Voting Ends in Thakurgaon-1 By-Election, 48 Percent Turnout Recorded by 2pm: EC Secretary

Voting has ended in the Thakurgaon-1 by-election. Election Commission (EC) Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed has said 48 percent of votes were cast in the constituency by 2pm.

He disclosed this on Thursday (29 October) at the Election Building in Agargaon after the scheduled voting time ended. Counting is now under way after the close of voting, and the final turnout percentage will be known once counting ends, he noted.

The EC secretary said voting took place in a festive atmosphere and the Election Commission is satisfied that the vote was fair. Voters cast their ballots within the scheduled time, he added.

Earlier, voting in Thakurgaon-1 began at 8am on Thursday and continued without a break until 4pm.

Five candidates are contesting this by-election. BNP's Mirza Faisal Amin is contesting with the sheaf of paddy symbol and Jamaat-e-Islami's Md Delawar Hossain with the scales symbol.

The other three candidates are Bangladesh Khelafat Andolan's Md Abdul Alim Nizami (banyan tree), Islami Andolan Bangladesh's Hafez Dr Md Khademul Islam (hand fan) and Bangladesh Congress's Husain Muhammad Omar Faruk (green coconut).

Once counting is complete, it will be known which of these five candidates has won the Thakurgaon-1 seat.