Thakurgaon-1 By-Election Final Result: BNP's Mirza Faysal Wins With 227,789 Votes in All 185 Centres, Jamaat's Delawar Gets 96,453
In the final result from all 185 centres in the Thakurgaon-1 by-election, BNP-nominated candidate Mirza Faysal Amin has won unofficially by a huge margin. With the sheaf of paddy symbol, he received 227,789 votes.
His nearest rival, Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Delawar Hossain with the scales symbol, received 96,453 votes. The winning candidate's vote total is therefore more than double that of his nearest rival.
Returning Officer and District Election Officer Kamrul Islam unofficially declared Mirza Faysal Amin the winner at around 8:45 pm on Thursday (29 October).
Earlier, voting began simultaneously at 8 am on Thursday at all 185 polling centres. Voting continued until 4 pm, after which counting began.
According to the district election office, Thakurgaon-1 has a total of 516,138 voters. Turnout this time was 64.77 percent.
Five candidates contested this by-election: Mirza Faysal Amin of the BNP with the sheaf of paddy, Delawar Hossain of Jamaat-e-Islami with the scales, Md. Abdul Alim Nizami of Bangladesh Khelafat Andolan with the banyan tree, Md. Khademul Islam of Islami Andolan Bangladesh with the hand fan, and Husain Muhammad Omar Faruk of Bangladesh Congress with the green coconut.
Earlier the same night, in results from 154 centres, Mirza Faysal led with 187,527 votes while the Jamaat candidate had 80,031. After the remaining centres were added, the margin grew further in the final count from all 185 centres, leading to this unofficial declaration of victory.
