Mirza Faysal Amin, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) nominated candidate, has been unofficially elected by a massive margin in the Thakurgaon-1 constituency by-election. On Thursday (October 29) night, District Returning Officer and District Election Officer Kamrul Islam declared him unofficially elected.
According to the official results received from all 185 polling centers, Mirza Faysal Amin secured 227,789 votes under the 'Dhaner Sheesh' (Sheaf of Paddy) symbol. His nearest rival, Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Delawar Hossain, received 96,453 votes under the 'Daripalpa' (Scales) symbol. Consequently, the voting margin between the two candidates stood at 131,336 votes.
Voting was held across 185 polling centers in the Thakurgaon-1 constituency on Thursday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM without interruption. The total number of registered voters in this constituency was approximately 516,000.
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It is worth noting that the parliamentary seat became vacant after the former Member of Parliament for this constituency, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, assumed the office of President. Subsequently, the by-election was organized for the vacant parliamentary seat.
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Reported by Monsoon Ahmed, Thakurgaon • Edited by the Daily Best News desk. Send corrections to [email protected].
