Bangladesh · electoral area 20
Rangpur-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
7 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hussain Md. Ershad | Jatiya Party | 50,221 | 45.39 |
| 2 | Md. Anisul Haq Chowdhury | Bangladesh Awami League | 45,206 | 40.86 |
| 3 | Shah Muhammad Nur Hossain | Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh | 7,676 | 6.94 |
| 4 | Lt.Colonel(Rtd.)Md. Nazrul Haq | Jaker Party | 2,601 | 2.35 |
| 5 | Md. Abdus Sattar | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal(Inu) | 2,336 | 2.11 |
| 6 | Hazi Mohsin Ali | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 2,308 | 2.09 |
| 7 | Md. Ilias Ali | Independent | 299 | 0.27 |
- Valid votes
- 110,647
- Invalid votes
- Not recorded
- Votes cast
- Not recorded
- Total voters
- 186,937
1996 election
9 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | Jatiya Party | 66,929 | 47.69 |
| 2 | Md. Anisul Haque Chowdhury | Bangladesh Awami League | 55,800 | 39.76 |
| 3 | Md. A.T.M. Azharul Islam | Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh | 8,273 | 5.9 |
| 4 | Prof. Paritosh Chakrabarti | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 4,025 | 2.87 |
| 5 | Abdul Hamid Kabir Sharif | Jaker Party | 3,761 | 2.68 |
| 6 | Md. Ruhul Amin | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal(Inu) | 858 | 0.61 |
| 7 | Md. Ali Sarkar | Independent | 336 | 0.24 |
| 8 | Md. Meser Uddin | Gono Forum | 190 | 0.14 |
| 9 | Mosammat Merina Rahman | Independent | 161 | 0.11 |
- Valid votes
- 140,333
- Invalid votes
- 1,602
- Votes cast
- 141,935
- Total voters
- 181,655
2001 election
4 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammad Ali Sarkar | Islami Jatiyo Oikya Front | 91,921 | 48.64 |
| 2 | Md. Anisul Haq Chowdhury | Bangladesh Awami League | 78,163 | 41.36 |
| 3 | A. T. M. Azharul Islam | Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh | 17,788 | 9.41 |
| 4 | Md. Khabir Uddin | Jatiya Party (Monju) | 1,124 | 0.59 |
- Valid votes
- 188,996
- Invalid votes
- 2,955
- Votes cast
- 191,951
- Total voters
- 230,570
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.”