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BNP sweeps Panchagarh as Sarjis loses Panchagarh-1 battle
NCP Chief Organiser (Northern Region) Sarjis Alam was defeated in Panchagarh-1 as the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won both parliamentary seats in Panchagarh district, according to unofficial results announced on early Friday.
Kazi Md Sayemuzzaman, Returning Officer and Deputy Commissioner of Panchagarh, announced the results and declared the winners unofficially.
All candidates from both constituencies were present during the announcement.
In Panchagarh-1, BNP candidate Barrister Mohammad Nawshad Zamir, contesting with the ‘Sheaf of Paddy’ symbol, was unofficially elected with 186,189 votes.
His nearest rival, Jamaat and NCP alliance candidate Md Sarjis Alam, who contested with the ‘Shapla Koli’ symbol, received 168,049 votes.
In the constituency’s referendum vote, 219,576 voters cast “Yes” votes, while 99,594 voted “No”.
In Panchagarh-2, BNP candidate Forhad Hossain Azad won the seat unofficially with 174,650 votes. Jamaat candidate Md Safiullah Sufi, contesting with the ‘Dartipalla’ symbol, secured 128,862 votes, reports UNB.
In the referendum in this seat, 163,875 voters voted “Yes” and 129,088 voted “No”.