Thakurgaon-1 Goes to By-Election Today
Ballot papers and other necessary election materials are being sent to polling centres ahead of the by-election in the Thakurgaon-1 constituency. On Wednesday morning, District Election Officer and Returning Officer Md Kamrul Islam handed over the election materials to presiding officers and police personnel assigned to the polling centres at Thakurgaon Boys’ High School ground.
He said, “There are a total of 185 polling centres across three upazilas in the Thakurgaon-1 constituency. Ballot papers, ballot boxes and other voting materials have been handed over to the officials responsible for each centre by today. Arrangements have been made to transport these materials to the centres under tight security. We have completed all preparations for voting.”
According to the district election authorities, five candidates are contesting the by-election. BNP candidate Mirza Faisal Amin is running with the sheaf of paddy symbol, Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Delawar Hossain with the scales symbol, and Bangladesh Islami Andolan candidate Dr Khademul Islam with the hand fan symbol. Bangladesh Khelafat Andolan candidate Md Abdul Alim Nizami is contesting with the banyan tree symbol, while Bangladesh Congress candidate Husain Muhammad Omar Faruk is using the coconut symbol.
The constituency has a total of 516,138 voters, including 257,475 men, 258,659 women and four third-gender voters. Voting in the Thakurgaon-1 by-election is scheduled to begin at 8:00am on Thursday. The administration has also made the necessary security arrangements for the election.
