rezaul Basunia	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	1,386	1.07
8	Md. Golam Sarwar	Gonotantry Party	788	0.61
9	Md. Nurunnabi Dulal	Freedom Party	736	0.57
10	Md. Motowar Rahman	Jaker Party	381	0.29
11	Munir Uddun	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal(Rob)	300	0.23
12	A Hai Sarkar	Jatiya Oikya Front	259	0.2

Valid votes: 129,936
Invalid votes: Not recorded
Votes cast: Not recorded
Total voters: 210,595

1996 election

7 candidates

Candidate results for Nilphamari-1 in 1996
#	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1	Advocate N.K. Alam Chowdhury	Jatiya Party	60,444	40.15
2	Md. Abdur Rouf	Bangladesh Awami League	47,833	31.77
3	Md. Shahrin Islam	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	20,672	13.73
4	Md. Isahak Ali	Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh	19,137	12.71
5	Nur Mohammad Khan	Bangladesh Workers Party	1,634	1.09
6	Md. Abdul Hye Sarker	Independent	523	0.35
7	Md Golam Azam Khan	Jaker Party	315	0.21

Valid votes: 150,558
Invalid votes: 2,094
Votes cast: 152,652
Total voters: 203,651

2001 election

6 candidates

Candidate results for Nilphamari-1 in 2001
#	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1	Dr. Hamida Banu Shova	Bangladesh Awami League	66,871	33.44
2	Advocate N K Alam Chowdhury	Islami Jatiyo Oikya Front	65,552	32.78
3	Md. Shahrin Islam Chowdhury	Bangladesh Nationalist Party & Alliance	59,805	29.9
4	Md. Abdur Rouf	Independent (Clock)	5,707	2.85
5	Nur Mohammad Khan	Bangladesher Workers Party	1,743	0.87
6	Sushanta Misra	Independent (Kula)	309	0.15

Valid votes: 199,987
Invalid votes: 2,017
Votes cast: 202,004
Total voters: 256,617

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.”