Bangladesh · electoral area 291
Chittagong-13
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 | Col. (Rtd) Oli Ahmed Bir Bikrom | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 52,072 | 59.47 |
| 2 | Zafar Ahmed Chowdhury | Bangladesh Awami League | 27,092 | 30.94 |
| 3 | Shamsul Islam | Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh | 6,108 | 6.98 |
| 4 | Md. Rezaul Karim | Bangladesh Islami Front | 1,129 | 1.29 |
| 5 | Nurul Absar | Jatiya Party | 612 | 0.7 |
| 6 | Abu Syed | Freedom Party | 206 | 0.24 |
| 7 | A K M Shamsuddin | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal(Rob) | 186 | 0.21 |
| 8 | Alhaz Nurul Islam | Jaker Party | 158 | 0.18 |
- Valid votes
- 87,563
- Invalid votes
- Not recorded
- Votes cast
- Not recorded
- Total voters
- 154,489
1996 election
8 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alhaj Oli Ahmed Bir Bikram | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 62,323 | 61.83 |
| 2 | Alhaj Nazrul Islam Chowdhury | Bangladesh Awami League | 30,728 | 30.49 |
| 3 | Md. Shamsul Islam | Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh | 6,433 | 6.38 |
| 4 | Advocate Mridul Ghuha | Jatiya Party | 651 | 0.65 |
| 5 | Abdul Nabi | Bangladesh Communist party | 401 | 0.4 |
| 6 | Md. Siddiqul Islam | Jaker Party | 112 | 0.11 |
| 7 | Md. Ali Jobaier | Freedom Party | 85 | 0.08 |
| 8 | Journalist Syed Mostafa Kamal | Bangladesh National Awami Party(Vasani) | 61 | 0.06 |
- Valid votes
- 100,794
- Invalid votes
- 966
- Votes cast
- 101,760
- Total voters
- 129,783
2001 election
7 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oli Ahmad Bir Bikram | Bangladesh Nationalist Party & Alliance | 70,016 | 53.76 |
| 2 | Engineer Abser Uddin Ahmad | Bangladesh Awami League | 57,700 | 44.31 |
| 3 | Mou. Ahmad Hossain Al Kaderi | Bangladesh Islami Frant | 1,614 | 1.24 |
| 4 | Advocate Mridul Guh | Islami Jatiyo Oikya Front | 380 | 0.29 |
| 5 | Abul Kashem | Independent (Clock) | 293 | 0.22 |
| 6 | Comrade Abdul Nabi | Independent (Saw) | 155 | 0.12 |
| 7 | Syed Manjur Rahman Jubair | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal | 69 | 0.05 |
- Valid votes
- 130,227
- Invalid votes
- 859
- Votes cast
- 131,086
- Total voters
- 174,824
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.”