Bangladesh · electoral area 89
Jessore-5
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 | Khan Tipu Sultan | Bangladesh Awami League | 55,214 | 39.45 |
| 2 | Shaheed Iqbal Hossain | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 44,202 | 31.58 |
| 3 | Maulana Habibur Rahman | Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh | 33,002 | 23.58 |
| 4 | A Latif (Advocate) | Jatiya Party | 2,592 | 1.85 |
| 5 | Mufti Maulana Md. Waqqas | Islami Oikya Jote | 2,488 | 1.78 |
| 6 | Abdul Hamid | Bangladesh United Communist League | 1,485 | 1.06 |
| 7 | Bishnupada Saha | Bangladesh Hindu League | 756 | 0.54 |
| 8 | Sheikh Hafizur Rahman | Jaker Party | 236 | 0.17 |
- Valid votes
- 139,975
- Invalid votes
- Not recorded
- Votes cast
- Not recorded
- Total voters
- 195,491
1996 election
7 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khan Tipu Sultan | Bangladesh Awami League | 64,586 | 39.05 |
| 2 | Advocate Shahid Md. Iqbal Hossain | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 45,237 | 27.35 |
| 3 | Proffesor Moulana Habibur Rahman | Jamat-E-Islami Bangladesh | 30,882 | 18.67 |
| 4 | Mufti Md. Wakkas | Jatiya Party | 23,930 | 14.47 |
| 5 | Matiar Rahman | Bangladesh Khelafot Andolon | 400 | 0.24 |
| 6 | Md. Abdus Salam | Jaker Party | 205 | 0.12 |
| 7 | Shishir kumar Biswas | Bangladesh Hindu League | 170 | 0.1 |
- Valid votes
- 165,410
- Invalid votes
- 1,496
- Votes cast
- 166,903
- Total voters
- 194,364
2001 election
3 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mufti Muhammad Wakkas | Bangladesh Nationalist Party & Alliance | 110,835 | 52.45 |
| 2 | Khan Tipu Sultan | Bangladesh Awami League | 89,781 | 42.48 |
| 3 | Alhaj Ad. Quamruzzaman | Islami Jatiyo Oikya Front | 10,718 | 5.07 |
- Valid votes
- 211,334
- Invalid votes
- 1,198
- Votes cast
- 212,532
- Total voters
- 240,280
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.”