Staff Reporter
BNP candidate Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokan was unofficially declared elected to parliament from Noakhal-1 constituency in the polls held yesterday.
The results showed Mahbub with ’sheaf of paddy’ with 1,04,726 votes with grand alliance candidate HM Ibrahim of Awami League in the second place on 80,981 votes. With this, the BNP strength in the 300-member House rose to 30. The Election Commission postponed the constituency’s vote following the death of Ganotantri Party president and 14-party candidate Nurul Islam on December 04 in a mysterious home fire.
Voting in the constituency that covers Chatkhil and Sonaimury upazillas of Feni district ended peacefully at 4pm yesterday. Eight candidates were vying for the ballots of 247,407 registered voters.
Polling centres saw long queues of people ignoring chilly weather from morning, and peaceful voting through the day in the seat’s deferred election on Monday.
Police, Bangladesh Rifles and Rapid Action Battalion were deployed across the constituency as striking and mobile forces, to ensure a trouble free vote.
The EC announced the constituency’s new election date of Jan 12, just days ahead of the December 29 elections to 299 of the total 300 parliamentary seats.
Courtesy: nation.ittefaq.com
