BNP's Mirza Faisal Amin unofficially wins Thakurgaon-1 by-election

According to the results of 183 announced centers, Mirza Faisal Amin, with the paddy sheaf symbol, received 224,165 votes. His nearest rival, Delawar Hossain of Jamaat-e-Islami, with the scales symbol, received 95,450 votes. The district election commission said that around 52 percent of votes were cast in this constituency with a total of 516,140 voters.

In the last 13th National Parliamentary Election, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was elected Member of Parliament from this seat. Later, as he took oath as the President of the country, the Election Commission (EC) declared the seat vacant. This by-election was held with the participation of five candidates amid tight security by law enforcement agencies and the presence of domestic and foreign observers.