In the 13th national parliamentary election, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami secured three of the four parliamentary constituencies in Bagerhat district, while the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won one seat.

Voting in all four constituencies was held peacefully on Thursday. The unofficial results were announced by the office of the returning officer following the completion of the counting.

In Bagerhat-1, Jamaat candidate Mashiur Rahman Khan was elected with 117,966 votes. His nearest rival, BNP candidate Kapil Krishna Mandal, received 114,590 votes under the “paddy sheaf” symbol. The results from 147 centres across the three upazilas were confirmed by the respective assistant returning officer’s office.

In Bagerhat-2, Jamaat candidate Sheikh Manjurul Haque Rahad won by a large margin, securing 116,370 votes with the “scales” symbol. His closest competitor, BNP’s Barrister Sheikh Mohammad Zakir Hossain, received 66,274 votes. The margin of victory was 50,096 votes.

In Bagerhat-3, BNP candidate Sheikh Faridul Islam won with 103,711 votes under the “paddy sheaf” symbol. Jamaat candidate Mohammad Abdul Wadud Sheikh received 83,705 votes.

In Bagerhat-4, Jamaat’s Md Abdul Alim secured victory with 116,067 votes. His nearest rival, BNP candidate Somnath Dey, received 98,326 votes. The winning margin in the constituency was 17,741 votes.