In four successive elections between 1991 and 2008 Kamaruzzaman unsuccessfully contested the seat Sherpur-1 for Jamaat-e-Islami, losing the last three times to the Awami League candidate Md.
Kamaruzzaman's unsuccessful attempts to capture the Sherpur-1 constituency for Jamaat-e-Islami spanned four elections from 1991 to 2008, with him ultimately falling short against the Awami League's Md. in the last three contests.