In the 13th National Parliamentary Election, three candidates in Rangpur-1 constituency, covering Gangachara and City Corporation wards 1–9, lost their security deposits after failing to secure the required share of votes. The unofficial results were announced late Thursday night by District Commissioner and Returning Officer Mohammad Enamul Ahsan at his office hall. According to the Returning Officer’s office, the constituency had 375,227 registered voters, with 228,457 votes cast, representing a turnout of 60.89 percent. Of these, 223,144 were valid and 5,313 were invalid.

Under election rules, candidates must obtain at least 12.5 percent of valid votes to retain their deposits, which in this case required 27,893 votes. Ahsanul Arefin of the Socialist Party (Marxist) received 882 votes, ATM Golam Mostafa of Islami Andolan Bangladesh received 5,224 votes, and Md. Anas of Islamic Front Bangladesh received 1,103 votes, all below the threshold.

Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Md. Raihan Siraji won the seat with 147,245 votes, defeating BNP’s Md. Mokarram Hossain Sujon, who received 69,131 votes. The official gazette confirming Siraji’s victory marked the formal completion of the Rangpur-1 election process.