Staff Correspondent: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has repeatedly elected from two constituencies in Bogra. Khaleda Zia was elected as a member of parliament five times in a row from 1991 to 2008 from Bogra-7 (Gabatoli-Shajahanpur) constituency. And she was elected three times in a row from 1996 to 2008 from Bogra-6 (Sadar) constituency.
This time, the boat-nominated candidates won in both these seats.
District Awami League General Secretary Raghebul Ahsan Ripu was elected in Bogra-6 constituency with the boat symbol. He received 53,226 votes. His nearest rival, independent candidate (Truck) Abdul Mannan Akand, former organizing secretary of the city Awami League, received 22,840 votes.
On the other hand, Dr. Mostafa Alam Nannu, the district Awami League advisor, was elected in Bogra-7 constituency. He received 91,029 votes under the boat symbol. His nearest rival, ATM Aminul Islam of the Jatiya Party (Plough), received 6,801 votes.
Returning Officer and Deputy Commissioner Saiful Islam announced the results of the counting of votes from 144 centers in Bogra-6 constituency and 172 centers in Bogra-7 constituency at around 10 pm on Sunday (January 7).
Gabtoli Upazila is where BNP founder Ziaur Rahman was born. For this reason, Bogra-7 is known as the "Zia family seat". BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia won this seat by a huge margin from the 1991 to 2008 national elections. She was nominated for this seat in 2018 as well. However, she could not contest the election that year.
Khaleda Zia also contested three consecutive elections from Bogra-6 constituency. She also filed her nomination papers in the 2018 election. However, her nomination was cancelled due to her conviction.
