BNP-backed candidate and former Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman was unofficially declared elected from the Jhenaidah-1 constituency in the 13th national election.
According to unofficial results, Asaduzzaman secured 171,598 votes, while his nearest rival Jamaat-nominated candidate Matiur Rahman received 55,577 votes.
Rathindranath Roy, Deputy Director of the Local Government Department (DDLG) at the Jhenaidah District Commissioner’s Office, said this information was collected at the field level. The result will be officially announced after the signed result sheets arrive.
Voting in Bangladesh’s national election concluded on Thursday in a largely peaceful atmosphere, with high hopes of restoring genuine democracy and securing a strong mandate for national reforms.
The polling in Bangladesh began at 7:30am and continued until 4:30pm without interruption at 42,659 polling stations in 299 out of 300 constituencies, amid the deployment of nearly one million security personnel and another one million polling staff.
Alongside the parliamentary election, voters also participated in a referendum to express their views through ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ votes on proposals for several constitutional amendments.