AKM Selim Osman of Jatiya Party (JP-Ershad) has
been elected unofficially in Narayanganj-5 by-election held on Thursday.
According to unofficial result, Salim Osman
bagged 82,322 votes in 140 centres, out of total 141, while his nearest
independent candidate SM Akram polled 62,297.
Voting in Char Srirampur in Bandar upazila was
suspended due to violence.
Earlier, voting in the parliamentary seat was
held from 8:00am to 4:00pm amid allegation of vote rigging and ballot
box-stuffing against Salim Osman.
SM Akram alleged that the supporters of Jatiya
Party hopeful AKM Salim Osman cast fake votes and stuffed ballot boxes in many
centres beforehand to manipulate the results.
However, the JP candidate denied the allegation.
The seat fell vacant following the death of
Jatiya Party MP Nasim Osman on April 29.
Four candidates were in the election race. They
were Jatiya Party-backed AKM Selim Osman (brother of Nasim Osman),
independent candidate former MP and Nagorik Oikya adviser SM Akram, Krishak Sramik Janata League candidate Shafiqul Islam Delwar and independent candidate Mamun Sirajul Majid.
independent candidate former MP and Nagorik Oikya adviser SM Akram, Krishak Sramik Janata League candidate Shafiqul Islam Delwar and independent candidate Mamun Sirajul Majid.
A total of 3,42,405 voters including 1,74,311
males and 1,68,094 females cast their ballots at 674 booths in 141 polling
stations in the by-polls.
Source: Daily Observer