Awami League Candidate Wins Pabna-4 By-Election

The Awami League nominated candidate Alhaj Mohammad by a huge margin of votes in the by-elections of the Pabna-4 constituency (Ishwardi-Atgharia). Nuruzzaman Biswas has been elected Member of Parliament. Returning officer Abdul Latif Sheikh Ishwardi and Atgharia announced the results at 129 polling stations in upazila around 9 pm on Saturday.

According to the announcement, Awami League candidate Nuruzzaman Biswas got 239,924 votes with the ship symbol. His closest BNP candidate, Habibur Rahman Habib, got 5,058 votes with the rice symbol. The candidate of the opposition Jatiya party, Rezaul Karim Khokon, obtained 3,064 votes with the symbol of the plow.

The total number of voters in this election in the Pabna-4 constituency was three lakh 61,112 people.

There are 84 polling stations in Ishwardi upazila. The total number of voters in this upazila is two lakh 54 thousand 97 people. Of these, one lakh 26 thousand 17 are male voters and one lakh 25 thousand 921 are female voters.

There are 45 polling stations in Atgharia upazila. The total number of voters in this upazila is one lakh 26 thousand 15 people. Of these, 63,538 are male voters and 63,479 are female voters.

Meanwhile, the Pabna-4 constituency by-election was held today amid accusations and counter complaints.

Visiting the voting center of the Kalikapur government primary school in Ishwardi around 10 am, it was seen that out of a total of 2,456 votes, 30 votes were cast at 10 am.

Presiding Officer Manojit Kumar told NTV Online: “Voter turnout was low. However, there are no incidents.

A visit to Sahapur Shaheed Abul Kashem High School showed that out of a total of 3,046 votes, 432 were cast as of 12 noon. The voter for this center is BNP Habibur candidate Rahman Habib.

Mohammad Ali, president of the center, said: “I have not found any electoral agent of the BNP in the center.”

A visit to 10 polling stations also showed that voter turnout was low and that there were no BNP polling officers at the polling stations. However, multiple polling agents for Awami League candidates have been seen at all centers.

Pabna District Elections Officer and Returning Officer. Abdul Latif Sheikh said: “The voting started at 9 am and continued until 5 pm. No adverse incidents were reported anywhere.

Hours earlier, BNP candidate Habibur Rahman Habib demanded a new election, saying there was no environment to vote. “This government is shamelessly voting,” he told a press conference at his hometown. There is no voting environment. The day before the elections, three cases were brought against our leaders and activists. BNP agents were unable to pay at any of the 129 centers. There were no elections here. That is why I demand reelection instead of canceling this election.

Meanwhile, the central organizing secretary of the Awami League, SM Kamal Hossain, denied the allegations of the BNP candidate at a press conference at the Pabna Press Club at noon.

SM Kamal Hossain said, ‘BNP comes to the polls not for elections, but for business. They do not intend to win the election or make the election competitive, so Habib is making false accusations against the Awami League and the administration. The BNP did not take the election seriously, its leaders claimed they were part of the movement and participated in the election out of formality. They did not work in the electoral field anywhere. They are just making unfounded and false accusations.

Prominent industrialist freedom fighter Anjan Chowdhury Pintu, Acting President of the Awami League of Pabna District, Rezaul Rahim Lal, Secretary General Golam Faruk Prince, Former Minister of State for Home Affairs, Lawyer Shamsul Haque Tuku, MP Nadira Yasmin Jolly, Sadar Upazila Parishad, municipal president Alhaj Mosharraf Hossain, municipal Mayor Kamrul Hasan Mintu, Awami League leader Kamruzzaman Ujjwal, Juba League coordinator from Ali Muturza Biswas district and other local leaders.