Ruling Awami League (AL) took a lead in the third phase of upazila polls held on Saturday, reports UNB.
The upazilas where the chairman candidates, loyal to the AL, won are Morelganj, Sadar, Mongla, Rampal and Sharankhola of Bagerhat, Muladi and Babuganj of Barisal, Bhola sadar, Nangalkot, Chauddagram and Brahmanpara of Comilla, Kachuya of Chandpur, Sitakunda of Chittagong, Dinajpur Sadar, Alfadanga, Sadar and Sadarpur of Faridpur, Daganbhuiyan of Feni, Monirampur of Jessore,
Dewanganj of Jamalpur, Chilmari and Sadar of Kurigram, Hossainpur of
Kishoreganj, Barlekha of Moulvibazar, Nilphamari sadar, Porsha of Naogaon, Lohagora of Narail, Netrakona Sadar, Durgapur of Rajshahi, Kaukhali of Rangamati, Kaliganj of Satkhira, Naria and Sadar of Shariatpur, Sreewardi of Sherpur, Dakkhin Surma of Sylhet and Dhanbari of Tangail.
The BNP favourites won in Alikadam and Sadar of Bandarban, Nabinagar of Brahmanbaria, Homna, Burichang and Titas of Comilla, Bholahat of Chapainawabganj, Madhukhali and Charbhadrasan of Faridpur, Sadullahpur of Gaibandha, Akkelpur of Joypurhat, Paikgachha of Khulna, Kuliarchar and Sadar of Kishoreganj, Kamalnagar of Laxmipur, Aditamari of Lalmonirhat Ghioir of Manikganj, Fulbaria, Gouripur and Fulpur of Mymensingh, Mohanganj of Netrakona, Nesarabad of Pirojpur, Godagari and Charghat of Rajshahi, Jamalganj of Sunamganj, Haripur of Thakurgaon and Delduar of Tangail.
Jamaat candidates won the polls in Shibganj and Sadar of Chapainawabganj, Nawabganj of Dinajpur, Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga, Gaibandha sadar, Manda and Damurhat of Naogaon.
Four AL rebels won in Roumari of Kurigram, Bhanga of Faridpur, Dhobaura of Mymensingh and Tungipara of Gopalganj while BNP rebel in Senbag of Noakhali and an LDP-backed candidate won in Chandanaish of Chittagong.
Besides, JSS-backed candidates came out victorious in Barkal and Baghaichhari of Rangamati.
Meanwhile, the election result of Haziganj of Chandpur, Hizla of Barisal and Muktagachha of Mymensingh was not declared.
Earlier, the voting in the 81 upazilas of 41 districts was held from 8am to 4pm amid widespread violence that killed two people in Bagerhat and Shariatpur districts and injured scores of others.
