DHAKA, Feb 12 (V7N): Partial and unofficial results from Bangladesh’s 13th national parliament election paint a mixed picture, with BNP's Paddy Sheaf candidates dominating in many seats while Jamaat-e-Islami's Scale symbol secures wins in others like Meherpur-2 and Pirojpur-1.
In Cox’s Bazar-2 (Seat 295), BNP’s Alamgir Muhammad Mahfuz Ullah Farid leads or won locally with 125,262 votes against Jamaat’s A.H.M. Hamidur Rahman Azad's 89,634; EC data from 40 centers shows Farid at 44,465 and Azad at 24,454.
Rajshahi-6 (Seat 57) saw BNP’s Abu Sayed Chand win locally with 156,169 votes over Jamaat’s Nazmul Haque's 81,899, though EC from 21 centers had Chand at 3,088 and Haque leading early at 18,520.
Narayanganj-3 (Seat 206) has BNP’s Azharul Islam Mannan ahead with 89,542 votes from 118 centers against Jamaat’s Md. Iqbal Hossain Bhuiya's 72,959.
Cox’s Bazar-1 (Seat 294) BNP’s Salahuddin Ahmed took 74,145 locally vs. Jamaat’s Abdullah Al Faruk's 43,881, with EC from 107 centers showing Salahuddin at 137,325 and Faruk at 74,651.
Jamaat’s Nazmul Huda won Meherpur-2 (Seat 74) with 94,658 votes, beating BNP’s Amjad Hossain's 85,452.
Rajshahi-5 (Seat 56) BNP’s Professor Nazrul Islam won with 152,835 over Jamaat’s Manzur Rahman's 72,512; Mymensingh-7 (Seat 152) BNP’s Dr. Mahabubur Rahman got 98,579 vs. Jamaat’s Asaduzzaman's 82,962.
Moulvibazar-1 (Seat 235) BNP’s Nasir Uddin Ahmed won 98,277 against Jamaat’s Aminul Islam's 78,214; Natore-2 (Seat 59) BNP’s Ruhul Kuddus Talukder Dulu took 161,895 over Jamaat’s Yunus Ali's 128,710.
In Bandarban (Seat 300), BNP’s Saching Prue leads with 94,875 vs. NCP’s Abu Sayeed Md. Suja Uddin’s 15,196; Narsingdi-3 (Seat 201) BNP’s Manzur Elahi at 73,070 over independent Arif-ul-Islam Mridha's 41,454.
Cumilla-11 (Seat 259) Jamaat’s Dr. Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher leads with 124,783 vs. BNP’s Kamrul Huda's 67,119; Pirojpur-1 (Seat 127) Jamaat’s Masud Saidi won 127,828 over BNP’s Alamgir Hossain's 101,355.
Dhaka-13 (Seat 186) BNP’s Bobby Hajjaj leads narrowly with 83,375 vs. independent Mamunul Haque's 80,737 (Rickshaw); Jamalpur-2 (Seat 139) BNP’s Sultan Mahmud Babu won 95,678 over Jamaat’s Samiul Haque's 61,655.
Cumilla-9 (Seat 257) BNP’s Abul Kalam leads with 150,781 against Jamaat’s Dr. Syed Sarwar Uddin Siddiqui's 105,775.
These are local and partial EC figures; official results remain pending.
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