Bangladesh · electoral area 55
Rajshahi-4
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
5 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tazul Islam Md. Faruk | Bangladesh Awami League | 47,194 | 38.11 |
| 2 | Md. Ayen Uddin | Bangladesh Muslim League(Aian Uddin) | 36,254 | 29.27 |
| 3 | Md. Abdus Sattar Mondol | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 35,482 | 28.65 |
| 4 | Md. Principal Abul Hossain | Jatiya Party | 3,586 | 2.9 |
| 5 | Dr. Sadar Uddin Ahmed | Bangladesh Communist party | 1,325 | 1.07 |
- Valid votes
- 123,841
- Invalid votes
- Not recorded
- Votes cast
- Not recorded
- Total voters
- 161,218
1996 election
7 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Advocate Nadim Mostafa | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 50,827 | 33.84 |
| 2 | Tajul Islam Md. Faruk | Bangladesh Awami League | 45,293 | 30.16 |
| 3 | Mohammad Ayen Uddin | Jatiya Party | 23,701 | 15.78 |
| 4 | Md. Mokshed Ali | Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh | 17,996 | 11.98 |
| 5 | Md. Nazrul Islam | Independent | 7,843 | 5.22 |
| 6 | Mollah Abdul Wahed | Independent | 4,354 | 2.9 |
| 7 | Sayed Ali Hasan | Freedom Party | 164 | 0.11 |
- Valid votes
- 150,178
- Invalid votes
- 1,105
- Votes cast
- 151,283
- Total voters
- 170,571
2001 election
6 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adv. Md. Nadim Mostafa | Bangladesh Nationalist Party & Alliance | 100,551 | 51.45 |
| 2 | Tajul Islam Mohammad Faruk | Bangladesh Awami League | 85,356 | 43.67 |
| 3 | Molla Abdul Wahed | Islami Jatiyo Oikya Front | 9,032 | 4.62 |
| 4 | Md. Abul Kalam Azad | Bangladesh Comunist Party | 372 | 0.19 |
| 5 | Md. Altaf Hossain | Independent (Clock) | 88 | 0.05 |
| 6 | Md. Nazrul Islam | Jatiya Party (Monju) | 54 | 0.03 |
- Valid votes
- 195,453
- Invalid votes
- 1,266
- Votes cast
- 196,719
- Total voters
- 211,983
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.”