# Electoral history of Sheikh Hasina

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This is a summary of the electoral history of Sheikh Hasina, who served as the tenth prime minister of Bangladesh from June 1996 to July 2001 and again from January 2009 to August 2024.

## Summary

| Year | Constituency | Party | Votes | % | Result |
| 1991 | Dhaka-7 | Awami League | 49,362 | 36.5 | Lost |
| 1991 | Dhaka-10 | Awami League | 29,451 | 37.8 | Lost |
| 1991 | Gopalganj-3 | Awami League | 67,945 | 72.2 | Won |
| June 1996 | Bagerhat-1 | Awami League | 77,342 | 51.4 | Won |
| June 1996 | Khulna-1 | Awami League | 62,247 | 53.5 | Won |
| June 1996 | Gopalganj-3 | Awami League | 1,02,689 | 92.2 | Won |
| 2001 | Rangpur-6 | Awami League | 77,991 | 44.6 | Lost |
| 2001 | Gopalganj-3 | Awami League | 1,54,130 | 94.7 | Won |
| 2001 | Narail-1 | Awami League | 78,216 | 54.6 | Won |
| 2001 | Narail-2 | Awami League | 97,195 | 50.3 | Won |
| 2001 | Barguna-3 | Awami League | | | Won |
| 2008 | Rangpur-6 | Awami League | 1,70,542 | 80.0 | Won |
| 2008 | Bagerhat-1 | Awami League | 1,42,979 | 68.3 | Won |
| 2008 | Gopalganj-3 | Awami League | 158,958 | 97.1 | Won |

## Detailed results
### 1991 general election
#### Dhaka-7

General Election 1991: Dhaka-7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Sadeque Hossain Khoka | 76,601 | 56.7 | |
| | AL | Sheikh Hasina | 49,362 | 36.5 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | A. K. M. Abdus Salam | 2,262 | 1.7 | |
| | Zaker Party | Sageer Ahmed | 2,168 | 1.6 | |
| | JP(E) | Shafiqur Rahman | 1,992 | 1.5 | |
| | Bangladesh Janata Party | Begum Razia Alim | 757 | 0.6 | |
| | FP | Liyakat Hossain | 454 | 0.3 | |
| | Ganatantri Party | Mahmudur Rahman Babu | 269 | 0.2 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Nazirul Islam | 187 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | Jahangir Khan | 184 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | Abdur Rahman | 159 | 0.1 | |
| | UCL | Naseem Ali | 150 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | Khalilur Rahman | 128 | 0.1 | |
| | NDP | Alamagir Hossain | 96 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | Ahmed Aorangajeb Kabir | 88 | 0.1 | |
| | Jatiya Janata Party and Gonotantrik Oikkya Jot | Md. Mujibur Rahman Hiru | 73 | 0.1 | |
| | JSD (S) | Md. Gofran Miyan | 64 | 0.0 | |
| | Independent | Millat Hossain | 56 | 0.0 | |
| | Independent | Md. Ibrahim Hossain | 48 | 0.0 | |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Yusuf) | Md. Foyez Box Kadri | 36 | 0.0 | |
| | Bangladesh People's League (Garib A Nawaz) | Nasir Uddin Pannu | 28 | 0.0 | |
| | Independent | Abdul Malek Chowdhury | 17 | 0.0 | |
| | Jatiyatabadi Gonotantrik Chashi Dal | M. A. Ahsan Atik | 15 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27,239 | 20.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 135,194 | 58.1 | |
| | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) |

