Thakurgaon:BNP candidate Mirza Faisal Amin has emerged victorious in the Thakurgaon-1 by-election, winning by a significant margin as per unofficial results revealed on Thursday night following the conclusion of voting.
According to United News of Bangladesh, Faisal Amin secured 2,27,917 votes running under the 'Sheaf of Paddy' symbol. His closest competitor, Delawar Hossain of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, garnered 96,513 votes with the 'Scales' symbol.
The by-election was necessitated by the vacancy left after Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was elected President. The voting process was conducted peacefully across 185 polling centers, with a reported voter turnout of 64.81 percent.