Salim Osman wins N\\\'ganj-5 by-polls


FE Team | Published: June 27, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00


NARAYANGANJ, June 26 (UNB): Jatiya Party candidate AKM Salim Osman  was unofficially declared elected in the Narayanganj-5 by-polls held  Thursday.
According to unofficial result, Salim Osman bagged 82,322 votes in 140 centres, out of total 141, while his nearest independent candidate SM Akram polled 62,297.
Voting in Char Srirampur in Bandar upazila was suspended due to violence.
Earlier, voting in the parliamentary seat was held from 8:00am to 4:00pm amid allegation of vote rigging and ballot box-stuffing against Salim Osman.
SM Akram alleged that the supporters of Jatiya Party hopeful AKM Salim Osman cast fake votes and stuffed ballot boxes in many centres beforehand to manipulate the results.

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