#### Dhaka-10

General Election 1991: Dhaka-10 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Abdul Mannan | 45,711 | 58.6 | |
| | AL | Sheikh Hasina | 29,451 | 37.8 | |
| | Zaker Party | Idrees Hossain Talukdar | 816 | 1.0 | |
| | Bangladesh Janata Party | Harun Ar Rashid Mithu | 598 | 0.8 | |
| | IOJ | Abdul Based | 438 | 0.6 | |
| | JSD | Mir Hossain Akhtar | 435 | 0.6 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | A. S. M. Abdur Rab | 208 | 0.3 | |
| | Bangladesh Inquilab Party | Ruhul Aamin Chowdhury | 59 | 0.1 | |
| | Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) | M. D. Rahman | 56 | 0.1 | |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) | Md. Humayun Kabir | 55 | 0.1 | |
| | NDP | Md. Enamul Karim Shuja | 52 | 0.1 | |
| | Bangladesh People's League (Garib A Nawaz) | Jobaida Parvin | 43 | 0.1 | |
| | Bangladesh National Congress | Shuvash Chandra Debnath | 40 | 0.1 | |
| | Jatiyatabadi Gonotantrik Dal | Md. Zakir Hossain | 29 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,260 | 20.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,991 | 48.2 | |
| | BNP gain from JSD | BNP gain from JSD | BNP gain from JSD | BNP gain from JSD | BNP gain from JSD |

#### Gopalganj-3

General Election 1991: Gopalganj-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Sheikh Hasina | 67,945 | 72.2 | |
| | BKA | Hafez Omar Ahmed | 17,256 | 18.3 | |
| | Bangladesh Hindu League | Birendra Nath Moitra | 4,246 | 4.5 | |
| | BNP | Omelendro Bishwas | 2,116 | 2.3 | |
| | Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula) | Sheikh Shawkat Hossein Nilu | 1,527 | 1.6 | |
| | Sramik Krishak Samajbadi Dal | Nirmal Sen | 1,019 | 1.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50,689 | 53.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 94,109 | 56.0 | |
| | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) |

### June 1996 general election

Sheikh Hasina stood for three seats in the June 1996 general election: Bagerhat-1, Khulna-1, and Gopalganj-3. After winning all three, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them.

#### Bagerhat-1

General Election June 1996: Bagerhat-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Sheikh Hasina | 77,342 | 51.4 | +3.2 |
| | BNP | Sheikh Mujibar Rahman | 47,299 | 31.4 | +0.2 |
| | IOJ | Moulana Siddiqur Rahman | 9,912 | 6.6 | +6.3 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Ahad Ali | 8,463 | 5.6 | N/A |
| | JP(E) | S.M. Shafiqul Islam | 5,977 | 4.0 | +3.7 |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Surandra Nath Sikdar | 586 | 0.4 | −0.9 |
| | Bangladesh Tafsil Jati Federation (S.K. Mandal) | Sawpan Kumar Mandal | 350 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Democratic Republican Party | Md. Arafatul Islam | 275 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Muniruzzaman | 234 | 0.2 | −0.3 |
| | Independent | Binoy Krisna Poddar | 179 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30,043 | 19.9 | +2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 150,617 | 82.8 | +23.0 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

#### Khulna-1

General Election June 1996: Khulna-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Sheikh Hasina | 62,247 | 53.5 | +5.8 |
| | CPB | Acinta Kumar Biswas | 19,398 | 16.7 | −6.3 |
| | BNP | Profullah Kumar Mandal | 11,910 | 10.2 | −4.9 |
| | Independent | Md. Ismail Hossain | 11,250 | 9.7 | N/A |
| | JP(E) | Binoy Krisna Roy | 8,048 | 6.9 | −0.7 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Sheikh Md. Abu Yusuf | 2,308 | 2.0 | N/A |
| | IOJ | Ataur Rahman Atiq | 775 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | S. N. Masum | 260 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | K. M. Idris Ali | 165 | 0.1 | −0.1 |
| | Independent | Md. Akram Sheikh | 65 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42,849 | 36.8 | +12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 116,426 | 80.4 | +14.1 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

#### Gopalganj-3

General Election June 1996: Gopalganj-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Sheikh Hasina | 102,689 | 92.2 | +20.0 |
| | BNP | Bishnu Pad Halder | 2,568 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Abdul Mannan Sheikh | 2,512 | 2.3 | N/A |
| | BKA | Md. Shahidul Alam Chowdhury | 2,277 | 2.0 | −16.3 |
| | Zaker Party | Biswas Fazlul Haque | 524 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | JP(E) | Kazi Firoz Rashid | 453 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula) | Sheikh Showkat Hossain Nilu | 374 | 0.3 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100,121 | 89.9 | +36.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 111,397 | 79.8 | +23.8 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### 2001 general election

Sheikh Hasina stood for five seats in the October 2001 general election: Rangpur-6, Narail-1, Narail-2, Barguna-3, and Gopalganj-3. After winning all but Rangpur-6, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other three, triggering by-elections in them.

