Voting for the Thakurgaon-1 constituency by-election is being held today. Polling began simultaneously across a total of 185 centers in the 3 upazilas of the seat from 8 am on Thursday (October 29) and will continue uninterrupted until 4 pm. Election materials have already been sent to the centers amidst strict security surrounding the election.
A total of 5 candidates are in the final contest for the seat. Following nomination paper scrutiny on September 29, the nominations of 6 candidates in this seat were declared valid. However, BNP district vice-president Obaidullah Masud withdrew his candidacy on October 5 based on party decision.
The candidates in the final contest are— BNP candidate Mirza Faysal Amin, brother of President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Delawar Hossain, candidate of the 11-party alliance led by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Hafez Dr. Khademul Islam, Abdul Alim Nizami, and Hussain Muhammad Omar Faruq. Meanwhile, strict security measures have been taken at the polling centers regarding the by-election.
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