Bangladesh · electoral area 209

Faridpur-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

10 candidates

Candidate results for Faridpur-1 in 1991
#	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1	Md. Abdur Rouf Miah	Bangladesh Awami League	68,027	42.36
2	Shah Md. Abu Zafar	Jatiya Party	45,134	28.1
3	Maulan Habubur Rahman	Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh	23,797	14.82
4	A K M Shamsul Bari	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	13,485	8.4
5	Md. Mozaffor Hossein	Bangladesh Janata Party	4,443	2.77
6	Md. Lutfor Rahman	Jaker Party	2,520	1.57
7	Maulana Md. Siddiqur Rahman	Bangladesh Khelafot Andolon	1,847	1.15
8	Md. Abu Sayeed Miah	Bangladesh United Communist League	972	0.61
9	Abu Zafar Miah	Bangladesh Krisak Sromik Awami League	215	0.13
10	Md.Yunus Ali Biswash	Jatiya Jukta Front	169	0.11

Valid votes: 160,609
Invalid votes: Not recorded
Votes cast: Not recorded
Total voters: 281,875

1996 election

7 candidates

Candidate results for Faridpur-1 in 1996
#	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1	Qazi Sirajul Islam	Bangladesh Awami League	93,864	47.71
2	Shah Md. Abu Jafar	Jatiya Party	84,985	43.2
3	Moulana Md. Habibur Rahman	Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh	12,296	6.25
4	Khandakar Nasirul Islam	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	3,984	2.03
5	Md. Saiful Islam	Jaker Party	908	0.46
6	Md. Abdul Malek Sikdar	Bangladesh Communist party	572	0.29
7	Qazi Mahatab-Ul-Islam	Independent	126	0.06

Valid votes: 196,735
Invalid votes: 1,346
Votes cast: 198,081
Total voters: 238,093

2001 election

6 candidates

Candidate results for Faridpur-1 in 2001
#	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1	Kazi Sirajul Islam	Bangladesh Awami League	126,858	50.87
2	Shah Md. Abu Jafar	Bangladesh Nationalist Party & Alliance	119,912	48.09
3	Md. Akteruzzaman Khan	Islami Jatiyo Oikya Front	1,177	0.47
4	Abdul Maleq Shikder	Bangladesh Comunist Party	804	0.32
5	Md. A. Rashed	Bangladesh Khelafat Andolon	416	0.17
6	K. M. Noor Islam Sikder	Independent (Axe)	208	0.08

Valid votes: 249,375
Invalid votes: 1,496
Votes cast: 250,871
Total voters: 305,637

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.”