Bangladesh · electoral area 294

Cox's Bazar-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

7 candidates

Candidate results for Cox's Bazar-1 in 1991
#	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1	Enamul Haq	Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh	37,893	34.97
2	Johirul Islam	Bangladesh Awami League	32,849	30.31
3	Salahuddin Kader Chowdhury	National Democratic Party	20,311	18.74
4	Mahmudul Karim	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	16,238	14.98
5	S A K Shamsul Huda	Bangladesh Krisak Sromik Awami League	484	0.45
6	Selim Chowdhury	Jatiya Jukta Front	373	0.34
7	Md. Ibrahim	Jaker Party	220	0.2

Valid votes: 108,368
Invalid votes: Not recorded
Votes cast: Not recorded
Total voters: 211,140

1996 election

11 candidates

Candidate results for Cox's Bazar-1 in 1996
#	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1	Salah Uddin Ahmed	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	72,594	46.23
2	Salah Uddin Ahmed	Bangladesh Awami League	50,829	32.37
3	Inamul Haque (Monju)	Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh	27,054	17.23
4	Alhaj Md. Abdur Rahim Bakhali	Islami Oikya Jote	4,313	2.75
5	Md. Monwar Alam	Jatiya Party	1,083	0.69
6	Alhaj Abu Md. Bashirul Alam	Bangladesh Workers Party	423	0.27
7	Md. Shafiullah	Independent	296	0.19
8	Md. Rafique Ahmed	Independent	212	0.14
9	Md. Ibrahim Chowdhury	Independent	89	0.06
10	Momtajul Islam	Independent	69	0.04
11	Abul Hossain Monu	Independent	64	0.04

Valid votes: 157,026
Invalid votes: 2,457
Votes cast: 159,483
Total voters: 211,538

2001 election

14 candidates

Candidate results for Cox's Bazar-1 in 2001
#	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1	Salah Uddin Ahmad	Bangladesh Nationalist Party & Alliance	134,602	63.36
2	Salah Uddin Ahmad, CIP	Bangladesh Awami League	74,297	34.97
3	Abdul Hamid	Islami Jatiyo Oikya Front	1,039	0.49
4	Dr. Shafiul Alam (Shafi)	Independent (Cup and Saucer)	655	0.31
5	Alhaj Abu Md. Bashirul Alam	Bangladesher Workers Party	554	0.26
6	Maksudul Haq Chuttu	Independent (Mula)	406	0.19
7	Mohammad Shafi Ullah	Independent (Radio (Trnasistor))	241	0.11
8	Sohrab Hossain	Jatiya Party (Monju)	204	0.1
9	Ziauddin	Independent (Clock)	154	0.07
10	Fajlul Karim	Independent (Parrot)	81	0.04
11	M. Ali Amir Khan Parvez	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal	60	0.03
12	Nurul Kader	Independent (Football)	54	0.03
13	Bahadur Shah	Independent (Spectacles)	49	0.02
14	Nurul Absar	Independent (Betel (Paan))	42	0.02

Valid votes: 212,438
Invalid votes: 1,489
Votes cast: 213,927
Total voters: 284,425

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.”