Thakurgaon Correspondent | October 29, 2026

BNP candidate Mirza Faisal Amin has won the by-election in Thakurgaon-1 by a massive margin. According to the unofficial results from all 185 polling stations announced on Thursday (October 29), he secured 227,789 votes under the BNP’s Sheaf of Paddy symbol.

His closest rival, Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Delawar Hossain, received 96,453 votes under the Scales symbol. The margin between the two candidates was 131,336 votes.

Hafez Md. Khademul Islam, the candidate of Islami Andolan Bangladesh, received 3,288 votes under the Hand Fan symbol.

Voting at all 185 polling stations across the constituency began simultaneously at 8:00 am on Thursday and continued uninterrupted until 4:00 pm.

The Thakurgaon-1 constituency comprises Thakurgaon Sadar, Ruhia and Bhulli and has a total of 516,140 registered voters. Five candidates contested the by-election.

Among the other candidates were Md. Abdul Alim Nizami of Bangladesh Khelafat Andolan, who contested with the Banyan Tree symbol, and Husain Muhammad Omar Faruk of Bangladesh Congress, who ran with the Jackfruit symbol.