Bangladesh · electoral area 255
Comilla-8
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
11 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akbar Hossain | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 54,496 | 56.11 |
| 2 | A K M Bahhauddin (Bahar) | Bangladesh Awami League | 28,552 | 29.4 |
| 3 | Jashim Uddin Sarkar | Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh | 8,392 | 8.64 |
| 4 | Md. Shahidul Haq Selim | Bangladesh Janata Party | 2,221 | 2.29 |
| 5 | Shree Ramen Datta | Jatiya Party | 1,581 | 1.63 |
| 6 | Md. Wahidul Islam | Jaker Party | 588 | 0.61 |
| 7 | Shiv Narayan Das | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal(Inu) | 428 | 0.44 |
| 8 | Md. Zahirul Islam (Adv.) | Bangladesh National Awami Party (NAP-Mojaffar) | 295 | 0.3 |
| 9 | Abdur Rauf | Bangladesh Samaybadi Dal(Marx-Lenin) | 234 | 0.24 |
| 10 | Prof Md. Abdur Rauf | Bangladesh Krisak Sromik Awami League | 200 | 0.21 |
| 11 | Ahmed Mirza Khabir | Independent | 141 | 0.15 |
- Valid votes
- 97,128
- Invalid votes
- Not recorded
- Votes cast
- Not recorded
- Total voters
- 176,520
1996 election
7 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lt. Col. Akbar Hossain | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 51,080 | 43.77 |
| 2 | A.T.M.Samsul Haque | Bangladesh Awami League | 38,557 | 33.04 |
| 3 | Ansar Ahmed | Jatiya Party | 20,697 | 17.74 |
| 4 | Md. Aminul Haque | Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh | 5,481 | 4.7 |
| 5 | Md. Wahidul Islam Advocate | Jaker Party | 433 | 0.37 |
| 6 | Abdul Mazid | Bangladesh National Awami Party(Vasani) | 300 | 0.26 |
| 7 | Professor Md. Mazedul Islam | Independent | 151 | 0.13 |
- Valid votes
- 116,699
- Invalid votes
- 1,123
- Votes cast
- 117,822
- Total voters
- 170,356
2001 election
7 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lt. Colonel (Retd) Akbar Hossain | Bangladesh Nationalist Party & Alliance | 65,447 | 48.49 |
| 2 | A. T. M. Shamsul Haque | Bangladesh Awami League | 34,399 | 25.49 |
| 3 | A. K. M. Bahar Uddin Bahar | Independent (Clock) | 31,490 | 23.33 |
| 4 | Md. Anowar Hossain (Khokan) | Islami Jatiyo Oikya Front | 1,911 | 1.42 |
| 5 | Pir Mau. Shah Nuruzzaman Al Q | Bangladesh Islami Frant | 1,043 | 0.77 |
| 6 | Saifur Rahman Tapan | Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) | 494 | 0.37 |
| 7 | Hafez Md. Jane Alam | Bangladesh Khelafat Andolon | 185 | 0.14 |
- Valid votes
- 134,969
- Invalid votes
- 1,054
- Votes cast
- 136,023
- Total voters
- 226,885
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.”