News Desk : dhakamirror.com
BNP chairman secures 72,699 and 216,284 votes respectively
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has been unofficially declared elected from Dhaka-17 and Bogura-6 constituencies after securing decisive victory over his nearest rival.
As per the provisional figures, Tarique Rahman, contesting with the sheaf of paddy symbol, secured 72,699 votes in Dhaka-17. His closest contender, Dr Khaleduzzaman of Jamaat-e-Islami, who contested with the scales symbol, received 68,300 votes.
The BNP candidate won the seat by a margin of 4,399 votes over his nearest rival.
In Bogura-6, Tarique secured 216,284 votes against his closest contender, Abidur Rahman Sohel of Jamaat received 97,626 votes.
The BNP candidate thus won the seat with a margin of 118,658 votes over his nearest rival.