#### Rangpur-6

General Election 2001: Rangpur-6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | IJOF | Nur Mohammad Mondal | 90,730 | 51.9 | |
| | AL | Sheikh Hasina | 77,991 | 44.6 | |
| | BNP | Abdul Jalil Pradhan | 5,237 | 3.0 | |
| | CPB | Kamruzzaman | 673 | 0.4 | |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Abu Hossain Sarkar | 171 | 0.1 | |
| | JSD | Md. Abu Alam Mia | 89 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,739 | 7.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 174,891 | 81.1 | |
| | IJOF gain from JP(E) | IJOF gain from JP(E) | IJOF gain from JP(E) | IJOF gain from JP(E) | IJOF gain from JP(E) |

#### Gopalganj-3

General Election 2001: Gopalganj-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Sheikh Hasina | 154,130 | 94.7 | +2.5 |
| | IOJ | Omar Ahmad Saheb | 7,223 | 4.4 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Hindu League | Birendra Nath Moitra | 922 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | IJOF | Shishir Chowdhury | 410 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 146,907 | 90.3 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 162,685 | 87.3 | +17.5 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

#### Narail-1

General Election 2001: Narail-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Sheikh Hasina | 78,216 | 54.6 | +8.5 |
| | BNP | Dhirendra Nath Saha | 61,413 | 42.9 | +18.6 |
| | IJOF | Sharif Munir Hossain | 2,741 | 1.9 | N/A |
| | WPB | Md. Nazrul Islam | 401 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | BKA | A. Quddus Sheikh | 237 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Lutfar Rahman Sarder | 78 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Ishtiaq Hossain Shikder | 38 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,803 | 11.7 | −10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 143,124 | 76.2 | +1.5 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

#### Narail-2

General Election 2001: Narail-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Sheikh Hasina | 97,195 | 50.3 | +5.4 |
| | BNP | Shahidul Islam | 93,081 | 48.2 | +18.2 |
| | IJOF | Md. Tozammel Sheikh | 1,337 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | WPB | Hafizur Rahman | 1,186 | 0.6 | −1.2 |
| | Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) | Sheikh Md. Asaduzzaman | 148 | 0.1 | −0.1 |
| | Independent | Ashok Kundu | 74 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Ganatantri Party | Shamuel Subash Bose | 52 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Emdadul Haq Nanu | 50 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,114 | 2.1 | −12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 193,123 | 78.0 | −0.2 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### 2008 general election

Sheikh Hasina stood for three seats in the 2008 general election: Bagerhat-1, Rangpur-6, and Gopalganj-3. After winning all three, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them.

#### Rangpur-6

General Election 2008: Rangpur-6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Sheikh Hasina | 170,542 | 80.0 | +35.4 |
| | BNP | Nur Mohammad Mondal | 38,672 | 18.1 | +15.1 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Shahjahan Ali | 2,138 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | CPB | Kamruzzaman | 1,199 | 0.6 | +0.2 |
| | Gano Forum | Humayun Izaz Levin | 668 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 131,870 | 61.8 | +54.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 213,219 | 90.0 | +8.9 |
| | AL gain from IJOF | AL gain from IJOF | AL gain from IJOF | AL gain from IJOF | AL gain from IJOF |

#### Bagerhat-1

General Election 2008: Bagerhat-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Sheikh Hasina | 142,979 | 68.3 | +12.1 |
| | BNP | Sheikh Wahiduzzaman Dipu | 58,533 | 28.0 | −15.8 |
| | IAB | Md. Liakat Ali | 7,522 | 3.6 | N/A |
| | National People's Party | Sheikh Shawkat Hossain | 288 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84,446 | 40.3 | +28.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 209,322 | 89.4 | +7.6 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

#### Gopalganj-3

General Election 2008: Gopalganj-3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Sheikh Hasina | 158,958 | 97.1 | +2.4 |
| | BNP | S. M. Jilane | 4,451 | 2.7 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Kalyan Party | SM Afzal Hossain | 221 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 154,507 | 94.4 | +4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 163,630 | 86.8 | −0.5 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |