Dhaka: Deposits of 27 out of 47 candidates contesting in eight parliamentary constituencies of the district have been forfeited for failing to secure the minimum required votes in the latest concluding national polls. Under the rules of the Election Commission of Bangladesh, a candidate must obtain at least one-eighth of the total casting votes in a constituency. Otherwise, the security deposit of Taka 50,000 submitted during nomination filing is forfeited and deposited into the government treasury.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, results announced by the District Returning Officer revealed that the highest number of forfeitures occurred in Tangail-5 (Sadar), where seven candidates lost their deposits. In Tangail-1 (Madhupur-Dhanbari), four candidates, including Jatiya Party’s Muhammad Ilias Hossain and Islami Andolan Bangladesh’s Harun Or Rashid, along with independent candidates Mohammad Ali and Asadul Islam, forfeited their deposits.
In Tangail-2 (Bhuapur-Gopalpur), Islami Andolan Bangladesh’s Monowar Hossain Sagar and Jatiya Party’s Humayun Kabir Talukder failed to secure the required votes. Tangail-3 (Ghatail) saw independent candidate Ainin Nahar and Islami Andolan Bangladesh’s Rezaul Karim lose their deposits.
In Tangail-4 (Kalihati), three candidates, namely Jatiya Party’s Liaqat Ali, independent candidate Abdul Halim Mia, and Islami Andolan Bangladesh’s Ali Amjad Hossain, forfeited their deposits. Tangail-5 (Sadar) recorded the highest number of forfeitures with seven candidates, including Bangladesh Congress’ AKM Shafiqul Islam, Islami Andolan Bangladesh’s Khandaker Zakir Hossain, Gana Sanghati Andolan’s Fatema Akhter, Jatiya Party’s Mozammel Haque, Gono Odhikar Parishad’s Md. Shafiqul Islam, Bangladesh Supreme Party’s Md. Hasrat Khan Bhasani, and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal’s Syed Khalequzzaman Mostafa, losing their deposits.
In Tangail-6 (Nagarpur-Delduar), five candidates, including Jatiya Party’s Tarek Shams and Mohammad Mamunur Rahim, Islami Andolan Bangladesh’s Md. Akhinur Mia, and independent candidates Md. Jewel Sarkar and Muhammad Ashraful Islam, forfeited their deposits. In Tangail-7 (Mirzapur), Bangladesh Republican Party’s Tofazzal Hossain failed to secure the minimum votes required.
In Tangail-8 (Basail-Sakhipur), three candidates, including Bangladesh Revolutionary Workers Party’s Awar Mahmud, Aam Janata Dal’s Alamgir Hossain, and Jatiya Party’s Nazmul Hasan, lost their deposits. District Senior Election Officer Taijul Islam Jalan stated that candidates who do not obtain one-eighth of the total votes automatically forfeit their deposits, which are subsequently transferred to the state treasury in accordance with election regulations.