Bangladesh · electoral area 228

Sylhet-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

12 candidates

Candidate results for Sylhet-1 in 1991
#	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1	Khondokar Abdul Malik	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	37,090	31.69
2	Iftekhar Hossain Shamim	Bangladesh Awami League	35,470	30.3
3	Dr. Shafikur Rahman	Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh	17,517	14.96
4	Sadar Uddin Ahmad	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal(Inu)	7,865	6.72
5	Principal Md. Masud Khan	Islami Oikya Jote	7,736	6.61
6	Md. Nausheran Chowdhury	Independent	7,224	6.17
7	Shafikur Rahman (Professor)	Jatiya Janata Party(Aashraf)	2,048	1.75
8	Liaqat Ali Khan	Islami Samajtantrik Dal	867	0.74
9	Md. Abdul Karim	Jaker Party	449	0.38
10	A Rakib Advocate	Bangladesh Nazame Islam Party	445	0.38
11	Alhaz Mau. Sheikh Md. Obaidullah Bin Sayeed Jalalabadi	Bangladesh Islami Biplobi Parishad	202	0.17
12	Md. Abdul Malek	Bangladesh Communist party	141	0.12

Valid votes: 117,054
Invalid votes: Not recorded
Votes cast: Not recorded
Total voters: 290,746

1996 election

16 candidates

Candidate results for Sylhet-1 in 1996
#	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1	Humayun Radhid Chowdhury	Bangladesh Awami League	59,710	32.58
2	Md. Saifur Rahman	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	58,990	32.19
3	Babrul Hossain Babul	Jatiya Party	40,175	21.92
4	Dr. Md. Shafiqur Rahman	Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh	18,029	9.84
5	Mou. Rezaul Karim Kashemi	Jamiate Ulumaye Islam Bangladesh	1,293	0.71
6	Alhaj Professor Mohammad Shafiq	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal(Rob)	1,122	0.61
7	Shamima Akhtar	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal(Inu)	1,005	0.55
8	Abdur Rakib	Islami Oikya Jote	785	0.43
9	Md. Habibur Rahman Moin	Independent	459	0.25
10	M.A. Karim	Jaker Party	337	0.18
11	Ruhela Hussain Rina	Independent	327	0.18
12	Alhaj Mostofa Allama (M.A.)	Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Awami League(Mostofa Allama)	276	0.15
13	Hazi Md. Masuk Murad	Independent	248	0.14
14	Md. Soyfur Rahman	Islamic Dal Bagladesh(Saifur)	221	0.12
15	Moulana Nasir Uddin	Bangladesh Khelafot Andolon	159	0.09
16	Md. Abdul Matin Chowdhury Advocate	Jatiya Janata Party(Nurul Islam)	144	0.08

Valid votes: 183,280
Invalid votes: 1,801
Votes cast: 185,081
Total voters: 275,125

2001 election

12 candidates

Candidate results for Sylhet-1 in 2001
#	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1	Md. Saifur Rahman	Bangladesh Nationalist Party & Alliance	133,827	53.46
2	Abul Mal Abdul Muhit	Bangladesh Awami League	95,089	37.99
3	A. Mukit Khan	Islami Jatiyo Oikya Front	17,090	6.83
4	Md. Chaifur Rahman	Independent (Cup and Saucer)	1,246	0.5
5	M. Kutub Uddin Ahmad	Liberal Party Bangladesh	1,159	0.46
6	Alhaj Maulana Md. Nasir Uddin	Bangladesh Khelafat Andolon	556	0.22
7	Md. Humayun Khan	Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman)	403	0.16
8	Md. Ismail Ali (Ismail)	Independent (Bow & Arrow)	298	0.12
9	Adv. Nurul Islam Khan	Jatiyo Janata Party (Adv. Nurul Islam Khan)	197	0.08
10	Mostafa Allama	Independent (Sewing Machine)	190	0.08
11	Advocate Siddiqur Rahman	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal	186	0.07
12	Eftekhar Ahmad Limon	Jatiya Party (Monju)	83	0.03

Valid votes: 250,324
Invalid votes: 2,174
Votes cast: 252,498
Total voters: 368,697

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.”