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Hussain Muhammad Ershad

This is a summary of the electoral history of Hussain Muhammad Ershad, a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the president of Bangladesh from 1983 to 1990.

Summary

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Presidential election

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Year Party Votes % Result
1985 Independent 32,661,233 94.47 Won
1986 JP(E) 21,795,337 84.10 Won

Jatiya Sangsad election

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Year Constituency Party Votes % Result
1991 Rangpur-1 JP(E) 50,004 56.5 Won
Rangpur-2 50,221 45.4 Won
Rangpur-3 86,114 67.3 Won
Rangpur-5 71,132 50.2 Won
Rangpur-6 35,260 38.4 Won
June 1996 Rangpur-2 66,929 47.7 Won
Rangpur-3 1,05,590 69.7 Won
Rangpur-5 87,387 51.5 Won
Rangpur-6 60,665 52.0 Won
Kurigram-3 67,262 60.0 Won
2008 Rangpur-3 2,39,046 89.5 Won
Kurigram-2 2,09,505 72.7 Won
Dhaka-17 1,23,936 66.9 Won

Detailed results

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1985 military rule referendum

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Further information: 1985 Bangladeshi military rule referendum
ChoiceVotes%
For32,661,23394.47
Against1,911,2815.53
Total34,572,514100.00
Registered voters/turnout47,910,964–
Source: Nohlen et al.

1986 presidential election

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Further information: 1986 Bangladeshi presidential election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Hussain Muhammad ErshadJatiya Party21,795,33784.10
Muhammadullah HafezziIndependent1,510,4565.83
Syed Faruque RahmanBangladesh Freedom Party1,202,3034.64
Nine other candidates1,408,1955.43
Total25,916,291100.00
Valid votes25,916,29198.55
Invalid/blank votes380,7451.45
Total votes26,297,036100.00
Registered voters/turnout47,912,44354.89
Source: Nohlen et al.

1991 general election

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Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood from jail for five seats in the 1991 general election:[1] Rangpur-1, Rangpur-2,[2] Rangpur-3, Rangpur-5,[3] and Rangpur-6.[4] After winning all five, he chose to represent Rangpur-3 and quit the other four.[5]

Rangpur-1

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General Election 1991: Rangpur-1[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP(E) Hussain Muhammad Ershad 50,004 56.5
AL Md. Mojibar Rahman Pramanik 20,310 22.9
Jamaat-e-Islami Shah Md. Ruhul Islam 15,515 17.5
Bangladesh National Awami Party (Muzaffar) Md. Sekendar Ali 1,220 1.4
BNP Md. Shah Emdadul Haq 695 0.8
Zaker Party Md. Ruhul Amin 464 0.5
WPB Md. Chad Miah 234 0.3
UCL A. K. M. Shirazul Islam 102 0.1
Majority 29,694 33.5
Turnout 88,547 54.3
JP(E) hold

Rangpur-2

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General Election 1991: Rangpur-2[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP(E) Hussain Muhammad Ershad 50,221 45.4
AL Anisul Haque Chowdhury 45,206 40.9
Jamaat-e-Islami Shah Muhammad Nur Hossain 7,676 6.9
Zaker Party Md. Nazrul Haq 2,601 2.4
JSD Md. Abdus Sattar 2,336 2.1
BNP Mohsin Ali 2,308 2.1
Independent Md. Ilias Ali 299 0.3
Majority 5,015 4.5
Turnout 110,647 59.2
JP(E) gain from

Rangpur-3

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General Election 1991: Rangpur-3[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP(E) Hussain Muhammad Ershad 86,114 67.3
Ganatantri Party Mohammed Afzal 27,938 21.8
BNP Md. Rezaul Haq Sarkar 6,049 4.7
Jamaat-e-Islami Md. Nazrul Islam 5,911 4.6
IOJ Md. Abdus Salam Sarkar 794 0.6
Zaker Party Abu Azgar Ahmed 358 0.3
NAP (Muzaffar) Md. Khalilur Rahman 232 0.2
JSD (S) Md. Habibur Rahman 226 0.2
Independent Md. Siddiq Hussain 164 0.1
Independent Zohra Alam 115 0.1
Independent Mostafa Zafar Haider 96 0.1
Majority 58,176 45.5
Turnout 127,997 60.5
JP(E) hold

