Bangladesh · electoral area 285
Chittagong-7
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
9 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Md. Yusuf | Bangladesh Communist party | 34,615 | 40.29 |
| 2 | Gias Uddin Kader Chowdhury | National Democratic Party | 27,640 | 32.17 |
| 3 | Md. Nurul Alam | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 20,991 | 24.43 |
| 4 | Fazlul Kabir Chowdhury | Bangladesh Islami Front | 1,385 | 1.61 |
| 5 | Babu Sontos Bhuson Das | Independent | 615 | 0.72 |
| 6 | Sadekun Nur C | Independent | 386 | 0.45 |
| 7 | M A Haidar Chowdhury | Jaker Party | 106 | 0.12 |
| 8 | A Kader Chowdhury | Bangladesh National Awami Party(Vasani) | 99 | 0.12 |
| 9 | Alamgir Chowdhury | Bangladesh Muslim League(Kader) | 86 | 0.1 |
- Valid votes
- 85,923
- Invalid votes
- Not recorded
- Votes cast
- Not recorded
- Total voters
- 159,195
1996 election
7 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salauddin Kader Chowdhury | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 39,296 | 41.68 |
| 2 | Mohammad Sadek Chowdhury | Bangladesh Awami League | 34,754 | 36.87 |
| 3 | Md. Nurul Alam | Independent | 14,086 | 14.94 |
| 4 | Principal Md. Amiruzzaman | Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh | 3,709 | 3.93 |
| 5 | Mou. Qazi Mohammad Musa Naymi | Bangladesh Islami Front | 1,421 | 1.51 |
| 6 | Moha Nazrul Islam | Jatiya Party | 893 | 0.95 |
| 7 | M.A. Haidar Chowdhury | Jaker Party | 112 | 0.12 |
- Valid votes
- 94,271
- Invalid votes
- 840
- Votes cast
- 95,111
- Total voters
- 135,882
2001 election
5 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salah Uddin Kader Chowdhury | Bangladesh Nationalist Party & Alliance | 65,116 | 49.03 |
| 2 | Mohammad Sadek Chowdhury | Bangladesh Awami League | 55,267 | 41.61 |
| 3 | Md. Nurul Alam Talung | Independent (Clock) | 11,830 | 8.91 |
| 4 | Pramod Baran Barua | Bangladesh Comunist Party | 403 | 0.3 |
| 5 | Alhaj Dr. Kazi Md. Yusuf | Independent (Mula) | 201 | 0.15 |
- Valid votes
- 132,817
- Invalid votes
- 975
- Votes cast
- 133,792
- Total voters
- 182,878
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.”