Bangladesh · electoral area 226
Sunamgonj-4
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 | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Zahur Miah | Bangladesh Awami League | 30,649 | 33.1 |
| 2 | Dewan Shamsul Abedin | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 25,865 | 27.94 |
| 3 | Mejor (Rtd) Iqbal Hossain Ch. | Jatiya Party | 25,555 | 27.6 |
| 4 | Maul. Sajidur Rahman | Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh | 5,024 | 5.43 |
| 5 | Mau. Mosihur Rahman | Independent | 3,836 | 4.14 |
| 6 | Shaheed Ch. | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal(Rob) | 635 | 0.69 |
| 7 | Binod Ranjan Talukdar | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal(Mahbub) | 513 | 0.55 |
| 8 | A Bablu Ribora | Freedom Party | 510 | 0.55 |
- Valid votes
- 92,587
- Invalid votes
- Not recorded
- Votes cast
- Not recorded
- Total voters
- 164,753
1996 election
6 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Md. Fazlul Haque | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 36,155 | 33.11 |
| 2 | Abduj Jahur | Bangladesh Awami League | 34,360 | 31.47 |
| 3 | Major (Rtd) Iqbal Hossain Chowdhury | Jatiya Party | 31,209 | 28.58 |
| 4 | Md. Hatimur Rahman | Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh | 6,940 | 6.36 |
| 5 | Nurul Amin | Jaker Party | 274 | 0.25 |
| 6 | Syed Kabir Ahmed | Gono Forum | 248 | 0.23 |
- Valid votes
- 109,186
- Invalid votes
- 1,204
- Votes cast
- 110,390
- Total voters
- 153,668
2001 election
3 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Md. Fazlul Haq (Achpia) | Bangladesh Nationalist Party & Alliance | 61,807 | 42.97 |
| 2 | Dewan Samsul Abedin | Bangladesh Awami League | 51,864 | 36.06 |
| 3 | Mamtaz Iqbal Chowdhury | Islami Jatiyo Oikya Front | 30,160 | 20.97 |
- Valid votes
- 143,831
- Invalid votes
- 1,798
- Votes cast
- 145,629
- Total voters
- 194,270
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.”