Rangpur-5

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General Election 1991: Rangpur-5[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP(E) Hussain Muhammad Ershad 71,132 50.2
AL H. N. Ashequr Rahman 38,810 27.4
Jamaat-e-Islami Abu Bakar Wahedi 25,425 18.0
BNP Md. Nurul Huda 3,066 2.2
Zaker Party Md. Taslim Prodhan 2,000 1.4
CPB Md. Ahmmod Ali 408 0.3
FP Md. Mojibur Rahman Sarkar 365 0.3
Independent Md. Shahzahan Mondol 351 0.2
Majority 32,322 22.8
Turnout 141,557 61.3
JP(E) gain from

Rangpur-6

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General Election 1991: Rangpur-6[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP(E) Hussain Muhammad Ershad 35,260 38.4
AL Md. Matiar Rahman 34,935 38.1
Jamaat-e-Islami Abdus Salam Prodhan 10,095 11.0
Independent Abdul Jalil Pradhan 4,658 5.1
JSD Md. Abdus Sobhan 2,870 3.1
BNP Nur Mohammad Mondal 2,750 3.0
Zaker Party Md. Azgar Ali 1,198 1.3
Majority 325 0.4
Turnout 91,766 55.4
JP(E) hold

June 1996 general election

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Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood from jail for five seats in the June 1996 general election:[1] Rangpur-2,[2] Rangpur-3,[7] Rangpur-5,[6] Rangpur-6,[4] and Kurigram-3.[8] After winning all five, he chose to represent Rangpur-3 and quit the other four.

Rangpur-2

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General Election June 1996: Rangpur-2[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP(E) Hussain Muhammad Ershad 66,929 47.7
AL Anisul Haque Chowdhury 55,800 39.8
Jamaat-e-Islami ATM Azharul Islam 8,273 5.9
BNP Paritosh Chakrabarti 4,025 2.9
Zaker Party Abdul Hamid Kabir Sharif 3,761 2.7
JSD Md. Ruhul Amin 858 0.6
Independent Mohammad Ali Sarkar 336 0.2
Gano Forum Md. Meser Uddin 190 0.1
Independent Merina Rahman 161 0.1
Majority 11,129 7.9
Turnout 140,333 77.3
JP(E) hold

Rangpur-3

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General Election June 1996: Rangpur-3[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP(E) Hussain Muhammad Ershad 105,590 69.7 +2.4
AL Md. Siddique Hossain 28,305 18.7 N/A
Jamaat-e-Islami Mahbubur Rahman Belal 7,890 5.2 +0.6
BNP Kazi Md. Tareq 6,010 4.0 −0.7
IOJ Md. Abdur Rahman 1,386 0.9 +0.3
JSD Md. Shamsul Ajam Khan 1,232 0.8 N/A
Independent Subrata Ghatak 305 0.2 N/A
Independent A. K. M. Khairul Anam 198 0.1 N/A
Independent Mozzammel Hossain 99 0.1 N/A
Independent Shah Gausul Azam 94 0.1 N/A
Independent Golam Md. Kader 83 0.1 N/A
Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Mahbub) Md. Anowar Hossain Bablu 74 0.0 N/A
FP Md. Faizur Rahman Mithu 67 0.0 N/A
Independent Moazzem Hossain 57 0.0 N/A
Majority 77,285 51.1 +5.6
Turnout 151,390 69.3 +8.8
JP(E) hold

Rangpur-5

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General Election June 1996: Rangpur-5[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP(E) Hussain Muhammad Ershad 87,387 51.5
AL H. N. Ashequr Rahman 50,839 30.0
Jamaat-e-Islami Abu Mozaffar Ahmed 24,531 14.5
BNP Md. Nurul Huda 3,305 2.0
Ganatantri Party Md. Samsuzzaman 1,263 0.7
Zaker Party Md. Taslim Prodhan 1,020 0.6
Independent Mozammel Hossain 337 0.2
FP Md. Mojibur Rahman Sarkar 326 0.2
Independent Golam Mohammad Kader 310 0.2
Independent Md. Nozmuch Sakib Pradhan 242 0.1
Majority 36,548 21.6
Turnout 169,570 74.1
JP(E) hold

