Gazipur, Sep 30 (bdnews24.com)— Ruling Awami League candidate Simeen Hussain Rimi is leading by about 26,000 votes in primary results of 73 of the 102 polling centres in the Gazipur-4 by-polls.
Assistant Returning Officer Muhammad Hasanuzzaman announced the primary results just after 6pm from the control room at the Kapasia Upazila Parishad Office.
According to him, Rimi received 44,039 votes while renegade Awami League candidate, also her nearest rival, Afsar Uddin Ahmed Khan secured 17,630 votes.
Mohammad Asadullah Badal of the Communist Party of Bangladesh got 1,079 votes.
Hasanuzzaman hoped the complete result would be published by 10pm.
Awami League MP Tanjim Ahmed, better known as Sohel Taj, son of Bangladesh's first Prime Minister Tajuddin Ahmad, vacated the parliamentary seat after he resigned on July 7.
Sohel Taj's elder sister Rimi is contending with the poll logo of boat, while their uncle, also a local leader of the same party, is contesting as an Independent candidate with the poll logo of rooster.
Badal is contesting with the logo of sickle.
Main opposition BNP has boycotted the election held amid a low turnout. Gazipur-4 constituency is home to 211884 voters, including 111,489 women.
Moments before the voting ended, in a letter sent to the Returning Officer, Afsar Uddin said he rejected the elections.
"I cannot accept the result as the election became a farce. You cannot accept such an election where fake voters cast votes," he said.
However, Rimi said she will accept whatever the results would be.
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