Awami League candidate Ripon wins Gaibandha-5 by-polls
04 January 2023, 09:51 pm | Updated: 23 November 2024, 12:58 am
Awami League nominated candidate and former president of Chattra League Mahmud Hasan Ripon has been elected member of parliament in Gaibandha-5 (Saghata-Phulchari) constituency of Jatiya Sangsad.
He has received 78,285 votes with 'Boat' symbol, while his nearest rival of Jatiya Party's candidate AHM Golam Shaheed Ranju with 'Plough' symbol has secured 44,752 votes.
The candidates of the Gaibandha-5 by-election are: Awami League candidate Mahmud Hasan Ripon, Jatiya Party candidate AHM Golam Shaheed Ranju, Bikalpa Dhara candidate Advocate Jahangir Alam and independent candidate Syed Mahbubur Rahman.
Earlier, on October 12 last year, the Election Commission (EC) suspended the by-election due to "rampant irregularities" on the election day and later the commission fixed January 4 for holding the polls.
Following the death of Gaibandha-5 lawmaker and Deputy Speaker of the Parliament Fazle Rabbi Miah on July 22, 2022, it became a constitutional obligation to hold election for the parliamentary seat by October 20, 2022. Accordingly it was scheduled for October 12.
