Preliminary results from 12 out of 185 polling stations in Thakurgaon-1 (Sadar) constituency show BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir leading.
He has secured 12536 votes so far. His nearest rival, Jamaat’s candidate Delwar Hossain, has received 9,359 votes.
Counting is underway, and the results from the remaining polling stations are awaited.
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In Thakurgaon-2 constituency, results from 18 out of 104 polling stations have been reported so far, showing Dr. Abdus Salam of the BNP, symbol Sheaf of Paddy), leading with 21,636 votes.
Maulana Abdul Hakim of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has secured 18,944 votes in these early returns.
Preliminary results from Gazipur-3 and Manikganj-3 constituencies show the BNP’s ‘Sheaf of Paddy’ candidates taking early leads as counting continues.
In Gazipur-3, results from 10 out of 180 polling centres show the BNP candidate (Sheaf of Paddy) securing 8,462 votes, while the ‘Rickshaw’ symbol candidate has received 6,110 votes so far.
Election officials said counting in the remaining 170 centres is underway.
Meanwhile, in Manikganj-3 (Constituency No. 170), results from 38 out of 151 centres indicate a significant lead for BNP candidate Afroza Khanam Rita (Sheaf of Paddy), who has secured 41,149 votes.
Her rival Sayed Noor of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish (Rickshaw) has received 16,799 votes, while independent candidate Ataur Rahman Ata (Football) has obtained 3,853 votes.
Returning officers said the figures are unofficial and partial, and the final outcome will be declared after completion of vote counting in all centres.
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