7 of top 10 richest BNP candidates sweep polls

Seven of the top 10 wealthiest BNP candidates secured victory in the 13th national parliamentary election while three wealthy independent contenders were defeated.

BNP’s richest contender Abdul Awal Mintu of Feni-3 (Sonagazi and Daganbhuiyan) declared assets worth Tk607 crore jointly with his wife Nasrin Fatema Awal.

Contesting on the “Sheaf of Paddy” symbol, he secured victory with 1,57,425 votes. His closest rival, Mohammad Fakhruddin of Jamaat-e-Islami, polled 1,08,160 votes.

Ranked second, BNP’s Mohammad Aslam Chowdhury from Chattogram-4 declared assets worth Tk474 crore under his name, along with those of his wife Jamila Nazneel Mowla and daughter Mehrin Anhar.

The result for the constituency remains withheld due to legal complications.

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Third on the list is BNP’s Fakhr Uddin Ahmed from Mymensingh-11, who declared assets worth Tk299 crore and secured victory with 1,10,214 votes.

Fourth on the list, BNP’s Zakaria Taher from Comilla-8 clinched victory with 1,69,178 votes.

Seventh on the list, BNP’s Md Jalal Uddin from Chandpur-2 secured victory with 1,72,506 votes.

Eighth, BNP’s Golam Mohammad Siraj from Bogura-5, who declared assets worth Tk204 crore, won with a commanding 2,48,848 votes. Tenth, BNP’s Md Shafiqur Rahman from Shariatpur-2 clinched the seat with 1,29,814 votes.

All three independent candidates among the top 10 wealthiest contenders were defeated in the election. Fifth-ranked Salauddin Alamgir of Tangail-8 secured 77,130 votes but fell short, while MAH Selim, ranked sixth, contested in Bagerhat-1, 2 and 3 and lost in all three constituencies.