Bangladesh · electoral area 284
Chittagong-6
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. Salahuddin Kader Chowdhury | National Democratic Party | 48,646 | 54.04 |
| 2 | Abdulla Al Harun | Bangladesh Awami League | 32,105 | 35.66 |
| 3 | Zia Uddin Ahmed | Jatiya Party | 6,655 | 7.39 |
| 4 | Md. Hasan Chowdhury | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 1,296 | 1.44 |
| 5 | Nasir Uddin | Bangladesh Islami Front | 853 | 0.95 |
| 6 | A F M Hasan | Bangladesh Muslim League(Kader) | 199 | 0.22 |
| 7 | Nurul Azim | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal(Rob) | 137 | 0.15 |
| 8 | Md. Yakub Chowdhury | Jaker Party | 128 | 0.14 |
- Valid votes
- 90,019
- Invalid votes
- Not recorded
- Votes cast
- Not recorded
- Total voters
- 189,674
1996 election
6 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gias Uddin Kader Chowdhury | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 50,059 | 52.36 |
| 2 | A.B.M. Fazle Karim Chowdhury | Bangladesh Awami League | 35,993 | 37.65 |
| 3 | Zia Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury | Jatiya Party | 6,400 | 6.69 |
| 4 | Abu Nasar Talukdar | Bangladesh Islami Front | 1,519 | 1.59 |
| 5 | Md. Jamal Hossain | Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh | 1,504 | 1.57 |
| 6 | Md. Yaqul Chowdhury | Jaker Party | 122 | 0.13 |
- Valid votes
- 95,597
- Invalid votes
- 1,043
- Votes cast
- 96,640
- Total voters
- 143,372
2001 election
3 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. B. M. Fazle Karim Chowdhury | Bangladesh Awami League | 74,669 | 52.07 |
| 2 | Gias Uddin Kader Chowdhury | Bangladesh Nationalist Party & Alliance | 67,340 | 46.96 |
| 3 | Alhaj Salamat Ali | Islami Jatiyo Oikya Front | 1,389 | 0.97 |
- Valid votes
- 143,398
- Invalid votes
- 1,561
- Votes cast
- 144,959
- Total voters
- 206,138
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.”