Habib elected MP in Sylhet-3 by-polls

Awami League candidate Habibur Rahman Habib won the Sylhet-3 by-polls in unofficial results received on Saturday.

According to unofficial results Habib bagged 89,705 votes in the constituency consisting three upazilas of Dakkhin Surma, Fenchuganj and Balaganj. His nearest rival Jatiya Party’s Atikur Rahman Atik got only 24,604 votes.

Voting through the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) began at 8 am in 149 centres and continued till 4pm without any break.

The constituency fell vacant after its MP Mahmud Us Samad Chowdhury succumbed to Covid on March 11.

The by-poll was deferred twice due to a surge in Covid-19 cases.

Junaid Mohammad Mia of Bangladesh Congress and independent Shafi Ahmed Chowdhury were the two other candidates in the fray.

Some 3.5 lakh people were eligible to vote in the by-poll.

GY