In Bangladesh’s 13th parliamentary election, Jamaat-e-Islami, leading an 11-party alliance, fielded candidates in 224 constituencies and won 68 seats. According to the party’s election management committee member Dr. Zobaer Ahmad, alliance candidates lost in 53 constituencies by margins of fewer than 10,000 votes. He stated that if these seats had been won, the alliance’s total could have reached around 120. Jamaat leaders plan to file complaints with the Election Commission regarding alleged irregularities.

Party representatives alleged widespread vote rigging by rival candidates, claiming that fake votes were cast across multiple polling centers. Specific examples include Jamaat Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar losing in Khulna-5 by 2,608 votes, and other close defeats in Dhaka, Pirojpur, Dinajpur, and Mymensingh constituencies. The alliance is reviewing official results and has already submitted several complaints to the Election Commission.

Several defeated candidates have demanded suspension of the announced results and a recount in affected constituencies, citing discrepancies found during their review of center-wise results.