Bangladesh · electoral area 252
Comilla-5
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
9 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdul Matin Khasru | Bangladesh Awami League | 42,680 | 39.39 |
| 2 | Md. A Latif | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 23,960 | 22.11 |
| 3 | Prof Md. Yunus | Jatiya Party | 17,852 | 16.48 |
| 4 | A Rauf | Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh | 16,048 | 14.81 |
| 5 | A Sattar Bhuiyan | Freedom Party | 5,924 | 5.47 |
| 6 | Shamsul Alam | Jaker Party | 1,029 | 0.95 |
| 7 | Tafazzal Hossain | Independent | 322 | 0.3 |
| 8 | Abdul Khaleq | Gonotantry Party | 274 | 0.25 |
| 9 | Yusuf Sarwar | Independent | 261 | 0.24 |
- Valid votes
- 108,350
- Invalid votes
- Not recorded
- Votes cast
- Not recorded
- Total voters
- 248,098
1996 election
8 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Advocate Abdul Matin Khasru | Bangladesh Awami League | 51,184 | 38.95 |
| 2 | Abul Qashem | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 38,378 | 29.2 |
| 3 | Md. Ohidun Nabi | Jatiya Party | 30,295 | 23.05 |
| 4 | Major (Retd) Abdur Rauf | Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh | 10,038 | 7.64 |
| 5 | Advocate Md. Sirajul Islam | Bangladesh National Awami Party(Vasani) | 493 | 0.38 |
| 6 | A.B.M. Jaher Sharif | Islami Oikya Jote | 421 | 0.32 |
| 7 | Shamsul Alam | Jaker Party | 340 | 0.26 |
| 8 | Professor Md. Yunus | Independent | 268 | 0.2 |
- Valid votes
- 131,417
- Invalid votes
- 1,675
- Votes cast
- 133,092
- Total voters
- 185,623
2001 election
5 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Professor Md. Yunus | Bangladesh Nationalist Party & Alliance | 96,828 | 50.74 |
| 2 | Md. Abdul Matin Khasru | Bangladesh Awami League | 87,276 | 45.73 |
| 3 | Lt. Colonel Tofazzal Hossain (Retd) | Islami Jatiyo Oikya Front | 6,034 | 3.16 |
| 4 | Abdullah Al-Mamun Barrister | Independent (Clock) | 504 | 0.26 |
| 5 | Md. Delowar Hossain Bhuyan | Krisak Sramik Janaya League | 188 | 0.1 |
- Valid votes
- 190,830
- Invalid votes
- 1,819
- Votes cast
- 192,649
- Total voters
- 267,360
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.”