Bangladesh · electoral area 121

Barisal-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

8 candidates
Candidate results for Barisal-1 in 1991
#CandidatePartyVotes%
1Abul Hasanat AbdullahBangladesh Awami League55,69747.6
2Kazi Golam MahbubBangladesh Nationalist Party46,85540.04
3Sarder Abdus SalamJamat-E-Islami Bangladesh10,4308.91
4A K M Forhad HossainJaker Party1,5101.29
5Sarwar AlamJatiya Party1,1540.99
6Md. Zahir Uddin SwapanBangladesh United Communist League6130.52
7S K ZamanIndependent5970.51
8Maulana Khalilur RahmanBangladesh Muslim League(Kader)1650.14
Valid votes
117,021
Invalid votes
Not recorded
Votes cast
Not recorded
Total voters
193,056

1996 election

8 candidates
Candidate results for Barisal-1 in 1996
#CandidatePartyVotes%
1Abul Hasnat AbdullahBangladesh Awami League52,41845.12
2Kazi Golam MohbubBangladesh Nationalist Party50,12543.15
3Sunil Kumar GuptoJatiya Party6,0545.21
4Sarder Abdus SalamJamat-E-Islami Bangladesh5,3954.64
5Abdur Razzak KhanIslami Oikya Jote1,6191.39
6Zon Nehar Ranzon BiswasIndependent3740.32
7Md. Mahabubur RahmanJatiya Janata Party(Sheikh Asad)1110.1
8Md. Abdul Latif KabirajIndependent790.07
Valid votes
116,175
Invalid votes
1,148
Votes cast
117,323
Total voters
150,429

2001 election

5 candidates
Candidate results for Barisal-1 in 2001
#CandidatePartyVotes%
1Jahir Uddin SwapanBangladesh Nationalist Party & Alliance81,79154.4
2Abul Hasnat AbdullahBangladesh Awami League67,76045.07
3Md. Haroon Ur Rashid (Rana)Islami Jatiyo Oikya Front4700.31
4Bhabaranjan BaidhyaIndependent (Clock)2620.17
5Mr. John Nihar Ranjan BiswasIndependent (Football)640.04
Valid votes
150,347
Invalid votes
1,103
Votes cast
151,450
Total voters
196,476

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.”