In the 13th National Parliamentary Election, Amjanata Party’s member secretary Md. Tarek Rahman lost his deposit after securing only 1,044 votes in the Dhaka-12 constituency. According to the official results, a total of 122,268 valid votes were cast, representing 37.42 percent of total ballots. Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Saiful Alam won the seat with 53,773 votes, while the Revolutionary Workers Party’s general secretary, contesting with the spade symbol, received 30,963 votes. There were 2,444 invalid ballots, meaning Rahman received fewer votes than the number of rejected ones.

The Election Commission circular states that any candidate failing to secure one-eighth of the total votes in their constituency forfeits their deposit. For parliamentary seats, the deposit amount is set at 25,000 taka. After elections, forfeited deposits are transferred to the government treasury through the Accountant General’s Office. The report notes that many candidates across constituencies lost their deposits this time, though the exact number remains unknown.

The Election Commission also indicated that some leading contenders in various constituencies did not receive enough votes to reclaim their deposits, a recurring pattern in national elections.