Rangpur-6

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General Election June 1996: Rangpur-6[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP(E) Hussain Muhammad Ershad 60,665 52.0
AL Md. Matiar Rahman 37,661 32.3
BNP Md. Matiur Rahman Chowdhury 9,067 7.8
Jamaat-e-Islami Md. Abdus Salam Prodhan 7,577 6.5
IOJ Md. Golam Mastofa 832 0.7
Zaker Party Md. Azgar Ali 573 0.5
Independent Nur Mohammad Mondal 117 0.1
Independent Mosammat Merina Rahman 77 0.1
Majority 23,004 19.7
Turnout 116,569 68.3
JP(E) hold

Kurigram-3

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General Election June 1996: Kurigram-3[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP(E) Hussain Mohammad Ershad 67,262 60.0 +41.7
AL Md. Amjad Hossain Talukdar 20,408 18.2 −5.5
BNP AKM Maidul Islam 18,662 16.6 +13.7
Jamaat-e-Islami Abdul Quddus 3,475 3.1 +0.7
IOJ Md. Khalilur Rahman 1,029 0.9 N/A
Gano Forum Md. Abdul Jalil Sarkar 477 0.4 N/A
Zaker Party Abdul Karim Sarkar 422 0.4 −4.9
Independent Mosammat Marina Rahman 291 0.3 N/A
Independent Golam Md. Kader 168 0.1 N/A
Majority 46,854 41.8 +40.8
Turnout 112,194 62.1 +18.6
JP(E) gain from AL

2008 general election

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Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood for three seats in the 2008 general election: Rangpur-3, Kurigram-2, and Dhaka-17. After winning all three, he chose to represent Dhaka-17 and quit the other two.

Rangpur-3

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General Election 2008: Rangpur-3[9][10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP(E) Hussain Muhammad Ershad 239,046 89.5 N/A
BNP Md. Abdul Kaium Mondol 19,640 7.3 −3.6
IAB A. T. M. Golam Mustafa 5,676 2.1 N/A
CPB Md. Shahadat Hussain 1,602 0.6 N/A
BSD Abdul Kuddus 693 0.3 N/A
KSJL Sayed Ali 341 0.1 N/A
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Md. Sekendar Rahman Dudu 223 0.1 N/A
Majority 219,406 82.1 +45.3
Turnout 267,221 80.1 +7.8
JP(E) gain from IJOF

Kurigram-2

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General Election 2008: Kurigram-2[9][10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP(E) Hossain Muhammad Ershad 209,505 72.7 N/A
BNP Md. Tajul Islam Choudhury 52,374 18.2 +12.0
IAB Md. Mustafizur Rahaman 24,372 8.5 N/A
BSD Jahedul Haque Milu 971 0.3 N/A
LDP Sultan Ahamed 605 0.2 N/A
BDB Bhudeb Chakrabarti 259 0.1 N/A
Majority 157,131 54.6 +48.0
Turnout 288,032 86.7 +13.7
JP(E) gain from IJOF

Dhaka-17

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General Election 2008: Dhaka-17[9][10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP(E) Hussain Muhammad Ershad 123,936 66.9 N/A
BNP Hannan Shah 56,267 30.4 N/A
Bangladesh Kalyan Party Syad Mohammad Ibrahim 2,773 1.5 N/A
IAB Md. Shamsul Hoque 1,594 0.9 N/A
BKA Md. Shidullah Kazi 275 0.1 N/A
KSJL Saleh Ahamed 174 0.1 N/A
United Citizen Movement Imtiaz Mahmood 159 0.1 N/A
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD M. A. Rashid 80 0.0 N/A
Majority 67,669 36.5 N/A
Turnout 185,258 70.7 N/A
JP(E) win (new seat)

Reference

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