FEB 12 (V7N) - Unofficial results from Kushtia district show Jamaat-e-Islami candidates leading in three of the four constituencies, while a BNP-backed candidate is ahead in one.

In Kushtia-1 (Daulatpur), former MP Reza Ahmed Bachchu Mollah of BNP is leading with 122,605 votes from 91 of 135 polling centres. His nearest rival, Md Belal Uddin of Jamaat-e-Islami, has received 61,288 votes.

In Kushtia-2 (Mirpur-Bheramara), Jamaat’s Md Abdul Gafur secured 86,607 votes, ahead of BNP’s Barrister Ragib Rouf Chowdhury, who received 63,345 votes from 76 of 170 centres.

In Kushtia-3 (Sadar), Jamaat candidate Mufti Amir Hamza leads with 79,440 votes, while BNP’s Engineer Md Zakir Hossain Sarkar has 53,871 votes from 61 of 142 centres.

In Kushtia-4 (Kumarkhali-Khoksa), Jamaat’s Md Afzal Hossain received 31,592 votes, ahead of BNP’s Syed Mehedi Ahmed Rumi, who secured 25,132 votes from 31 of 152 centres.

The early figures highlight Jamaat-e-Islami’s strong showing in the district, though the Election Commission has yet to officially announce the final outcomes.

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