Bangladesh · electoral area 147

Sherpur-2

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

6 candidates
Candidate results for Sherpur-2 in 1991
#CandidatePartyVotes%
1Mosammmat Begum Matia ChowdhuryBangladesh Awami League47,88641.8
2Prof. Abdus SalamIndependent34,64430.24
3Md. Zahed AliBangladesh Nationalist Party30,30926.46
4Akmal HossainFreedom Party8310.73
5Md. Akhtaruzzaman AkhterIndependent5370.47
6Md. Mostafizur RahmanBangladesh Krisak Sromik Awami League3530.31
Valid votes
114,560
Invalid votes
Not recorded
Votes cast
Not recorded
Total voters
206,839

1996 election

4 candidates
Candidate results for Sherpur-2 in 1996
#CandidatePartyVotes%
1Begum Matia ChowdhuryBangladesh Awami League63,57441.01
2Alhaj Jahed Ali ChowdhuryBangladesh Nationalist Party45,65929.46
3Proffesor Abdus SalamJaker Party41,45626.75
4Dr. Md. Abdul JalilJamat-E-Islami Bangladesh4,3142.78
Valid votes
155,003
Invalid votes
2,134
Votes cast
157,137
Total voters
211,061

2001 election

5 candidates
Candidate results for Sherpur-2 in 2001
#CandidatePartyVotes%
1Md. Alhaj Zahed Ali ChowdhuryBangladesh Nationalist Party & Alliance102,54549.82
2Begum Motia ChowdhuryBangladesh Awami League99,66148.42
3Md. Shafiqul IslamKrisak Sramik Janaya League2,2351.09
4Md. Akkas AliIslami Jatiyo Oikya Front1,1320.55
5Abu Md. MazharBangladesh Comunist Party2560.12
Valid votes
205,829
Invalid votes
1,289
Votes cast
207,118
Total voters
262,905

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.”