Bangladesh · electoral area 279
Chittagong-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
8 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Md. Ali Zinnah | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 66,969 | 52.4 |
| 2 | Mosharraf Hossain | Bangladesh Awami League | 48,030 | 37.58 |
| 3 | Mau. Shamsuddin | Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh | 10,605 | 8.3 |
| 4 | Dilip Barua | Bangladesh Samaybadi Dal(Marx-Lenin) | 1,552 | 1.21 |
| 5 | Ridwanul Bari | Independent | 228 | 0.18 |
| 6 | Mirza Md. Nurul Haq | Jaker Party | 183 | 0.14 |
| 7 | Abdul Manan | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal(Rob) | 161 | 0.13 |
| 8 | Sk. Zulfiqar Bulbul Chowdhury | Bangladesh Muslim League(Kader) | 82 | 0.06 |
- Valid votes
- 127,810
- Invalid votes
- Not recorded
- Votes cast
- Not recorded
- Total voters
- 213,032
1996 election
7 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Begum Khaleda Zia | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 66,336 | 48.17 |
| 2 | Engineer Mosharraf Hossain | Bangladesh Awami League | 62,043 | 45.06 |
| 3 | Md. Badrul Alam | Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh | 6,102 | 4.43 |
| 4 | Ali Asfraf Chowdhury | Jatiya Party | 2,382 | 1.73 |
| 5 | Dilip Barua | Bangladesh Samaybadi Dal(Marx-Lenin) | 511 | 0.37 |
| 6 | M.A. Aziz | Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali) | 199 | 0.14 |
| 7 | Mohammad Nurul Gani | Jaker Party | 129 | 0.09 |
- Valid votes
- 137,702
- Invalid votes
- 1,120
- Votes cast
- 138,822
- Total voters
- 175,343
2001 election
12 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamamd Ali Jinnah | Bangladesh Nationalist Party & Alliance | 86,839 | 50.68 |
| 2 | Engineer Mosharaf Hossain | Bangladesh Awami League | 82,333 | 48.05 |
| 3 | Ali Ashraf Chowdhury | Islami Jatiyo Oikya Front | 921 | 0.54 |
| 4 | Dilip Barua | Bangladesher Sammyabadi Dal (Marxbadi-Laninbadi) | 307 | 0.18 |
| 5 | Abu Salek Advocate | Independent (Clock) | 294 | 0.17 |
| 6 | Md. M. A. Aziz | Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali) | 226 | 0.13 |
| 7 | Md. Kefayet Hossain | Bangladesh Proressive Party (BPP) | 138 | 0.08 |
| 8 | Noor Uddin Ahammad (Advocate) | Independent (Radio (Trnasistor)) | 111 | 0.06 |
| 9 | Ibrahim Iqbal | Jatiya Party (Monju) | 62 | 0.04 |
| 10 | Md. Nurul Absar | Independent (Wrist Watch) | 51 | 0.03 |
| 11 | Abu Ahmad Jahirul Amin Khan | Independent (Electric Fan) | 45 | 0.03 |
| 12 | Hazi Md. Nurul Abser Chowdhury | Independent (Shirt) | 24 | 0.01 |
- Valid votes
- 171,351
- Invalid votes
- 973
- Votes cast
- 172,324
- Total voters
- 224,836
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.”