This is a summary of the electoral history of Khaleda Zia, who served as the prime minister of Bangladesh from March 1991 to March 1996, and again from June 2001 to October 2006.

Khaleda Zia won elections in Feni, Bogura, Dhaka, Chittagong, and Laxmipur; wherever she contested, she won. Khaleda Zia is the only example in the country's electoral history of someone who contested 23 parliamentary seats in 5 parliamentary elections and won each one. Even in the elections where the BNP could not form the government, she won all the seats she contested.

Summary Year ConstituencyParty Votes % Result1991 Bogra-7 83,854 66.9 Dhaka-5 71,266 51.5 Dhaka-9 55,946 60.4 Feni-1 36,375 38.7 Chittagong-8 69,422 52.1 June 1996 Bogra-6 1,36,669 58.9 Bogra-7 1,07,417 72.1 Feni-1 65,086 55.6 Lakshmipur-2 59,054 51.6 Chittagong-1 66,336 48.2 2001 Bogra-6 2,27,355 78.6 Bogra-7 1,47,522 79.0 Khulna-2 91,819 57.8 Lakshmipur-2 1,23,526 72.2 Feni-1 1,03,149 72.2 2008 Bogra-6 1,93,792 71.6 Bogra-7 2,32,761 71.2 Feni-1 1,14,482 65.4

Detailed results 1991 general election Khaleda Zia stood for five seats in the 1991 general election: Bogra-7, Dhaka-5, Dhaka-9, Feni-1, and Chittagong-8. After winning all five, she chose to represent Feni-1 and quit the other four. Bogra-7

Dhaka-5

Dhaka-9

Feni-1

Chittagong-8

June 1996 general election Khaleda Zia stood for five seats in the June 1996 general election: Bogra-6, Bogra-7, Feni-1, Lakshmipur-2 and Chittagong-1. After winning all five, she chose to represent Feni-1 and quit the other four. Bogra-6

Bogra-7

Feni-1

Lakshmipur-2

Chittagong-1

2001 general election Khaleda Zia stood for five seats in the 2001 general election: Bogra-6, Bogra-7, Khulna-2, Feni-1, and Lakshmipur-2. After winning all five, she chose to represent Bogra-6 and quit the other four. Bogra-6

Bogra-7

Khulna-2

Lakshmipur-2

Feni-1

2008 general election Khaleda Zia stood for three seats in the 2008 general election: Bogra-6, Bogra-7, and Feni-1. After winning all three, she chose to represent Feni-1 and quit the other two. Bogra-6

Bogra-7

Feni-1

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