# Electoral history of 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
### Presidential elections

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

### Jatiya Sangsad elections

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

## Detailed results
### 1985 military rule referendum

| Choice | Choice | Votes | % |
| For | For | 32,661,233 | 94.47 |
| Against | Against | 1,911,281 | 5.53 |
| Total | Total | 34,572,514 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 47,910,964 | – |
| Source: Nohlen et al. ||||

### 1986 presidential election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | Jatiya Party | 21,795,337 | 84.10 |
| | Muhammadullah Hafezzi | Independent | 1,510,456 | 5.83 |
| | Syed Faruque Rahman | Bangladesh Freedom Party | 1,202,303 | 4.64 |
| Nine other candidates | Nine other candidates | Nine other candidates | 1,408,195 | 5.43 |
| Total | Total | Total | 25,916,291 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 25,916,291 | 98.55 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 380,745 | 1.45 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 26,297,036 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 47,912,443 | 54.89 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. |||||

### 1991 general election

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

#### Rangpur-1

General Election 1991: Rangpur-1 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 29,694 | 33.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88,547 | 54.3 |
| | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold |

#### Rangpur-2

General Election 1991: Rangpur-2 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 5,015 | 4.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 110,647 | 59.2 | |
| | JP(E) gain from | JP(E) gain from | JP(E) gain from | JP(E) gain from | JP(E) gain from |

#### Rangpur-3

General Election 1991: Rangpur-3 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 58,176 | 45.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 127,997 | 60.5 |
| | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold |

#### Rangpur-5

General Election 1991: Rangpur-5 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 32,322 | 22.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 141,557 | 61.3 | |
| | JP(E) gain from | JP(E) gain from | JP(E) gain from | JP(E) gain from | JP(E) gain from |

#### Rangpur-6

General Election 1991: Rangpur-6 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 325 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 91,766 | 55.4 |
| | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold |

### June 1996 general election

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

#### Rangpur-2

General Election June 1996: Rangpur-2 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 11,129 | 7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 140,333 | 77.3 |
| | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold |

#### Rangpur-3

General Election June 1996: Rangpur-3 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 77,285 | 51.1 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 151,390 | 69.3 | +8.8 |
| | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold |

#### Rangpur-5

General Election June 1996: Rangpur-5 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 36,548 | 21.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 169,570 | 74.1 |
| | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold |

#### Rangpur-6

General Election June 1996: Rangpur-6 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 23,004 | 19.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 116,569 | 68.3 |
| | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold |

#### Kurigram-3

General Election June 1996: Kurigram-3 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 46,854 | 41.8 | +40.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 112,194 | 62.1 | +18.6 |
| | JP(E) gain from AL | JP(E) gain from AL | JP(E) gain from AL | JP(E) gain from AL | JP(E) gain from AL |

### 2008 general election

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

General Election 2008: Rangpur-3 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 219,406 | 82.1 | +45.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 267,221 | 80.1 | +7.8 |
| | JP(E) gain from IJOF | JP(E) gain from IJOF | JP(E) gain from IJOF | JP(E) gain from IJOF | JP(E) gain from IJOF |

#### Kurigram-2

General Election 2008: Kurigram-2 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 157,131 | 54.6 | +48.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 288,032 | 86.7 | +13.7 |
| | JP(E) gain from IJOF | JP(E) gain from IJOF | JP(E) gain from IJOF | JP(E) gain from IJOF | JP(E) gain from IJOF |

#### Dhaka-17

General Election 2008: Dhaka-17 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 67,669 | 36.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 185,258 | 70.7 | N/A |
| | JP(E) win (new seat) | JP(E) win (new seat) | JP(E) win (new seat) | JP(E) win (new seat) | JP(E) win (new seat) |