In the Faridpur-2 constituency, covering Saltha and Nagarkanda, BNP central organizing secretary Shama Obaid Islam Rinku won the election with 1,221,694 votes, according to results published on February 14, 2026. Her nearest rival, Shah Md. Akram Ali of the 11-party alliance with the rickshaw symbol, received 89,305 votes. A total of six candidates contested the seat.
Under Bangladesh’s election law, a candidate must secure at least one-eighth, or 12.5 percent, of total valid votes to retain their deposit. In this constituency, that threshold was 26,865 votes. However, four candidates failed to meet the requirement and will forfeit their deposits. Akramuzzaman of Insoniyat Biplob Bangladesh (apple) received 617 votes, Faruk Fakir of Gono Odhikar Parishad (truck) 675 votes, Md. Nazmul Hasan of Bangladesh Congress (coconut) 257 votes, and Shah Md. Jamal Uddin of Islami Andolon Bangladesh (hand fan) 2,368 votes.
Out of 218,831 total votes cast, 3,915 were invalid, leaving 214,916 valid votes. Many candidates reportedly received zero votes in several of the 117 polling centers.
উপজেলা প্রতিনিধি, (সালথা) ফরিদপুর প্রকাশ : ১৪ ফেব্রুয়ারি ২০২৬, ১২: ২৯ উপজেলা প্রতিনিধি, (সালথা) ফরিদপুর ফরিদপুর-২ (সালথা ও নগরকান্দা) আসনে বিএনপি কেন্দ্রীয় কমিটির সাংগঠনিক সম্পাদক শামা ওবায়েদ ইসলাম রিংকুসহ মোট ৬ প্রার্থী প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতা করেন। শামা
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