Bogura-6 by-election: BNP candidate Rezaul Karim Badsha wins by large margin

He secures over 133,000 votes, defeating Jamaat rival in the seat vacated by Tarique

Rezaul Karim Badsha, the candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has secured a decisive victory in the by-election for the Bogura-6 (Sadar) constituency.

Returning Officer and District Election Officer Fazlul Karim officially announced the results around 8:40pm on Thursday, following a day of polling.

According to the final tally, Badsha received 133,931 votes.

His nearest rival, Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Abidur Rahman Sohel secured 57,169 votes.

Al Amin of the Bangladesh Development Party trailed significantly with 526 votes.

The returning officer reported a voter turnout of 42.37 percent.

Out of a total of 450,309 registered voters, 191,696 cast their ballots.

The by-election was necessitated after BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, who was elected from both Bogura-6 and Dhaka-17, opted to vacate the Bogura seat.

Polling began at 7:30am and continued without interruption until 4:30pm.