Manoranjan Shil Gopal (Ind) unofficially elected in Dinajpur-1 by poll

Dhaka, Dec 5 (BDNEWS) - Manoranjan Shil Gopal (Independent) won the Dinajpur-1 by-poll defeating his nearest rival coalition candidate Aftab Uddin Mollah by a huge margin. According to the unofficial results available at the Election Commission (EC), Manoranjon polled 112,977 votes while Aftab Uddin Mollah of Jamaat bagged 50, 576 votes. The seat fell vacant after Jamaat central leader and lawmaker of four-party coalition Abdullah Al Kafi died on September 12. A total of six candidates contested in the by-election. The main opposition Awami League boycotted the by-polls. BDNEWS/2230 hrs