In the 13th national parliamentary election, 21 out of 29 candidates across four constituencies in Lakshmipur lost their security deposits. According to the Election Commission’s circular, candidates who failed to secure at least one-eighth of the total votes cast in their constituencies forfeited their deposits. The information was confirmed after verifying the official results signed by District Returning Officer and Deputy Commissioner S M Mehedi Hasan.

Among the notable candidates who lost their deposits were Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal’s senior vice-president Tania Rob from Lakshmipur-4, Islami Andolan’s Maulana Khaled Saifullah, Jatiya Party’s district president Mahmudur Rahman Mahmud from Lakshmipur-1, and Islami Andolan’s district vice-president Zakir Hossain Patwary. In Lakshmipur-1, BNP’s Shahadat Hossain Selim won with 86,811 votes, while in Lakshmipur-2, BNP’s Abul Khair Bhuiyan secured 146,321 votes. BNP’s Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie and ABM Ashraf Uddin Nizan won in Lakshmipur-3 and Lakshmipur-4 respectively.

The Election Commission rule specifies that any candidate receiving less than one-eighth of the total votes cast in their constituency will have their deposit forfeited.