AL candidate Shahadab Akbar Labu wins Faridpur-2 by-election

Awami League nominated candidate Shahadab Akbar Labu Chowdhury, son of the late AL leader Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, has won the Faridpur-2 by-election, according to the returning officer.

The Faridpur-2 constituency fell vacant following the death of the senior Awami League leader Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury.

A primary result issued by Md Humayun Kabir, Khulna regional election officer and Faridpur-2 returning officer, said Akbar won the election securing 68,721 votes.

Meanwhile his closest contending candidate, Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan-backed Joynal Abedin Bakul Mia secured 14,889.

A total of 83,610 votes were cast in 123 polling centres through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) though the number of voters was 3,18,585 – a turnout of just 26 percent.

The voting for Faridpur-2 by-polls began at 8:00 am today and continued till 4:00 pm without any untoward incident reported.

Joynal Abedin Mia said his polling agents were appointed at almost all centers except a few.

He claimed his polling agents were ousted from the centres but the presiding officers of different centres said they have no idea about such incidents.