In the 13th National Parliamentary Election, five candidates in the Chattogram-1 (Mirsarai) constituency forfeited their security deposits after failing to secure the required share of votes. A total of seven candidates contested in this seat. BNP candidate Nurul Amin, running with the paddy sheaf symbol, won with 127,645 votes, while his closest rival, Jamaat-e-Islami’s Advocate Shaifur Rahman, received 81,227 votes.
According to election rules, any candidate receiving less than one-eighth of the total votes cast loses their deposit. In this constituency, 219,416 votes were cast, setting the threshold at 27,427 votes. The candidates who failed to meet this mark include Advocate Ferdous Ahmad Chowdhury of Islami Andolan Bangladesh (2,064 votes), Syed Shahadat Hossain of Jatiya Party (1,631 votes), Rezaul Karim of Insoniyat Biplob Bangladesh (758 votes), Advocate Zulfiqar Bulbul Chowdhury of Muslim League (266 votes), and Advocate A.K.M. Abu Yusuf of BSD (252 votes).
Mirsarai Upazila Executive Officer and Assistant Returning Officer Somaiya Akter confirmed that the deposits were forfeited due to the candidates receiving less than one-eighth of the total votes.
উপজেলা প্রতিনিধি, মিরসরাই (চট্টগ্রাম) প্রকাশ : ১৫ ফেব্রুয়ারি ২০২৬, ১৩: ২২আপডেট : ১৫ ফেব্রুয়ারি ২০২৬, ১৩: ৫৮ উপজেলা প্রতিনিধি, মিরসরাই (চট্টগ্রাম) ত্রয়োদশ জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচনে চট্টগ্রাম-১ মিরসরাই আসনে পাঁচজন প্রার্থীর জামানত বাজেয়াপ্ত হয়েছে। এ আসনে
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