The following people were named as Awami League (AL) candidates in the Narshingdi 2001 October elections: Mohammad Ali ran in constituency 1 (Bangladesh Election Commission n.d.a;); Md. Nurul Islam ran in constituency 2 (ibid. n.d.b.); Mahabubur Rahman Bhuyan ran in constituency 3 (ibid. n.d.c.); Lieutenant General Mohammad Noor Uddin Khan ran in constituency 4 (ibid. n.d.d.); and Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju ran in constituency 5 (ibid. n.d.e.).

An undated document published by the Bangladesh Election Commission entitled "List of Winners With Nearest Competitors: Bangladesh Awami League" identified Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju as the winner of the October 2001 elections in Narshingdi constituency 5 (ibid. n.d.f.). He had obtained a total of 117,096 votes (ibid.).

According to a Bangladesh Election Commission document listing the names of the unsuccessful AL candidates, Mohammad Ali received 84,889 votes, Md. Nurul Islam received 46,342 votes, Mahabubur Rahman Bhuyan received 44,961 votes, and Lieutenant General Mohammad Noor Uddin Khan received 92,564 votes (ibid. n.d.g.).

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.

Bangladesh Election Commission. n.d.a. "Candidates Contesting in Constituency Narshingdi-1." http://www.bd-ec.org/election.php3?const=1&cid=197 [Accessed 20 Jan. 2003]

_____. n.d.b. "Candidates Contesting in Constituency Narshingdi-2." http://www.bd-ec.org/election.php3?const=1&cid=198 [Accessed 20 Jan. 2003]

_____. n.d.c. "Candidates Contesting in Constituency Narshingdi-3." http://www.bd-ec.org/election.php3?const=1&cid=199 [Accessed 20 Jan. 2003]

_____. n.d.d. "Candidates Contesting in Constituency Narshingdi-4." http://www.bd-ec.org/election.php3?const=1&cid=200 [Accessed 20 Jan. 2003]

_____. n.d.e. "Candidates Contesting in Constituency Narshingdi-5." http://www.bd-ec.org/election.php3?const=1&cid=201 [Accessed 20 Jan. 2003]

_____. n.d.f. "List of Winners With Nearest Competitors: Bangladesh Awami League." http://www.bd-ec.org/stat/Parliament%20Election%202001%20Results%20and%20Statistics/Nearest_AL.pdf [Accessed 20 Jan. 2003]

_____. n.d.g. "List of Losers: October 1, 2000 [sic] Election: Bangladesh Awami League." http://www.bd-ec.org/stat/Parliament%20Election%202001%20Results%20and%20Statistics/loser_al.pdf [Accessed 20 Jan. 2003]