Bangladesh · electoral area 259
Comilla-12
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 | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazi Zafar Ahmed | Jatiya Party | 35,809 | 35.78 |
| 2 | Dr. Abdullah Mohang Taher | Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh | 25,418 | 25.4 |
| 3 | Md. Mujibul Haq | Bangladesh Awami League | 24,603 | 24.58 |
| 4 | Syed Ahmed Majumdar | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 9,693 | 9.69 |
| 5 | Golam Mostafa Majumdar | Bangladesh Janata Party | 2,129 | 2.13 |
| 6 | Ataur Rahman | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal(Rob) | 607 | 0.61 |
| 7 | Jasim Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury | Bangladesh Krisak Sromik Awami League | 516 | 0.52 |
| 8 | Abdul Bari Adv. | Jaker Party | 323 | 0.32 |
| 9 | Abdul Malek | Bangladesh Khelafot Andolon | 319 | 0.32 |
| 10 | S M Jahirul Haq | Progotishil Jatiatabadi Dal(Nurul A Moula) | 238 | 0.24 |
| 11 | A Karim Patwari | Independent | 225 | 0.22 |
| 12 | Anwarul Azam | Independent | 196 | 0.2 |
- Valid votes
- 100,076
- Invalid votes
- Not recorded
- Votes cast
- Not recorded
- Total voters
- 209,359
1996 election
7 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Md. Mujibul Haque | Bangladesh Awami League | 49,767 | 46.49 |
| 2 | Dr. Syed Abdullah Md. Taher | Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh | 25,984 | 24.27 |
| 3 | Kazi Jafar Ahmed | Jatiya Party | 22,478 | 21 |
| 4 | Abdul Gofur Pat | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 7,255 | 6.78 |
| 5 | Md. Kamal Uddin Bhuiyan | Islami Oikya Jote | 856 | 0.8 |
| 6 | Md. Shah Alam Molla | Jaker Party | 558 | 0.52 |
| 7 | Alhaj abdul Malek Chowdhury | Bangladesh Khelafot Andolon | 154 | 0.14 |
- Valid votes
- 107,052
- Invalid votes
- 1,252
- Votes cast
- 108,304
- Total voters
- 162,462
2001 election
7 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Syed Abdullah Md. Taher | Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh | 108,407 | 66.02 |
| 2 | Md. Mujibul Haq | Bangladesh Awami League | 54,172 | 32.99 |
| 3 | S. M. Jahirul Haque | Islami Jatiyo Oikya Front | 474 | 0.29 |
| 4 | Mau. Abdul Alim Ashrafi | Independent (Electric Fan) | 442 | 0.27 |
| 5 | Md. Ali Azam | Independent (Hookkah) | 276 | 0.17 |
| 6 | Md. Ziaul Haq Majumder | Independent (Clock) | 243 | 0.15 |
| 7 | Kazi Jalal Ahmed | Independent (Radio (Trnasistor)) | 196 | 0.12 |
- Valid votes
- 164,210
- Invalid votes
- 963
- Votes cast
- 165,173
- Total voters
- 219,402
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.”