Several stalwarts of the three major parties have won competitive elections with voter turnouts exceeding 80% in the Dhaka-1 constituency (Dohar-Nawabganj) parliamentary elections since 1973. Salman conceded defeat in the 2001 election to Nazmul Huda of the BNP by a narrow margin of 2,771 ballots. In the mid-1990s, Salman formally entered politics by founding the Samriddhya Bangladesh Andolan (Prosperous Bangladesh Movement) political party. Awami League (AL), Jatiya Party (JaPa), and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have emerged as formidable rivals, having won three, three, and five elections, respectively. Moving further back, Huda won the seventh election on June 12, 1996, with 38,172 votes (55%) of the total.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 25, 2023 17:44 UTC