Bangladesh Prime Minister and Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina was re-elected to parliament on Sunday from the Gopalganj-3 constituency after a landslide victory within the normal elections marred by sporadic violence and a boycott by the primary opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Celebration (BNP).
Hasina, 76, bagged 249,965 votes whereas her nearest rival M Nizam Uddin Lashkar from the Bangladesh Supreme Celebration secured simply 469 votes, bdnews24 reported.
Gopalganj Deputy Commissioner and Returning Officer Kazi Mahbubul Alam introduced the consequence.
She has gained the Gopalganj-3 seat for the eighth time since 1986.
Prime Minister Hasina, who has been ruling the strategically positioned South Asian nation since 2009, is ready to safe a document fourth consecutive time period and fifth general time period.
The ruling Awami League candidates are main in a lot of the seats, in line with the outcomes to date.
Earlier, the counting of votes began after the polling ended within the normal elections, which registered low voter turnout.
In accordance with the preliminary estimates, the voter turnout was round 40 per cent, however the determine may change after the ultimate rely, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal mentioned.
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