Bangladesh · electoral area 283
Chittagong-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
7 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syed Ohidul Alam | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 56,469 | 55.48 |
| 2 | Al. Md. Nazim Uddin | Bangladesh Awami League | 39,471 | 38.78 |
| 3 | Md. Abdulla Al Mamun | Jatiya Party | 2,400 | 2.36 |
| 4 | Yunus Company | Bangladesh Islami Front | 1,999 | 1.96 |
| 5 | Md. Habibullah | Bangladesh Khelafot Andolon | 850 | 0.84 |
| 6 | A K M Ah. Chowdhury | National Democratic Party | 308 | 0.3 |
| 7 | Nobab Miah | Jaker Party | 283 | 0.28 |
- Valid votes
- 101,780
- Invalid votes
- Not recorded
- Votes cast
- Not recorded
- Total voters
- 194,742
1996 election
8 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syed Wahidul Alam | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 57,010 | 47.41 |
| 2 | Md. Abdus Salam | Bangladesh Awami League | 42,311 | 35.18 |
| 3 | Amisul Islam Mahmud | Jatiya Party | 12,964 | 10.78 |
| 4 | Mohammad Omar Faruk | Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh | 5,075 | 4.22 |
| 5 | Syed Md. Rafiqul Islam | Bangladesh Islami Front | 1,914 | 1.59 |
| 6 | Engineer Mohammad Abdur Razzak | Bangladesh Khelafot Andolon | 560 | 0.47 |
| 7 | Advocate Ratan Roy | Gono Forum | 250 | 0.21 |
| 8 | Md. Nowab Miha | Jaker Party | 170 | 0.14 |
- Valid votes
- 120,254
- Invalid votes
- 1,369
- Votes cast
- 121,623
- Total voters
- 170,843
2001 election
5 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alhaj Syed Wahidul Alam | Bangladesh Nationalist Party & Alliance | 84,063 | 50.96 |
| 2 | Md. Ibrahim Hossain Chowdhury | Bangladesh Awami League | 73,938 | 44.83 |
| 3 | Maulana Abul Bashar Siddiqi | Bangladesh Islami Frant | 4,854 | 2.94 |
| 4 | Nazim Uddin Chowdhury | Islami Jatiyo Oikya Front | 1,895 | 1.15 |
| 5 | Syed Md. Musa Kalimullah | Independent (Fez Cap) | 195 | 0.12 |
- Valid votes
- 164,945
- Invalid votes
- 1,387
- Votes cast
- 166,332
- Total voters
- 227,030
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.”