Mirza Faysal Amin wins Thakurgaon-1 bylaw election

Mirza Faysal Amin, representing the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) under the ‘Sheaf of Paddy’ symbol, has won the Thakurgaon-1 by-election by a significant margin. Based on unofficial results from 183 out of 185 polling stations, Amin secured 224,165 votes.

His closest competitor, Delwar Hossain of Jamaat-e-Islami, received 95,450 votes, resulting in a margin of approximately 128,715 votes. The election covered the Sadar, Ruhia, and Bhulla areas.

Polling took place on Thursday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM across 185 centers. While Jamaat-e-Islami raised allegations of irregularities during the process, the Thakurgaon District Election Officer, Md. Kamrul Islam, announced the preliminary results following the vote count.