Published on 01:57 AM, May 26, 2023

GCC polls: Zaida defeats AL candidate Azmat Ullah

Photo: Collected Flanked by her son, former Gazipur City Corporation mayor Zahangir Alam, independent Zaida Khatun flashes the victory sign after casting her vote at the Kanaia Government Primary School Polling Centre in Ward 30 of the city today. Photo: Collected

Independent Zaida Khatun defeated ruling Awami League candidate Azmat Ullah Khan by a margin of 16,197 votes in the Gazipur City Corporation polls.

According to the returning officer Faridul Islam, Zaida bagged 2,38,934 votes while Azmat got 2,22,737 votes.

The voter turnout was 48.75 percent at the 480 polling centres of Gazipur city.