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BNP candidate leads Jamaat rival in Thakurgaon-1 by-election

Published : Thursday, 29 October, 2026 at 6:23 PM

Observer Online Report

BNP candidate Mirza Faisal Amin has taken a commanding lead over his Jamaat-e-Islami rival Delawar Hossain in the Thakurgaon-1 by-election, securing more than twice as many votes in the initial results announced on Thursday evening.

According to results from 11 of the constituency's 185 polling centres, Faisal Amin, contesting with the sheaf of paddy symbol, received 23,542 votes, while Hossain, the candidate with the scales symbol, secured 9,138 votes.

District Election Officer and Returning Officer Mohammad Kamrul Islam announced the results around 6:00pm.

Voting began at 8:00am and continued without interruption until 4:00pm across Thakurgaon Sadar, Ruhia and Bhulli upazilas.

Of the 185 polling centres, 113 were in Thakurgaon Sadar, 33 in Ruhia and 39 in Bhulli.

Five candidates contested the by-election. They were Mirza Faisal Amin of the BNP, Delawar Hossain of Jamaat-e-Islami, Mohammad Abdul Alim Nizami of Bangladesh Khelafat Andolan, Hafez Mohammad Khademul Islam of Islami Andolan Bangladesh and Husain Muhammad Omar Faruk of Bangladesh Congress.

Faisal Amin is the younger brother of President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.

The constituency has 515,853 registered voters, including 257,219 men, 258,630 women and four third-gender voters. A total of 287 voters registered to vote by postal ballot, including 249 men and 38 women.

The results remain partial, with votes from the remaining polling centres yet to be announced.

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