Bangladesh · electoral area 26
Kurigram-2
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
13 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alhaz Md. Tazul Islam Chowdhury | Jatiya Party | 59,049 | 42.25 |
| 2 | Md. Zafar Ali | Bangladesh Awami League | 44,181 | 31.61 |
| 3 | Md. Sulaiman Ali | Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh | 13,284 | 9.5 |
| 4 | md. Abdus Salam | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 9,176 | 6.57 |
| 5 | Md. Zakaria Advocate | Islami Oikya Jote | 4,646 | 3.32 |
| 6 | Md. Ansar Ali | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal(Inu) | 3,000 | 2.15 |
| 7 | A K M Shamsuddoha (Ratan) | Bangladesh Janata Party | 2,720 | 1.95 |
| 8 | Md. Karam Ali | Jaker Party | 1,258 | 0.9 |
| 9 | Md. Golam Morshed | Independent | 741 | 0.53 |
| 10 | Shree Shudhangsu Chocroborty | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal(Khalekuzzaman) | 722 | 0.52 |
| 11 | Md. Motlabbar Rahaman | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal(Rob) | 431 | 0.31 |
| 12 | Md. Harun ur Rashid Lal | Bangladesh Communist party | 416 | 0.3 |
| 13 | Syeda Gulrukh Mohol Shiraji | Bangladesh Muslim League(Matin) | 138 | 0.1 |
- Valid votes
- 139,762
- Invalid votes
- Not recorded
- Votes cast
- Not recorded
- Total voters
- 276,973
1996 election
10 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alhaz Md. Tazul Islam Chowdhury | Jatiya Party | 82,158 | 42.96 |
| 2 | Md. Jafar Ali | Bangladesh Awami League | 72,962 | 38.15 |
| 3 | A.K.M. Maidul Islam | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 20,019 | 10.47 |
| 4 | A.N.M. Solaiman | Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh | 7,719 | 4.04 |
| 5 | Md. Abdul Gani | Islami Oikya Jote | 6,670 | 3.49 |
| 6 | Md. Sirajul Islam | Jaker Party | 751 | 0.39 |
| 7 | A.M.M. Samsuddin Miah | Independent | 353 | 0.18 |
| 8 | Advocate Jahedul Haque Milu | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal(Khalekuzzaman) | 305 | 0.16 |
| 9 | Shri Sanalal Bakshi | Gono Forum | 173 | 0.09 |
| 10 | Bhudev Chandra Cahakrabarty | Independent | 122 | 0.06 |
- Valid votes
- 191,232
- Invalid votes
- 2,840
- Votes cast
- 194,074
- Total voters
- 263,443
2001 election
5 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alhaj Md. Tajul Islam Chowdhury | Islami Jatiyo Oikya Front | 123,886 | 49.9 |
| 2 | Major General (Retd) Amsaa Amin | Bangladesh Awami League | 107,398 | 43.26 |
| 3 | Md. Lutfar Rahman | Bangladesh Nationalist Party & Alliance | 15,508 | 6.25 |
| 4 | Advocate Jahedul Haq Milu | Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) | 1,120 | 0.45 |
| 5 | Md. Matiur Rahman | Independent (Type writter) | 363 | 0.15 |
- Valid votes
- 248,275
- Invalid votes
- 3,165
- Votes cast
- 251,440
- Total voters
- 340,098
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.”